The Name Above the Title

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The Name Above the Title
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Studio album by
John Wesley Harding
Released1991
Genre Alternative rock
Length58:23
Label Sire
Producer Andy Paley [1]
John Wesley Harding chronology
Here Comes the Groom
(1990)		The Name Above the Title
(1991)		 Why We Fight
(1992)

The Name Above the Title is an album by the folk-rock singer John Wesley Harding, released in 1991. [2] [3] It was his third successive Frank Capra-inspired album title, coming from the director's autobiography. [4] [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Entertainment Weekly C− [7]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Trouser Press wrote that while Harding "brings plenty of talent and originality (especially the lyrics, which are strictly his own style) to this enjoyable and intelligent party, the frequent resemblance to Costello gives what is in fact a fine album a waxy air of familiarity." [11] The Rolling Stone Album Guide considered the album to be marred by "excessive cleverness." [10] Peter Kane in Q described the album as "light-weight Costello... There's still some way to go, but the signs are good." [9]

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Wesley Harding, except where indicated

  1. "Movie Theme" Performed by the Morgans Creek String Ensemble - 0:33
  2. "The World (And All Its Problems)" - 3:24
  3. "Fifty Fifty Split" - 5:22
  4. "The People's Drug" - 3:56
  5. "The Movie of Your Life" - 6:04
  6. "I Can Tell (When You're Telling Lies)" - 3:27
  7. "Bridegroom Blues" - 4:23
  8. "Save a Little Room for Me" - 4:06
  9. "Anonymous 1916" (Anonymous) - 0:58
  10. "The Person You Are" - 3:40
  11. "Long Dead Gone" - 4:26
  12. "The Facts of Life" (Andy Paley, Harding) - 3:15
  13. "Driving in the Rain" - 6:06
  14. "Backing Out" - 3:07
  15. "Crystal Blue Persuasion" (Tommy James, Mike Vale, Eddie Gray) - 5:42

Notes

  1. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (26 April 1991). "Elvis Sighted Again on Harding Record". The Washington Post.
  2. ↑ "John Wesley Harding by Andy Craft". Bomb.
  3. ↑ "John Wesley Harding | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. 1 2 Mason, Stewart. The Name Above the Title at AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ Vice, Jeff (2 June 1991). "Harding Rankles at Tour Reports, Comparisons with Band Leader". Deseret News.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 129.
  7. ↑ "The Name Above the Title". EW.com.
  8. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 526.
  9. 1 2 Kane, Peter (5 March 1991). "The Name Above the Title review". Q. Vol. 68. p. 10.
  10. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 307.
  11. ↑ "John Wesley Harding". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 October 2020.


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