- rock
- 38 min
- 10 tracks
- Epic
Hangin' Around the Observatory is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter John Hiatt. It was released in 1974 through Epic Records. The recording sessions took place at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. The album was produced by Glen Spreen. The song "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was released as a single, and was covered that same year by Three Dog Night on their album Hard Labor, and was a top 20 hit.
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Classical in form, grave, intimate and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- A1Maybe Baby, Say You Do2:37
- A2Whistles in My Ears3:25
- A3Sure as I’m Sittin’ Here3:18
- A4Rose3:08
- A5Hangin’ Around the Observatory3:03
- B1Full Moon5:20
- B2Wild‐Eyed Gypsies4:46
- B3It’s All Right With Me3:48
- B4Little Blue Song for You3:13
- B5Ocean5:24
10 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- John Hiatt
- Label
- Epic
- Released
- 1974
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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