| Peculiaroso | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Ocean Way and Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Folk, Americana, new acoustic, American primitive guitar | |||
| Length | 36:23 | |||
| Label | Private Music (01005-82111-2) | |||
| Producer | Rickie Lee Jones | |||
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Peculiaroso is an album by American guitarist Leo Kottke, released in 1994.
Coming more than two years after the Great Big Boy album, where all tracks included vocal parts, Peculiaroso returned to Kottke's usual mix of vocal and instrumental selections. The album included several notable cover versions, including an instrumental take on the Sutherland Brothers' "Arms of Mary" and a version of Randall Hylton's "Room at the Top of the Stairs" which received some airplay on Adult Alternative radio.
The album was produced by singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, who also provided backing vocals on several tracks. Kottke credited Jones with capturing a more spontaneous and relaxed feel on the recording than was typical of his own attempts.
Peculiaroso was re-released on CD as a "twofer" with Great Big Boy by Acadia (8182) on October 29, 2007.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Jeff Crooke wrote of the album "... this release, well produced by Rickie Lee Jones, is at turns humorous, haunting, and highly enjoyable." [1]
All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted
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