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Two months after Capitol's The Best of John Hiatt 1973-1998 hit the stores, A&M released Greatest Hits: The A&M Years '87-'94. It's hard to surmise what weird licensing agreements led to this release pattern, since the similarities will cause confusion even among dedicated fans, but there are notable differences between the two discs. Since Hiatt's albums for A&M in the late '80s were his creative peak, it's not surprising that Greatest Hits, which concentrates his A&M work, is a more consistent album than The Best of John Hiatt, which balances classic A&M cuts with two re-recorded songs, highlights from his two Capitol albums, and two new songs. Aside from the inexplicable omission of "Slow Turning" and one of his best rockers, Greatest Hits contains all the A&M songs that are on The Best of John Hiatt ("Thing Called Love," "Memphis in the Meantime," "Child of the Wild Blue Yonder," "Drive South," "Buffalo River Home," "Feels Like Rain," "Perfectly Good Guitar," "Tennessee Plates"), plus the original versions of "Drive South" and "Have a Little Faith in Me" (only available in butchered remakes on the Capitol disc), a live take of "Angel Eyes," and several fine numbers, such as "Thank You Girl," "Real Fine Love," "Paper Thin," "Lipstick Sunset," and "Through Your Hands." There are some excellent songs from Bring the Family and Slow Turning missing, but Greatest Hits remains the compilation to get for casual fans.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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John Hiatt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Chelew, Producer - Larry Hirsch, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 A&M Records
Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clif Norrell, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 A&M Records
Ry Cooder, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Hiatt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Chelew, Producer - Larry Hirsch, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 A&M Records
Keith Odle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Hirsch, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 A&M Records
Michael Henderson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ashley Cleveland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Russ Taff, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Drums, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Donaldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 A&M Records
Mac Gayden, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Kemper, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ethan Johns, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Donaldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karen Peris, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 A&M Records
Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clif Norrell, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 A&M Records
Keith Odle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Hirsch, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 A&M Records
Michael Porter, ComposerLyricist - Keith Odle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Hirsch, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 A&M Records
John Hiatt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Chelew, Producer - Larry Hirsch, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 A&M Records
Keith Odle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Hirsch, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 A&M Records
Nick Lowe, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ry Cooder, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Hiatt, Acoustic Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Chelew, Producer - Larry Hirsch, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 A&M Records
Ashley Cleveland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, Electric Guitar, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Russ Taff, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Drums, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Donaldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Finnegan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wix, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 A&M Records
Keith Odle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Hirsch, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 A&M Records
Michael Henderson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Russ Taff, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ethan Johns, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Donaldson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Finnegan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 A&M Records
John Hiatt, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Chelew, Producer - Larry Hirsch, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Schiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 A&M Records
Matt Wallace, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Hiatt, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TONY PHILLIPS, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Clif Norrell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brentt Swain, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 A&M Records
Fred Koller, ComposerLyricist - Matt Wallace, Producer - John Hiatt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - TONY PHILLIPS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Urbano, Producer, Associate Producer - Joe Pirrera, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeffrey Scornavacca, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Liz Sroka, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 A&M Records
Album review
Two months after Capitol's The Best of John Hiatt 1973-1998 hit the stores, A&M released Greatest Hits: The A&M Years '87-'94. It's hard to surmise what weird licensing agreements led to this release pattern, since the similarities will cause confusion even among dedicated fans, but there are notable differences between the two discs. Since Hiatt's albums for A&M in the late '80s were his creative peak, it's not surprising that Greatest Hits, which concentrates his A&M work, is a more consistent album than The Best of John Hiatt, which balances classic A&M cuts with two re-recorded songs, highlights from his two Capitol albums, and two new songs. Aside from the inexplicable omission of "Slow Turning" and one of his best rockers, Greatest Hits contains all the A&M songs that are on The Best of John Hiatt ("Thing Called Love," "Memphis in the Meantime," "Child of the Wild Blue Yonder," "Drive South," "Buffalo River Home," "Feels Like Rain," "Perfectly Good Guitar," "Tennessee Plates"), plus the original versions of "Drive South" and "Have a Little Faith in Me" (only available in butchered remakes on the Capitol disc), a live take of "Angel Eyes," and several fine numbers, such as "Thank You Girl," "Real Fine Love," "Paper Thin," "Lipstick Sunset," and "Through Your Hands." There are some excellent songs from Bring the Family and Slow Turning missing, but Greatest Hits remains the compilation to get for casual fans.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:11
- Main artists: John Hiatt
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1999 A&M Records This Compilation ℗ 1999 A&M Records
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