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| Cry Love, Slow Turning, Memphis In The Meantime, Angel Eyes, Thank You Girl, Have A Little Faith..., Child Of The Wild Blue Yonder, Love In Flames, etc. |
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| 1 Have a Little Faith in Me |
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| 2 Thing Called Love |
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| 3 Riding With the King |
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| 4 Cry Love |
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| 5 Slow Turning |
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| 6 The Way We Make a Broken Heart |
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| 7 Memphis in the Meantime |
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| 8 Child of the Wild Blue Yonder |
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| 9 Drive South |
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| 10 Angel Eyes |
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| 11 Buffalo River Home |
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| 12 Feels Like Rain |
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| 13 Love in Flames |
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| 14 Perfectly Good Guitar |
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| 15 Tennessee Plates |
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| 16 Take Off Your Uniform |
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| 17 Don't Know Much About Love |
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Album Review
John Hiatt finally achieved some sort of fame in 1987, when his comeback album "Bring the Family" sparked a career renaissance. For the next decade, his albums sold well and his songs were continually covered by other artists, all of which earned him acclaim as one of the finest songwriters of his era. Despite its title, "The Best of John Hiatt 1973-1998" is a chronicle of those successful ten years. Only two songs -- "Riding With The King" and "Take Off Your Uniform" -- date from before 1987, which means that the collection effectively sidesteps Hiatt's years of searching for a style; it chooses to ride with him once he settled on roots rock. Of course, that's where he did the bulk of his best work, and "The Best Of" does offer a good overview of his prime period. Since much of his best work was recorded for labels other than Capitol, the label releasing "The Best Of", Hiatt entered the studio to record two new songs ("Love In Flames," "Don'T Know Much About Love") and cut his first version of "Angel Eyes," the song he gave to Jeff Healey, who turned it into a hit in 1989. He also re-recorded "Have A Little Faith In Me" and "Drive South," two of his best songs from the late '80s. Although these new versions are OK, they don't compare with the originals and only hammer home the fact that this is merely an acceptable compilation, instead of the perfect one that it could have been. Nevertheless, it's a good sampler for the curious, and the hardcore fan will not be disappointed with the new material, even if they're frustrated that they have to purchase a whole new album to acquire it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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