Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns

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Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
Length51:08
Label New West
Producer Kevin Shirley
John Hiatt chronology
The Open Road
(2010)
Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
(2011)
Mystic Pinball
(2012)
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Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns is an album by John Hiatt, released in August 2011 on the New West label. [4] It was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Contents

“Detroit Made” was covered by the Detroit-born Bob Seger on 2014's Ride Out . "When I heard the John Hiatt song," Seger recalled, "I downloaded it, put it in my car and drove around and sang harmony parts. And, of course, the subject matter's a no-brainer because we all love cars in Michigan." [5]

Track listing

  1. "Damn This Town" – 4:52
  2. "'til I Get My Lovin' Back" – 3:27
  3. "I Love That Girl" – 4:19
  4. "All the Way Under" – 3:49
  5. "Don't Wanna Leave You Now" – 5:42
  6. "Detroit Made" – 3:52
  7. "Hold On for Your Love" – 6:21
  8. "Train to Birmingham" – 3:37
  9. "Down Around My Place" – 5:59
  10. "Adios to California" – 3:46
  11. "When New York Had Her Heart Broke" – 5:08

Personnel

Additional musicians

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References

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