The Tiki Bar Is Open
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| Released | September 11, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 44:55 | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
| Producer | Jay Joyce | |||
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| Singles from The Tiki Bar is Open | ||||
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The Tiki Bar is Open is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's fifteenth album, released in 2001. It was his last album with Vanguard Records. Although they are uncredited, the album features backing band the Goners, the same cadre of friends who backed Hiatt in his 1988 release, Slow Turning. (CD Version does credit the Goners: Dave Ranson, Kenneth Blevins, and Sonny Landreth) "All the Lilacs in Ohio" was eventually rerecorded for Hiatt's collaboration album with the Jerry Douglas Band, Leftover Feelings.[1]
Background and release
[edit]Hiatt and the Goners recorded most of the album before Crossing Muddy Waters, and it was originally going to be released by Capitol. However, in January 2000, Hiatt got out of his contract with Capitol, and The Tiki Bar is Open was eventually finished and released by Vanguard.[2]
The Tiki Bar is Open was released by Vanguard on September 11, 2001.[2][3] The album debuted, and peaked at No. 89 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4][5] "My Old Friend"[2] and "I'll Never Get Over You"[6] were released as singles.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [8] |
| Daily Vault | A-[9] |
| The Michigan Daily | B-[10] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
AllMusic's Hal Horowitz wrote "Far from winding down in his fifties, John Hiatt released the most inspired work of his life. Not quite as magical as his high-water mark, Bring the Family, this is still a superbly crafted disc whose songs quickly sink in and stay lodged in your brain."[12] Gina Pensiero of The Michigan Daily writes that "All the songs on The Tiki Bar is Open have substantial potential, but their presentations are mediocre and clich. One exception to this rule is "Hangin Round Here," which is catchy and Randy Newman-esque. Another is the upbeat and pop-driven "All the Lilacs in Ohio."[13] PopMatters writes "The Tiki Bar Is Open is such a departure from last year’s all-acoustic Crossing Muddy Waters that it may come as a bit of a shock to complacent Hiatt fans. It has more in common spiritually with Perfectly Good Guitar than even Slow Turning, because it rocks hard where Slow Turning casually rolled. It’s as if Hiatt is not quite ready to become a full-time blues singer, or a straight-ahead folk rocker, like many would expect him to. The tiki torch still shines."[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by John Hiatt.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everybody Went Low" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Hangin' Round Here" | 3:09 |
| 3. | "All the Lilacs in Ohio" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "My Old Friend" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "I Know a Place" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Something Broken" | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Rock of Your Love" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "I'll Never Get Over You" | 3:38 |
| 9. | "The Tiki Bar Is Open" | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Come Home to You" | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Farther Stars" | 8:49 |
| Total length: | 44:55 | |
Personnel
[edit]- John Hiatt – guitar, piano, harmonica, mandolin, harmonium, vocals
- Jay Joyce – guitar, keyboards, loops
- Sonny Landreth – guitar
- Dave Ranson – bass
- Kenneth Blevins – drums, percussion
- David Bianco – piano on "The Tiki Bar Is Open"
- Julie Miller – backing vocals
- New Reflections Men's Choir – backing vocals on "The Tiki Bar Is Open"
References
[edit]- ^ Davidson, Jason (June 24, 2021). "REVIEW: John Hiatt & The Jerry Douglas Band — "Leftover Feelings"". Americana Highways.
- ^ a b c Morris, Chris (August 25, 2001). "Vanguard Opens Hiatt's "Tiki Bar"" (PDF). Billboard. p. 12 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b PopMatters Staff (September 10, 2001). "John Hiatt: The Tiki Bar Is Open > PopMatters". PopMatters.
- ^ "Billboard 200 - Week of September 29, 2001". Billboard.
- ^ "John Hiatt Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.
- ^ "I'll Never Get Over You [Single] - John Hiatt | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal. The Tiki Bar Is Open at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Jordan, Scott (September 28, 2001). "John Hiatt: The Tiki Bar Is Open Album Review". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Daily Vault Review
- ^ Pensiero, Gina (December 4, 2001). "The Tiki Bar is Open, John Hiatt Vangaurd". The Michigan Daily.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 378.
- ^ "The Tiki Bar Is Open Review by Hal Horowitz". AllMusic.
- ^ Pensiero, Gina (December 4, 2001). "The Tiki Bar is Open, John Hiatt Vangaurd". The Michigan Daily.
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