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Bring The Family

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PLAY QUEUE 1 Memphis In The Meantime		save
PLAY QUEUE 2 Alone In The Dark		save
PLAY QUEUE 3 Thing Called Love		save
PLAY QUEUE 4 Lipstick Sunset		save
PLAY QUEUE 5 Have A Little Faith In Me		save
PLAY QUEUE 6 Thank You Girl		save
PLAY QUEUE 7 Tip Of My Tongue		save
PLAY QUEUE 8 Your Dad Did		save
PLAY QUEUE 9 Stood Up		save
PLAY QUEUE 10 Learning How To Love You		save

MOG Editorial Review

After years of experimentation and unsuccessful attempts at commercial success, John Hiatt created the perfect embodiment of his distinct Americana sound when he recorded Bring the Family in 1987. Boasting a top-notch cast of backing musicians including Nick Lowe and Ry Cooder, Hiatt crafted a set of songs that ranged from smoky blues-rock ("Alone in the Dark"), pop ("Thing Called Love"), to folk-leaning country ("Lipstick Sunset"). Still, Hiatt's most impressive draw beyond sound or famous friends is his ability to write sincerely moving songs, and that's the exact same reason soulful ballad "Have a Little Faith in Me" is considered to be the album's infamous centerpiece.
AMG Review of Bring the Family

Mark Deming
All Music Guide

In 1987, John Hiatt, clean and sober and looking for an American record deal, was asked by an A&R man at a British label to name his dream band. After a little thought, Hiatt replied that if he had his druthers, he'd cut a record with Ry Cooder on guitar, Nick Lowe on bass, and Jim Keltner on drums. To Hiatt's surprise, he discovered all three were willing to work on his next album; Hiatt and his dream band went into an L.A. studio and knocked off Bring the Family in a mere four days, and the result was the best album of Hiatt's career. The musicians certainly make a difference here, generating a lean, smoky groove that's soulful and satisfying (Ry Cooder's guitar work is especially impressive, leaving no doubt of his singular gifts without ever overstepping its boundaries), but the real triumph here is Hiatt's songwriting. Bring the Family was recorded after a period of great personal turmoil for him, and for the most part the archly witty phrasemaker of his earlier albums was replaced by an wiser and more cautious writer who had a great deal to say about where life and love can take you. Hiatt had never written anything as nakedly confessional as "Tip of My Tongue" or "Learning How to Love You" before, and even straight-ahead R&B-style rockers like "Memphis in the Meantime" and "Thing Called Love" possessed a weight and resonance he never managed before. But Bring the Family isn't an album about tragedy, it's about responsibility and belatedly growing up, and it's appropriate that it was a band of seasoned veterans with their own stories to tell about life who helped Hiatt bring it across; it's a rich and satisfying slice of grown-up rock & roll.