John HIatt - 1988-07-03 - Werchter, Belgium (FM)

John Hiatt

1988-07-03

Werchter Festival

Werchter, Belgium

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Memphis In The Meantime

02. Thank You Girl

03. It'll Come To You

04. Georgia Rae

05. Lipstick Sunset

06. Tennessee Plates

07. Thing Called Love

08. Ride Along

09. Your Dad Did

10. Have A Little Faith In Me......Band Intros...

11. Slow Turning

Bonus Track

12. Real Fine Love (Acoustic Radio Show Version)

John HIatt - 1988-07-03 - Werchter, Belgium (FM)

In August 1988, John Hiatt released the album Slow Turning, his follow up to his 1987 breakout album, Bring The Family. Hiatt is backed on the album by the Goners: Sonny Landreth on guitar, Dave Ranson on bass and Kenneth Blevins on drums. The album contains some of Hiatt’s best know tunes, including Drive South, Tennessee Plates, Feels Like Rain and the title track. The single Slow Turning received significant airplay and has several notable lines. The chorus of “not fade way’ echoes the Buddy Holly song of the same name, while the line “never did get what I wanted but now I get what I need” is reminiscent of a line from the Stone’s You Can’t Always get What You Want. Speaking of the Stones, Slow Turning also features the lyric “I'm yelling at the kids in the back, 'cause they're banging like Charlie Watts”. I’ve said it in other posts but it’s worth repeating here – John Hiatt is a vastly under rated singer/songwriter. This FM broadcast captures Hiatt at the 1998 version of the Werchter Festival on July 3, 1988, 31 years ago today and about a month before the release of Slow Turning. He's backed by the same band that he used to record the disc, and previews several songs from the album, including the title track.