Two Bit Monsters

Two Bit Monsters
Studio album by John Hiatt
Released	1980
Genre	Rock
Length	34:43
Label	MCA
Producer	Denny Bruce, John Hiatt
John Hiatt chronology
Slug Line (1979) Two Bit Monsters (1980) All of a Sudden (1982)
Alternative cover
Album cover from Slug Line/Two Bit Monsters combo CD

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B)[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[3]

Two Bit Monsters was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's fourth album, released in 1980. It was his second of two albums with MCA Records. It failed to chart, and MCA dropped Hiatt. "It Hasn't Happened Yet" would later be a minor country hit for Rosanne Cash off her album Somewhere in the Stars. Cash also covered "Pink Bedroom" on her next release, Rhythm & Romance.

Track listing[]

All tracks written by John Hiatt, except where noted

1. "Back To Normal" – 3:18
2. "Down In Front" – 3:22
3. "I Spy (For The F.B.I.)" – 2:41 (Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, Herman Kelley)
4. "Pink Bedroom" – 2:53
5. "Good Girl, Bad World" – 3:14
6. "Face The Nation" – 3:07
7. "Cop Party" – 2:54
8. "Back To The War" – 3:28
9. "It Hasn't Happened Yet" – 3:22
10. "String Pull Job" – 3:22
11. "New Numbers" – 3:02

Personnel[]

• John Hiatt – guitar, vocals
• Howard Epstein – bass guitar, background vocals
• Shane Keister – keyboards, organ, piano
• Darrell Verdusco – drums, background vocals

Technical

• Mark Howlett – recording, mixing
• John Van Hamersveld – photography, design

References[]

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