Pontiac

by Lyle Lovett

Pontiac cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 January 1988
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:07
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Blending traditional country frameworks with jazz and blues instrumentation, this sophomore effort established its creator as a sophisticated storytelling voice in Americana. The arrangements feature muted horns and brushed drums that elevate the wry, often melancholic character studies of small-town life and heartbreak.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. If I Had A Boat (3:06)
  2. Give Back My Heart (3:00)
  3. I Loved You Yesterday (2:56)
  4. Walk Through The Bottomland (4:11)
  5. L.A. County (3:17)
  6. She's No Lady (3:13)
  7. M-O-N-E-Y (3:15)
  8. Black And Blue (3:58)
  9. Simple Song (3:17)
  10. Pontiac (2:24)
  11. She's Hot To Go (2:30)

Credits

  • Mathew McKenzie - bass
  • Harry Stinson - drums, backing vocals
  • Milan Bogdan - edited by
  • Ray Herndon - electric guitar
  • Matt Rollings - piano, synthesizer
  • Steve Marsh - saxophone
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar
  • Francine Reed - backing vocals

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