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Hangin' Around the Observatory

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Released
  
1974

Producer
  
Glen Spreen

Artist
  
John Hiatt

Label
  
Epic Records

Length
  
37:44

Hangin Around the Observatory (1974)
  
Overcoats (1975)

Release date
  
1974

Genre
  
Rock music

Recorded
  
Columbia Studios, Nashville

Similar
  
John Hiatt albums, Rock music albums

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Hangin Around The Observatory was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's debut album, released in 1974. The song "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was covered that same year by Three Dog Night on their album Hard Labor, and was a top 20 hit.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by John Hiatt

  1. "Maybe Baby, Say You Do" – 2:35
  2. "Whistles in My Ears" – 3:24
  3. "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" – 3:18
  4. "Rose" – 3:05
  5. "Hangin' Around the Observatory" – 3:00
  6. "Full Moon" – 5:16
  7. "Wild-Eyed Gypsies" – 4:44
  8. "It's All Right With Me" – 3:46
  9. "Little Blue Song for You" – 3:12
  10. "Ocean" – 5:24

Personnel

  • John Hiatt - guitar, vocals
  • Shane Keister - keyboards, Mini Moog
  • Slick Lawson - photography

    • In the liner notes, John Hiatt says "thanks" to The Hot Babies Band (Hayward Bishop, Doug Yankus, Ted Reynolds [see Overcoats, Shane Keister [also on Overcoats), The Heavenly Spirits (Pam Clarke, Debbie Friedman, Marcia Routh), The Valentines (James Moon, Charles Meyers, James Clemmons, Paul Easley)

    Songs

    1Maybe Baby - Say You Do2:37
    2Whistles in My Ears3:25
    3Sure as I'm Sittin' Here3:18

    References

    Hangin' Around the Observatory Wikipedia
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