Crossing Muddy Waters
Studio album by
John Hiatt
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000
RecordedApril 23–26, 2000
StudioHound's Ear Studio, Franklin, Tennessee
GenreRock, bluegrass, folk rock
Length42:58
LabelVanguard
John Hiatt chronology
Little Head
(1997)		 Crossing Muddy Waters
(2000)		 The Tiki Bar Is Open
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Melodic[2]

Crossing Muddy Waters is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's fifteenth album, released in 2000. A raw album recorded with no drummer, it was a purely acoustic album that brought elements of bluegrass music into his Americana sound. It was nominated for a Grammy award in 2001 for Best Contemporary Folk Album.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Hiatt

  1. "Lincoln Town" – 4:03
  2. "Crossing Muddy Waters" – 4:05
  3. "What Do We Do Now" – 2:58
  4. "Only the Song Survives" – 4:00
  5. "Lift Up Every Stone" – 3:15
  6. "Take It Down" – 4:00
  7. "Gone" – 2:57
  8. "Take It Back" – 3:04
  9. "Mr. Stanley" – 3:33
  10. "God's Golden Eyes" – 2:28
  11. "Before I Go" – 3:34

Personnel

  • John Hiatt – guitar, vocals, harmonium
  • Davey Faragher – bass guitar, tambourine, harmony vocals
  • David Immerglück – slide and 12-string guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
Technical
  • Justin Niebank – recording, mixing
  • Georgette Cartwright – creative director
  • Michael Wilson – cover photography

References

  1. ↑ Horowitz, Hal. Crossing Muddy Waters at AllMusic
  2. ↑ winberg. "John Hiatt – Crossing Muddy Waters review". Melodic.net. Retrieved August 12, 2011.


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