Long Line is the fourth solo album by Peter Wolf, released in 1996. The album marked a shift in Wolf's music from pop rock to a bluesier rock with more personal, introspective lyrics.[3][4] It had been six years since the release of his previous album, the delay largely due to legal problems with his previous record company MCA.[4] In the interim, Wolf performed gigs in the Boston area with his band Houseparty Five, who then served as the backing band on his tour for this album under the name The Street Ensemble.[3] Rolling Stone gave Long Line four stars. "The arrangements on Long Line, with their crisp guitar licks and neatly vigorous keyboards, feel a bit slick at times. But tunes like the sparkling, hip-hop-laced "Romeo Is Dead" and the wistful "Two Loves" are bound to prove irresistible."

Long Line
A black-and-white photo of Wolf's face
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 14, 1996
StudioLongview Studios (North Brookfield, MA); Prophet Sound Studios (Stoughton, MA); Sound Techniques (Boston, MA); Normandy Sound Studios (Warren, RI).
GenreRock
Length47:13
LabelReprise
ProducerPeter Wolf, Johnny A., Stu Kimball
Peter Wolf chronology
Up to No Good
(1990)
Long Line
(1996)
Fool's Parade
(1998)
Singles from Long Line
  1. "Long Line"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Romeo Is Dead"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AMG[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Long Line" (Angelo Petraglia, Stu Kimball, Wolf) – 3:33
  2. "Romeo Is Dead" (Will Jennings, Wolf) – 3:24
  3. "Rosie" (Taylor Rhodes, Wolf) – 4:26
  4. "Forty to One" (Aimee Mann, Wolf) – 3:00
  5. "Goodbye (Is All I'll Send Her)" (Kimball, Wolf) – 3:54
  6. "Wastin' Time" (Wolf) – 4:16
  7. "Sky High" (Jennings, Wolf) – 3:45
  8. "Two Loves" (Wolf) – 3:30
  9. "Break This Chain" (Robert White Johnson, Rhodes, Wolf) – 4:46
  10. "Seventh Heaven" (Johnson, Rhodes, Wolf) – 3:47
  11. "Starvin' to Death" (Mann, Wolf) – 3:27
  12. "Riverside Drive" (Wolf) – 5:25

Personnel

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Technical personnel

  • Peter Wolf – producer, illustrations
  • Johnny A. – co-producer, photography
  • Stu Kimball – co-producer
  • Tom Soares – engineer, overdub recording, mixing (1, 2, 3, 5–12)
  • Phil Greene – mixing (4)
  • Jessie Henderson – assistant engineer
  • Dave Kirkpatrick – overdub recording assistant
  • Ted Paduck – overdub recording assistant
  • Brenda Ferry – mix assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
  • Linda Cobb – art direction, design
  • Nancy Hodgins – photography
  • David Seltzer – photography
  • Heidi Wells – grooming
  • Mimi Fox – personal assistant
  • Scott 'Mitch' Mitchell – personal assistant

Notes

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  1. ^ Long Line at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Peter Wolf: Long Line: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone". Archived from the original on 2009-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b "Peter Wolf talks the 'line' southcoasttoday.com".
  4. ^ a b "Interview with Peter Wolf of the J. Giels Band (1997) – J. Eric Smith".