Walk On (John Hiatt album)

Walk On is an album by singer-songwriter John Hiatt, released in 1995.[5][6] It was his first album with Capitol Records.[7]

Walk On
Studio album by John Hiatt
Released	October 24, 1995
Genre	Folk rock, heartland rock
Length	68:57
Label	Capitol
Producer	Don Smith[1]
John Hiatt chronology
Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan? (1994) Walk On (1995) Little Head (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[1]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

The album peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard 200 chart.[8]

Production

Hiatt wrote the songs while touring to promote Perfectly Good Guitar. The guitarist David Immerglück replaced Mike Ward for the recording sessions.[9]

Critical reception

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the title track one of Hiatt's "most infectious songs."[3] In its review, Entertainment Weekly called Hiatt "country rock’s best singer-songwriter."[10] Trouser Press wrote that Walk On "calmly returns Hiatt to the rustic folk-roots sound of his most natural habitat, with mixed but generally positive results."[7] The Chicago Tribune called it Hiatt's best since Bring the Family.[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Hiatt

1. "Cry Love" – 4:20
2. "You Must Go" – 5:01
3. "Walk On" – 5:11
4. "Good as She Could Be" – 3:28
5. "The River Knows Your Name" – 4:25
6. "Native Son" – 3:55
7. "Dust Down a Country Road" – 4:04
8. "Ethylene" – 4:03
9. "I Can't Wait" – 4:25
10. "Shredding the Documents" – 5:02
11. "Wrote It Down and Burned It" – 6:02
12. "Your Love Is My Rest" – 4:34
13. "Friend of Mine" – 14:22 (The song "Friend of Mine" ends at 3:22. After 2 minutes [3:22 – 5:22] begins the hidden song "Mile High" [5:22 – 14:22], included on the Capitol release but not mentioned, listed as bonus track on the European and BMG releases)

Personnel

• John Hiatt – electric guitar and acoustic guitar, vocals, electric piano, Wurlitzer
• Davey Faragher – bass guitar, background vocals
• David Immerglück – electric guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, three-stringed guitar, background Vocals
• Michael Urbano – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Lisa Haley – violin on "Walk On" and "The River Knows Your Name"
• Gary Louris – background vocals on "You Must Go"
• Mark Olson – background vocals on "You Must Go"
• Bonnie Raitt – background vocals on "I Can't Wait"
• Benmont Tench – piano and harpsichord on "Shredding the Document" and pump organ on "The River Knows Your Name"

Production

• Don Smith – producer, mixer
• Tim Devine – executive producer
• Gary Gersh – executive producer
• Davey Faragher – associate producer
• Shelly Yakus – mixer

References

1. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 547.
2. Ruhlmann, William. Walk On at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 274.CS1 maint: location (link)
4. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 378.
5. "John Hiatt | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. Joyce, Mike (November 6, 1995). "JOHN HIATT" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
7. "John Hiatt". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
8. "John Hiatt". Billboard.
9. CATLIN, ROGER. "JOHN HIATT BACK TO MORE INTIMATE MODE". courant.com.
10. "Walk On". EW.com.
11. Kot, Greg. "HIATT FINDS IMMERGLUCK FOIL FOR HIS ADVENTURES". chicagotribune.com.

External links

• Hiatt's homepage for Walk On