Din of Ecstasy

Din of Ecstasy
Studio album by Chris Whitley
Released	1995
Genre	Rock
Length	47:31
Label	Work Records Columbia Records
Producer	John Custer, Chris Whitley, and Dougie Bowne
Chris Whitley chronology
Living with the Law (1991) Din of Ecstasy (1995) Terra Incognita (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Spin	8/10 [5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music	[6]

Din of Ecstasy is the second studio album by singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Whitley. It was released on Columbia Records in 1995.

It was produced primarily by John Custer and Chris Whitley. The album was recorded by Steve Melton (assisted by Danny Kadar and Kent Bruce) and mixed by Toby Wright at Muscle Shoals Sound in Sheffield, Alabama, as well as Baby Monster, Sony Music Studios, and Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

In 2014 Danny Kadar published an alternative version of the album on SoundCloud without the additional effects in the official version.

The album followed 4 years after his first album in a marked departure of style with "Hendrixian feedback" [7] and "loud, grungy alternative rock". ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Whitley unless otherwise noted.

1. "Narcotic Prayer" – 3:45
2. "Never" – 2:48
3. "Know" – 3:47
4. "O God My Heart Is Ready" – 3:13
5. "Can't Get Off" – 4:03
6. "God Thing" – 4:49
7. "Din" – 3:15
8. "New Machine" – 3:18
9. "Some Candy Talking" (Jim Reid and William Reid – The Jesus and Mary Chain) – 4:13
10. "Guns & Dolls" – 3:30
11. "WPL" – 3:09
12. "Ultraglide"
13. "Days of Obligation" (hidden track) – 7:41

"O God My Heart Is Ready" and "Din" were released as singles.

Personnel

• Chris Whitley – vocals and guitars
• Dougie Bowne – drums, percussion, and co-production (9)
• Alan Gevaert – bass, bass pedals, and low end noise

Additional personnel

• Andy Rosen – Mellotron (1)
• Dan Whitley – lead guitar (4)
• Louis Lepore – lead guitar (13)

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Din of Ecstasy". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
2. Christgau, Robert (October 1, 2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 334. ISBN   9780312245603.
3. Woodard, Josef (March 1, 1995). "Din of Ecstasy". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved August 3, 2017.
4. Hochman, Steve (April 1, 1995). "Album Review". Los Angeles Times . ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved December 22, 2017.
5. Azerrad, Michael (April 1995). "Records". Spin . Vol. 11, no. 1. pp. 199–200. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
6. Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. p. 426. ISBN   9780753504277.
7. "Singer-songwriter Chris Whitley dies at 45".
8. Sisario, Ben (November 24, 2005). "Chris Whitley, 45, Songwriter Whose Music Blended Genres, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 31, 2024.