| Kerosene Man | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Joe Chicarellia | |||
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Kerosene Man is an album by the American musician Steve Wynn, released in 1990. [1] [2] Wynn supported the album with a North American tour. [3]
The title track was released as a single. [4] The album sold more than 70,000 copies in its first year of release. [5]
Recorded in early 1990 after the resolution of legal issues related to the breakup of the Dream Syndicate, the album was produced by Joe Chicarellia. [6] [7] Wynn had 40 songs to choose from, selecting 11 that were in a more pop style. [8] "Conspiracy of the Heart" is a duet with Johnette Napolitano. [9] "Here on Earth as Well" was written in the early 1980s. [10] Steve Berlin played saxophone on some of the songs; Fernando Saunders played bass. [11] [12] Wynn used strings on some tracks. [13] Edward Colver contributed some of the photography. [14]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Chicago Sun-Times |   [11] |
| Robert Christgau |  [15] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [16] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [17] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [18] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [19] |
| Select | 3/5 [20] |
The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "some of Wynn's influences become pretty obvious, but he puts his own spin on them with his distinctive voice that couches a snarl in crooner-smooth phrasing"; the paper listed the album among the 10 best of 1990. [18] [21] The New York Times noted that the songs "are more tuneful and often funnier or more compassionate than typical Dream Syndicate fare." [22]
The Dallas Morning News determined that "guitar noise still predominates ... occasionally, Mr. Wynn lets things get all languid and acoustic." [23] The Plain Dealer opined that "it seems that throughout the album when the writing is there the music fails, and when the music is working the writing breaks down." [24] Spin stated that, "unpredictable and obsessive, Wynn's characters carry an unsettling edge of preoccupation." [25]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tears Won't Help" | |
| 2. | "Carolyn" | |
| 3. | "The Blue Drifter" | |
| 4. | "Younger" | |
| 5. | "Under the Weather" | |
| 6. | "Here on Earth as Well" | |
| 7. | "Something to Remember Me By" | |
| 8. | "Killing Time" | |
| 9. | "Conspiracy of the Heart" | |
| 10. | "Kerosene Man" | |
| 11. | "Anthem" |
Steven Lawrence Wynn is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He led the band The Dream Syndicate from 1981 to 1989 in Los Angeles, afterward began a solo career, and then reformed The Dream Syndicate in 2012.
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