All of a Sudden (album)

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All of a Sudden
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1982
Studio
Genre Rock
Length42:13
Label Geffen
Producer Tony Visconti
John Hiatt chronology
Two Bit Monsters
(1980)
All of a Sudden
(1982)
Riding with the King
(1983)
Singles from All of a Sudden
  1. "I Look For Love"
    Released: 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau B− [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

All of a Sudden is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's fifth album, released in March 1982. It was the first of three albums with Geffen Records. Hiatt toured in support of the album. [5]

Contents

Background and release

After his previous album, Two Bit Monsters, failed to chart MCA Records dropped Hiatt. In 1981, he signed with Geffen Records. [5] [6] [7]

All of a Sudden was released by Geffen Records in March 1982. [5] [6] [8] It was produced by Tony Visconti, known for his work with David Bowie. [9] [10] The album peaked at number 203 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Hiatt, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I Look for Love"3:34
2."This Secret Life"3:58
3."Overnight Story"3:30
4."Forever Yours"3:48
5."Some Fun Now"3:21
6."The Walking Dead"2:54
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Could Use an Angel" 3:38
2."Getting Excited" 3:36
3."Doll Hospital"John Hiatt, Isabella Wood3:03
4."Something Happens" 3:24
5."Marianne" 2:46
6."My Edge of the Razor" 4:21
Total length:42:13

Personnel

Technical

Notes

  1. Ruhlmann, William. All of a Sudden at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. "Consumer Guide, John Hiatt reviews". Robert Christgau . Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. Pond, Steve (27 May 1982). "John Hiatt: All of a Sudden: Music review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 378. ISBN   978-0-7432-0169-8.
  5. 1 2 3 "Geffen Inks John Hiatt" (PDF). Record World . 27 February 1982. p. 12 via World Radio History.
  6. 1 2 "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (PDF). Cash Box . 27 February 1982. p. 14 via World Radio History.
  7. "Signings" (PDF). Billboard . 11 July 1981. p. 6 via World Radio History.
  8. "Signings" (PDF). Billboard . 6 March 1982. p. 10 via World Radio History.
  9. "Funny Producer" (PDF). Billboard . 13 March 1982. p. 46 via World Radio History.
  10. "Points West" (PDF). Cash Box . 31 October 1981. p. 18 via World Radio History.
  11. "Bubbling Under The Top LPs" (PDF). Billboard . 22 May 1982. p. 64 via World Radio History.