Pontiac is the second studio album by American singer Lyle Lovett, released in 1987.
| Pontiac | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Fall 1987 | |||
| Recorded | April 1987[1] | |||
| Studio | Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 35:07 | |||
| Label | MCA/Curb | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Lyle Lovett chronology | ||||
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Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[3] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [4] |
| Music Hound | [5] |
| Pitchfork | 9.0/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone |  [7] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 10/10[8] |
| Virgin | [9] |
Pontiac was ranked at 201 in the list of the "500 Best Albums of All-Time" by the German edition of Rolling Stone in 2004.[10] The album was cited as one of the top 100 albums of the 1980s by the Italian magazines Il Mucchio Selvaggio[citation needed] and Velvet.[11] It is also one of 300 albums listed in the book 50 Years of Great Recordings,[12] and appeared at number 33 on the Village Voice's list of top albums of 1988.[13] A 2023 review by Pitchfork's Nadine Smith described it as "a terrific showcase of his subversive and idiosyncratic country style", with its songwriting "land[ing] somewhere between magical realism and creative nonfiction".[6]
Chart performance edit
Pontiac reached number 12 on Billboard's chart for Top Country Albums,[14] and 117 on the Billboard 200.[15]
Track listing edit
All songs written by Lyle Lovett
- "If I Had a Boat" – 3:06
- "Give Back My Heart" – 3:00
- "I Loved You Yesterday" – 2:56
- "Walk Through the Bottomland" – 4:11
- "L.A. County" – 3:17
- "She's No Lady" – 3:13
- "M-O-N-E-Y" – 3:15
- "Black and Blue" – 3:58
- "Simple Song" – 3:17
- "Pontiac" – 2:24
- "She's Hot to Go" – 2:30
Personnel edit
- Tony Brown – producer
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Vince Gill – guitar, background vocals (track 2)
- John Hagen – cello
- Emmylou Harris – background vocals (track 4)
- Ray Herndon – electric guitar
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Lyle Lovett – acoustic guitar, vocals, producer
- Steve Marsh – saxophone
- Matt McKenzie – electric bass
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Edgar Meyer – double bass
- Peter Nash – photography
- Willie Pevear – engineer
- Francine Reed – background vocals (tracks 2, 7, and 11)
- Matt Rollings – piano, DX-7 synthesizer
- J. David Sloan – background vocals
- Harry Stinson – drums, background Vocals
- Steve Tillisch – engineer, mixing
- Ron Treat – engineer
- Billy Williams – acoustic and rhythm guitar, associate producer
- Marty Williams – second engineer
Chart performance edit
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[15] | 117 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] | 12 |
References edit
- ^ The Orange County Register, 2018 [1])
- ^ a b c Mark Deming, AllMusic (link)
- ^ Robert Christgau, Consumer Guide (link)
- ^ Lewis, Randy (17 January 1988). "Lyle Lovett Rides Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ Music Hound, USA, 1988-89 (4 "bones", scale 0-5)
- ^ a b Smith, Nadine (August 20, 2023). "Lyle Lovett: Pontiac Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Rolling Stone Album Guide, USA, 1992, 2004
- ^ Sandow, Greg (1995). "Lyle Lovett". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 229–230. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, UK, 2002
- ^ "The 500 Best Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone (Germany), 2004 (link)
- ^ Velvet, 1990 (according to rocklistmusic.co.uk (link)
- ^ 50 Years of Great Recordings, Thunder Bay Press, November 9, 2005
- ^ see villagevoice.com (link Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ a b "Lyle Lovett Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lyle Lovett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2023.