John Wesley Harding's New Deal

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John Wesley Harding's New Deal
John Wesley Harding - New Deal Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 13, 1996 (1996-02-13)
Genre Folk rock, pop rock
Length52:56
Label Forward Records (an imprint of Rhino Records)
Producer Chris Von Sneidern
John Wesley Harding chronology
Why We Fight
(1992)
John Wesley Harding's New Deal
(1996)
Dynablob
(1996)

John Wesley Harding's New Deal is an album by the folk-rock singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding, released on February 13, 1996, on Forward Records, an imprint of Rhino Records focused on releasing albums by new artists. [1]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Wesley Harding, except "Cupid and Psycho" co-written by Harding and David Lewis

No.TitleLength
1."To Whom It May Concern"4:26
2."Other People’s Failure"3:52
3."The Secret Angel"3:30
4."Kiss Me, Miss Liberty"4:31
5."Heart Without a Home"4:33
6."God Lives Upstairs"5:32
7."Infinite Combinations"3:40
8."The King is Dead Boring"3:25
9."The Triumph of Trash"3:01
10."Cupid and Psycho"4:56
11."Still Photo"4:12
12."In Paradise"4:22
13."The Speed of Normal"2:56
Total length:52:56
2003 Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."The Death of a Ghostwriter"3:54
15."Let Us Now"3:21
16."When the Beatles Hit America"5:47
17."Kiss Me, Miss Liberty" (Live)4:14
18."The Secret Angel #2"5:40
Total length:75:52

Personnel

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References

  1. Borzillo, Carrie (18 May 1996). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. p. 18.
  2. Woodstra, Chris. "John Wesley Harding's New Deal Review". AllMusic.
  3. Christgau, Robert (19 April 1996). "Consumer Guide". Village Voice.
  4. Mirkin, Steven (16 February 1996). "John Wesley Harding's New Deal". Entertainment Weekly.