Lyle Lovett - Pontiac

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Artist:
Lovett, Lyle
Description:
Personnel: Lyle Lovett (vocals); Billy Williams (acoustic guitar); Ray Herndon (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); John Hagen (cello); Steve Marsh (saxophone); Matt Rollings (piano, synthesizer); Matt McKenzie, Edgar Meyer (bass); Harry Stinson (drums); Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Francine Reed, J. David Sloan, Harry Stinson (background vocals).
On his second album, Lovett solidified his songwriting abilities and his style, emerging as Nashville-via-Texas`s answer to Randy Newman. Beneath PONTIAC`s ornate production and elegant melodies lurks major-league irony and cynicism. Lovett`s resonant, Jesse Winchester-like deadpan delivery is the Kabuki mask behind which insecurity and anthropomorphism run gleefully rampant. Our boy seems to have more troubles with women than the young Elvis Costello did; in "L.A. County," he drives cross-country to go postal at the marriage of his ex-love and her new beau. "She`s No Lady" finds the narrator married and in the throes of existential despair, though it`s mollified by some slick, jazzy chording.
All this expertly crafted sarcasm is redeemed by the poignant, elliptical "If I Had a Boat," a folk-country ballad full of touching, poetic imagery, and by the Townes Van Zandt-ish "Simple Song," whose simple, minor-key melody carries considerable lyrical heft. As "She`s No Lady" and "If I Had a Boat" remained staples of Lovett`s shows for years to come, PONTIAC is rightly regarded as one of his key releases.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    1. If I Had a Boat
    2. Give Back My Heart
    3. I Loved You Yesterday
    4. Walk Through the Bottomland
    5. L.A. County
    6. She`s No Lady
    7. M-O-N-E-Y
    8. Black and Blue
    9. Simple Song
    10. Pontiac
    11. She`s Hot to Go
  • Album Information

    Release Date:
    01/11/1988
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Country
    Subgenre:
    Progressive Country
    Label:
    MCA Records (USA)
    Producer:
    Tony Brown; Lyle Lovett
    Catalog Number:
    42028
    Original Release Year:
    1988
    # of Discs:
    1
    SPARS Coding:
    DDD
    Studio/Live:
    Studio
    Mono/Stereo:
    Stereo
    Runtime:
    35 : 41
    Guest Artist:
    Emmylou Harris; Vince Gill; Francine Reed; Edgar Meyer

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    Lyle Lovett - Pontiac

    rllc from San Diego, CA., Oct 13, 2008

    I've been a fan for some time...I thoroughly enjoy this CD. Thanks for your terrific service!

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    Anonymous from Boone/NC, Feb 2, 1900

    This is a great Lyle Lovett album which has some of his trademark songs.

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