Master of Disaster

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Master of Disaster
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2005 (2005-06-21)
StudioArdent Studio "C" (Memphis, TN)
Genre
Length50:24
Label New West Records
Producer Jim Dickinson
John Hiatt chronology
Beneath This Gruff Exterior
(2003)
Master of Disaster
(2005)
Live from Austin, TX
(2005)

Master of Disaster is an album by American singer-songwriter John Hiatt. It was released on June 21, 2005 via New West Records. Recording sessions took place at Ardent Studio "C" in Memphis, Tennessee. Production was handled by Jim Dickinson. It features contributions from the North Mississippi Allstars, David Hood, Jim Spake, Jeff Callaway, Scott Thompson, Joe Sallmanberger, "T-Bone" Tommy Burroughs and Jim Dickinson. The album peaked at number 126 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Independent Albums in the United States.

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Critic reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
PopMatters 4/10 [3]

The album was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on eight reviews. [1] AllMusic's Mark Deming wrote: "while Hiatt sounds soulful as all get out (as per usual) on this set, the lingering mood is often downbeat and introspective". [2] Steve Horowitz of PopMatters wrote: "the tunes would be a whole lot better with careful pruning". [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Hiatt

No.TitleLength
1."Master of Disaster"5:26
2."Howlin' Down the Cumberland"3:45
3."Thunderbird"4:04
4."Wintertime Blues"4:19
5."When My Love Crosses Over"4:21
6."Love's Not Where We Thought We Left It"5:17
7."Ain't Ever Goin' Back"5:40
8."Cold River"5:34
9."Find You at Last"4:48
10."Old School"3:18
11."Back on the Corner"3:52
Total length:50:24

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Master of Disaster
Chart (2005)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 126
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [5] 10

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