Hollywood Town Hall
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Hollywood Town Hall is a 1992 album by country rock
revivalists The Jayhawks. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard Heatseekers
and #192 on the Billboard 200
. The cover art for the album was shot in Hollywood Township, Carver County, Minnesota.
gave the album neutral rating while David Browne of Entertainment Weekly
gave the album an A rating and wrote of the influences he found in the recording.
and Gary Louris
except "Wichita" by Olson, Louris and Marc Perlman.
and Gary Louris
except "Wichita" by Olson, Louris and Marc Perlman.
Additional musicians:
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
revivalists The Jayhawks. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
and #192 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. The cover art for the album was shot in Hollywood Township, Carver County, Minnesota.
Reception
In his review for Allmusic, critic Ned Raggett praised the album and called the album "one of the more unlikely major label releases of 1992" and "accessible enough for should-have-been success... but bowing to no trends." Music critic Robert ChristgauRobert Christgau
Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".One of the earliest professional rock critics, Christgau is known for his terse capsule reviews, published since 1969 in his Consumer Guide columns...
gave the album neutral rating while David Browne of Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
gave the album an A rating and wrote of the influences he found in the recording.
Track listing
All songs by Mark OlsonMark Olson (musician)
Mark Olson is an American musician. He is one of the founding members of acclaimed alternative country bands The Jayhawks and The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers and a respected singer/songwriter in his own right....
and Gary Louris
Gary Louris
Gary Louris is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music. He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks, and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of Mark Olson; he is often credited with the band's subsequent move from...
except "Wichita" by Olson, Louris and Marc Perlman.
- "Waiting for the Sun" – 4:19
- "Crowded in the Wings" – 4:55
- "Clouds" – 4:51
- "Two Angels" – 4:04
- "Take Me with You (When You Go)" – 4:50
- "Sister Cry" – 4:08
- "Settled Down Like Rain" – 3:00
- "Wichita" – 5:26
- "Nevada, California" – 4:05
- "Martin's Song" – 2:58
- "Leave No Gold" – 5:46 (bonus track on European CD)
2011 expanded reissue track listing
All songs by Mark OlsonMark Olson (musician)
Mark Olson is an American musician. He is one of the founding members of acclaimed alternative country bands The Jayhawks and The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers and a respected singer/songwriter in his own right....
and Gary Louris
Gary Louris
Gary Louris is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music. He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks, and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of Mark Olson; he is often credited with the band's subsequent move from...
except "Wichita" by Olson, Louris and Marc Perlman.
- "Waiting for the Sun" – 4:19
- "Crowded in the Wings" – 4:56
- "Clouds" – 4:51
- "Two Angels" – 4:04
- "Take Me with You (When You Go)" – 4:50
- "Sister Cry" – 4:08
- "Settled Down Like Rain" – 3:00
- "Wichita" – 5:26
- "Nevada, California" – 4:05
- "Martin's Song" – 2:57
- "Leave No Gold" – 5:48 (previously commercially unavailable in the U.S.)
- "Keith And Quentin" – 2:37 (previously commercially unavailable in the U.S.)
- "Up Above My Head" – 2:36 (previously commercially unavailable in the U.S.)
- "Warm River" – 3:23 (previously unreleased)
- "Mother Trust You To Walk To The Store" – 3:53 (previously unreleased)
Personnel
- Mark OlsonMark OlsonMark W. Olson was a member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve from 2001 to 2006. Filling an unexpired term to end on January 31, 2010, he resigned on June 21, 2006 in order to run the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.-Biography:In 1943, Mark W. Olson was born on March...
– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, vocals - Marc Perlman – bass
- Ken Callahan – drums on "Two Angels" and "Martin's Song"
- Gary LourisGary LourisGary Louris is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music. He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks, and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of Mark Olson; he is often credited with the band's subsequent move from...
– electric guitar, fuzz guitar, guitar, vocals
Additional musicians:
- Charley DraytonCharley DraytonCharley Drayton is an American multi-instrumental musician and producer, who has played as a drummer and bass guitarist for many bands and artists and is currently the drummer in Australian rock bands Divinyls and Cold Chisel....
– drums - Nicky HopkinsNicky HopkinsNicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins was an English pianist and organist.He recorded and performed on noted British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s as a session musician....
– piano on "Two Angels" and "Martin's Song" - Benmont TenchBenmont TenchBenjamin Montmorency Tench, III is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early years:...
– piano, organ
Production notes
- George DrakouliasGeorge DrakouliasGeorge Drakoulias is a Greek-American music producer and A&R executive at the American Recordings label. He is often considered a protege of Rick Rubin....
– producer - Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Tom Herbers – engineer
- Brian Jenkins – engineer
- Brendan O'BrienBrendan O'Brien (music producer)Brendan O’Brien is a record producer, mixer, engineer, and musician.At age 14, O'Brien played guitar for the Atlanta-based cover band Pranks. In the late 1970s, he moved on to writing, performing and recording with the Samurai Catfish band...
– engineer - Jim Rondinelli – engineer
- Joe HenryJoe HenryJoseph Lee "Joe" Henry is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Henry's musical style spans several genres, including alt. country, rock, jazz and folk.- Early years :...
– liner notes - Martyn Atkins – art direction