Pontiac (album)

Pontiac is Lyle Lovett's second studio album, released in 1987.

Pontiac
Studio album by
Lyle Lovett
ReleasedFall 1987
RecordedApril 1987 [1]
GenreTexas country, progressive country, western swing, jazz
Length35:07
LabelMCA/Curb
ProducerTony Brown, Lyle Lovett & Billy Williams
Lyle Lovett chronology
Lyle Lovett
(1986)		 Pontiac
(1987)		 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
(1989)

Chart success

Pontiac reached number 12 on Billboard's chart for Top Country Albums, and 117 in the Billboard Hot 200.

Critical acclaim
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB−[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Music Hound[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Spin[7]
Virgin[8]

Pontiac was ranked as 201 in the list of the "500 Best Albums of All-Time" by the German edition of Rolling Stone in 2004.[9] The album was also cited as one of the top 100 albums of the 1980s by the Italian magazines Il Mucchio Selvaggio [10] and Velvet.[11] The album is also one of 300 listed in the book, 50 Years of Great Recordings[12] and appeared at number 33 the Village Voice's list of top albums for 1988.[13]

Track listing

All songs written by Lyle Lovett

  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

Personnel
  • 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, & 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 & rhythm guitar, associate producer
  • Marty Williams – second engineer

Chart performance
Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 12
U.S. Billboard 200 117

Notes and sources
  1. The Orange County Register, 2018 )
  2. Mark Deming, Allmusic (link)
  3. Robert Christgau, Consumer Guide (link)
  4. Lewis, Randy (17 January 1988). "Lyle Lovett Rides Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  5. Music Hound, USA, 1988-89 (4 "bones", scale 0-5)
  6. Rolling Stone Album Guide, USA, 1992, 2004
  7. Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, USA, 1995
  8. Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, UK, 2002
  9. "The 500 Best Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone (Germany), 2004 (link)
  10. Il Mucchio Selvaggio, 2002 (according to acclaimedmusic.net link)
  11. Velvet, 1990 (according to rocklistmusic.co.uk (link)
  12. 50 Years of Great Recordings, Thunder Bay Press, November 9, 2005
  13. see villagevoice.com (link Archived 2012-03-30 at WebCite)
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