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Walk On is an album by singer-songwriter John Hiatt, released in 1995.[5][6] It was his first album with Capitol Records.[7]

Walk On
Studio album by John Hiatt
Released	October 24, 1995
Genre	Folk rock, heartland rock
Length	68:57
Label	Capitol
Producer	Don Smith[1]
John Hiatt chronology
Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan? (1994) Walk On (1995) Little Head (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[1]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

The album peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard 200 chart.[8]

Production

Hiatt wrote the songs while touring to promote Perfectly Good Guitar. The guitarist David Immerglück replaced Mike Ward for the recording sessions.[9]

Critical reception

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the title track one of Hiatt's "most infectious songs."[3] In its review, Entertainment Weekly called Hiatt "country rock’s best singer-songwriter."[10] Trouser Press wrote that Walk On "calmly returns Hiatt to the rustic folk-roots sound of his most natural habitat, with mixed but generally positive results."[7] The Chicago Tribune called it Hiatt's best since Bring the Family.[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Hiatt

1. "Cry Love" – 4:20
2. "You Must Go" – 5:01
3. "Walk On" – 5:11
4. "Good as She Could Be" – 3:28
5. "The River Knows Your Name" – 4:25
6. "Native Son" – 3:55
7. "Dust Down a Country Road" – 4:04
8. "Ethylene" – 4:03
9. "I Can't Wait" – 4:25
10. "Shredding the Document" – 5:02
11. "Wrote It Down and Burned It" – 6:02
12. "Your Love Is My Rest" – 4:34
13. "Friend of Mine" – 14:22 (The song "Friend of Mine" ends at 3:22. After 2 minutes [3:22 – 5:22] begins the hidden song "Mile High" [5:22 – 14:22], included on the Capitol release but not mentioned, listed as bonus track on the European and BMG releases)

Personnel

• John Hiatt – electric guitar and acoustic guitar, vocals, electric piano, Wurlitzer
• Davey Faragher – bass guitar, background vocals
• David Immerglück – electric guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, three-stringed guitar, background Vocals
• Michael Urbano – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Lisa Haley – violin on "Walk On" and "The River Knows Your Name"
• Gary Louris – background vocals on "You Must Go"
• Mark Olson – background vocals on "You Must Go"
• Bonnie Raitt – background vocals on "I Can't Wait"
• Benmont Tench – piano and harpsichord on "Shredding the Document" and pump organ on "The River Knows Your Name"

Production

• Don Smith – producer, mixer
• Tim Devine – executive producer
• Gary Gersh – executive producer
• Davey Faragher – associate producer
• Shelly Yakus – mixer

References

External links

• Hiatt's homepage for Walk On

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