Rollin' into Memphis: Songs of John Hiatt (2000)

About this title: The variety of artists who have covered John Hiatt's songs is truly staggering. From Iggy Pop to Emmylou Harris, Hiatt's unpretentious Midwestern tunes filled with clever wordplay, nifty singalong melodies, and heartfelt stories seem to resonate with an astonishingly eclectic set of musicians. But the folk, country, and blues crowd like Buddy Guy, Rosanne Cash, and especially Bonnie Raitt have been the most commercially successful Hiatt interpreters, hence an entire album devoted to these genres is a logical, and even obvious, concept. This is not the first anthology of Hiatt covers; Rhino's ... read more

Tracks:

1. Falling Up [Hiatt]
2. It Hasn't Happened Yet [Hiatt]
3. Old Habits Are Hard to Break [Hiatt/Chapman]
4. Listening to Old Voices [Hiatt]
5. Love Like Blood [Hiatt]
6. Wrote It Down and Burned It [Hiatt]
7. The River Knows Your Name [Hiatt]
8. Feels Like Rain [Hiatt]
9. Thirty Years of Tears [Hiatt]
10. Real Fine Love [Hiatt]
11. Back of My Mind [Hiatt]
12. Have a Little Faith in Me [Hiatt]

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