Watching My Life Go By

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Allmusic	[2]

Music critic Jason Anderson, writing for Allmusic, wrote of the album "Subdued, almost uncharacteristically restrained, Hedges the singer/songwriter doesn't quite live up to Hedges the avant-garde or self-proclaimed "violent acoustic" guitarist... A bit of a learning experience, Watching My Life Go By might not be Hedges' finest offering; however, the record still features plenty of great performances of heartfelt material."[2]

All compositions by Michael Hedges except "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan.

1. "Face Yourself" – 4:43
2. "I'm Coming Home" – 4:14
3. "Woman of the World" – 4:17
4. "Watching My Life Go By" – 3:16
5. "I Want You" – 4:00
6. "The Streamlined Man" – 3:46
7. "Out on the Parkway" – 2:58
8. "Holiday" – 5:14
9. "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) – 3:01
10. "Running Blind" – 4:54

"Holiday" ends with Hedges singing the first verse of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", which is not credited in the liner notes.

• Michael Hedges – guitar, vocals, bass ("I'm Coming Home", "Running Blind"), flute ("Woman of the World"), synthesizer ("I Want You", "Holiday"), harmonica ("Holiday"), wine glasses ("Out on the Parkway")
• Michael Manring – fretless bass ("Face Yourself", "I Want You", "Out on the Parkway")
• John Hanes – drums ("I Want You")
• Bobby McFerrin – chant and solo vocals ("The Streamlined Man")
• Hilleary Burgess – wine glasses ("Out on the Parkway"), production coordination
• Elliot Mazer - engineer
• Bryan Lanser, Marty Atkinson, Wes Weaver, Neil Janklow - assistant engineers
• Anne Robinson - album design
• Irene Young - cover portrait
• Carol Erlich - photo tinting
• Ruth Carroll Hedges - liner photo

• Produced by Elliot Mazer
• Engineered by Elliot Mazer, Michael Hedges
• Mastered by George Horn
• Design by Anne Robinson
• Photography by Irene Young