Y' All Caught? The Ones That Got Away 1979-1985 (1989)

About this title: Bypassing 1974's Hanging Around the Observatory and 1975's Overcoats, Y'All Caught? is still an enjoyable collection of John Hiatt's early-'80s material, taking some of the best tracks from albums such as Slug Line, Two Bit Monsters, and Warming Up to the Ice Age. Hiatt's blues-based guitar playing and down-home songwriting wonderfully rises to the surface throughout these 13 songs, spotlighting his material before he took on a more commercial rock & roll sound. The rustic simplicity of songs such as "Love Like Blood" and "Pink Bedroom," the latter covered by Roseanne Cash, is helped along by ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Crush [Hiatt]
2. She Said the Same Things to Me [Hiatt]
3. Love Like Blood [Hiatt]
4. Slug Line [Hiatt]
5. She Loves the Jerk [Hiatt]
6. My Edge of the Razor [Hiatt]
7. Pink Bedroom [Hiatt]
8. It Hasn't Happened Yet [Hiatt]
9. Radio Girl [Hiatt]
10. I Look for Love [Hiatt]
11. Washable Ink [Hiatt]
12. Riding With the King [Hiatt]
13. When We Ran [Hiatt]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.