Pontiac (album)

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Pontiac
Lyle Lovett-Pontiac.jpg
Studio album by
Lyle Lovett
ReleasedFall 1987
RecordedApril 1987 [1]
GenreTexas country, country rock, 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)

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

Chart performance[]

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

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic5/5 stars[2]
Robert ChristgauB−[3]
Los Angeles Times3.5/4 stars[4]
Music Hound4.5/5 stars[5]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[6]
Spin10/10 stars[7]
Virgin4/5 stars[8]

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.[9] The album was cited as one of the top 100 albums of the 1980s by the Italian magazines [10] 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]

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 [1])
  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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