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Leftover Feelings
Hiatt seated at a table
Studio album by
John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band
ReleasedMay 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
RecordedOctober 2020
Studio
  • RCA Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Squirrel Nest (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreRoots rock, Americana, blues rock, folk rock
Length41:26
LabelNew West
ProducerJerry Douglas
Singles from Leftover Feelings
  1. "All The Lilacs In Ohio"
    Released: 2021
  2. "Mississippi Phone Booth"
    Released: 2021
  3. "Long Black Electric Cadilac"
    Released: 2021

Leftover Feelings is a collaborative album by singer-songwriter John Hiatt and The Jerry Douglas Band, released in 2021 through the record label New West Records. The album was nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award in the Best Americana Album category. Hiatt and The Jerry Douglas Band toured in support of the album.[1]

Recording

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The album was recorded live during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.[2] The album was produced by Jerry Douglas, and was recorded with no drummer. They originally wanted to record the album in April,[3] but because of the pandemic had to wait until October.[4] The entire album was recorded in just four days. The first song recorded for the album was "All The Lilacs In Ohio." The songs "Angel" and "Slow Turning," both first recorded by Hiatt, were re-recorded for this album, but didn't make the final cut.[5]

Content

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"All The Lilacs In Ohio" was first recorded by Hiatt for his fifteenth album The Tiki Bar Is Open.[6] "Light of the Burning Sun" was written by Hiatt about his oldest brother who committed suicide when Hiatt was nine years old.[7][8]

Release

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Leftover Feelings was released by New West on May 21, 2021.[9][10][11] The album failed to chart on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was nominated for the Best Americana Album award at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022.[12] "All The Lilacs In Ohio" was the lead single from the album.[13] "Mississippi Phone Booth" and "Long Black Electric Cadillac" were also released as singles.[1] Music videos were made for all three singles.[1][3][10]

Critical reception

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Leftover Feelings was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on five reviews.[14]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[18]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
American Songwriter[16]
Uncut[17]

AllMusic's Mark Deming writes "Leftover Feelings isn't "John Hiatt's Acoustic Album," it's a solid and rewarding set of songs that sounds a bit different than usual, but finds him working with some excellent and simpatico musicians who understand his craft and play into the feel of Hiatt's material."[19] Jim Hynes of Glide Magazine calls the album Hiatt's best since 2008's Same Old Man.[20] Lee Zimmermann of American Songwriter says that the album "doesn’t take either artist beyond their respective comfort zones," adding "it is an outstanding album nevertheless, simply because it’s everything one would expect from a collaboration between the two. Above all, it succeeds in eliciting emotion, which is, by definition, the standard upon which most memorable music is judged."[21]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by John Hiatt.

No.TitleLength
1."Long Black Electric Cadillac"3:26
2."Mississippi Phone Booth"3:06
3."The Music Is Hot"3:46
4."All The Lilacs In Ohio"3:29
5."I'm In Asheville"3:27
6."Light Of The Burning Sun"4:38
7."Little Goodnight"4:43
8."Buddy Boy"3:27
9."Changes In My Mind"3:34
10."Keen Rambler"3:25
11."Sweet Dream"4:29
Total length:41:26

Personnel

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  • John Hiatt – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Jerry Douglas – dobro, lap steel guitar, background vocals, production
  • Daniel Kimbro – bass, tic-tac bass, string arrangements
  • Mike Seal – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Christian Sedelmyer – violin, string arrangements
  • Carmella Ramsey – background vocals

Chart performance

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Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 170
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 15
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[29] 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[30] 13
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[31] 3
US Top Bluegrass Albums (Billboard)[32] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[33] 43
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[34] 8

References

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  1. ^ a b c Todd, Nate (April 14, 2021). "John Hiatt & Jerry Douglas Band Share 'Long Black Electric Cadillac' Single & Announce North American Tour". JamBase.
  2. ^ Therrien, Jonny (June 1, 2021). "John Hiatt, Jerry Douglas Band Dial It In on "Mississippi Phone Booth"". The Bluegrass Situation.
  3. ^ a b Scolforo, Carli (March 24, 2021). "Exclusive: Watch John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas Play "Mississippi Phone Booth"". Paste Magazine.
  4. ^ Clayson, Jane (May 21, 2021). "John Hiatt And Jerry Douglas Join Forces On 'Leftover Feelings'". WBUR-FM.
  5. ^ Thompson, Art (December 16, 2021). ""We Were Halfway Into the Record Before We Realized There Wasn't a Drummer on It": John Hiatt Talks Songwriting and Recording His Latest Album 'Leftover Feelings' with the Jerry Douglas Band". Guitar Player.
  6. ^ Davidson, Jason (June 24, 2021). "REVIEW: John Hiatt & The Jerry Douglas Band — "Leftover Feelings"". Americana Highways.
  7. ^ Stefano, Angela (May 21, 2021). "Interview: John Hiatt, With Jerry Douglas, Digs Into 'Leftover Feelings' on New Album". The Boot.
  8. ^ Berkowitz, Kenny (October 19, 2021). "John Hiatt and the Jerry Douglas Band Shine on 'Leftover Feelings'". Acoustic Guitar.
  9. ^ "John Hiatt & the Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings". Blues Magazine. March 4, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Crone, Madeline (March 3, 2021). "John Hiatt Joins Forces with The Jerry Douglas Band on 'Leftover Feelings'". American Songwriter.
  11. ^ Lustig, Jay (April 12, 2021). "John Hiatt, Jerry Douglas team up for album and Jersey-bound tour". NJ Arts.
  12. ^ "2022 Grammys Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List". grammy.com. April 3, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  13. ^ Freeman, Jon (March 3, 2021). "John Hiatt, Jerry Douglas Band Preview Collaborative Album With 'All the Lilacs in Ohio'". Rolling Stone.
  14. ^ "Critic Reviews for Leftover Feelings - Metacritic". Metacritic.
  15. ^ Deming, Mark (May 2021). "John Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band: Leftover Feelings". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  16. ^ "Review: John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas Elicit Emotion on 'Leftover Feelings'". May 20, 2021.
  17. ^ Uncut (May 28, 2021). "Uncut". Uncut.
  18. ^ "Critic Reviews for Leftover Feelings". Metacritic.
  19. ^ Deming, Mark. "Leftover Feelings Review by Mark Deming". AllMusic.
  20. ^ Hynes, Jim (May 17, 2021). "John Hiatt Teams With Dobro Master Jerry Douglas For Hot Takes On 'Leftover Feelings' (ALBUM REVIEW)". Glide Magazine.
  21. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (May 20, 2021). "Review: John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas Elicit Emotion on 'Leftover Feelings'". American Songwriter.
  22. ^ "Austriancharts.at – John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings" (in German). Hung Medien.
  23. ^ "Ultratop.be – John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  24. ^ "Ultratop.be – John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings" (in French). Hung Medien.
  25. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – John Hiatt – Leftover Feelings" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  26. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  27. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  28. ^ "Swisscharts.com – John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings". Hung Medien.
  29. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  30. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  31. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  32. ^ "John Hiatt Chart History (Top Bluegrass Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  33. ^ "John Hiatt Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  34. ^ "John Hiatt Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
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