Stolen Moments (John Hiatt album)

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Stolen Moments
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1990
Studio Ocean Way, Hollywood [1]
Genre Rock
Length52:45
Label A&M
Producer Glyn Johns
John Hiatt chronology
Slow Turning
(1988)
Stolen Moments
(1990)
Perfectly Good Guitar
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Select 4/5 [4]

Stolen Moments is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's tenth album, released in 1990. It was his highest charting solo album upon its release, peaking at No. 61. Joan Baez later covered "Through Your Hands" on her 1992 album Play Me Backwards , and David Crosby covered it on his 1993 record Thousand Roads . Don Henley's version reached No. 33 on the US Billboard charts and appeared in the film Michael . The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered "The Rest of the Dream" on a 1990 album of the same title. Ilse DeLange recorded "Child of the Wild Blue Yonder" on her live album Dear John.

Contents

One song had actually been previously recorded by another artist several months before Hiatt's version was issued on this album. Earl Thomas Conley had a country hit with "Bring Back Your Love to Me"; it was issued as a single in February 1990 and reached No. 11 on both the US and Canadian country charts.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Hiatt

  1. "Real Fine Love" – 4:21
  2. "Seven Little Indians" – 4:08
  3. "Child of the Wild Blue Yonder" – 4:26
  4. "Back of My Mind" – 4:04
  5. "Stolen Moments" – 4:12
  6. "Bring Back Your Love to Me" – 4:04
  7. "The Rest of the Dream" – 4:51
  8. "Thirty Years of Tears" – 4:08
  9. "Rock Back Billy" – 3:51
  10. "Listening to Old Voices" – 5:30
  11. "Through Your Hands" – 4:49
  12. "One Kiss" – 4:22

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [5] 92

Personnel

Technical

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