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Pontiac (CD)

By: Lyle Lovett (Artist)

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Lyle Lovett Artist Snapshot:

In the 1980s Texan singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett was part of the progressive "New Traditionalist" country scene that breathed new life into Nashville. His is a unique mix of country, folk, gospel, and western swing, with lyrics heavily inspired by such venerated Texas songwriters as Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt. His wry attitude and quirky image also earned Lovett a career in films, and he had roles in the Robert Altman films SHORT CUTS and THE PLAYER, among others.

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DISC 1 for Pontiac (CD) Album By Lyle Lovett (Artist)
1   If I Had A Boat
2   Give Back My Heart
3   I Loved You Yesterday
4   Walk Through The Bottomland
5   L.A. County
6   She's No Lady
7   M-O-N-E-Y
8   Black And Blue
9   Simple Song
10   Pontiac
11   She's Hot To Go
 

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Rolling Stone - 4 Stars - Excellent

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Personnel: Lyle Lovett (vocals); Billy Williams (acoustic guitar); Ray Herndon (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); John Hagen (cello); Steve Marsh (saxophone); Matt Rollings (piano, synthesizer); Matt McKenzie, Edgar Meyer (bass); Harry Stinson (drums); Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Francine Reed, J. David Sloan, Harry Stinson (background vocals).

On his second album, Lovett solidified his songwriting abilities and his style, emerging as Nashville-via-Texas's answer to Randy Newman. Beneath PONTIAC's ornate production and elegant melodies lurks major-league irony and cynicism. Lovett's resonant, Jesse Winchester-like deadpan delivery is the Kabuki mask behind which insecurity and anthropomorphism run gleefully rampant. Our boy seems to have more troubles with women than the young Elvis Costello did; in "L.A. County," he drives cross-country to go postal at the marriage of his ex-love and her new beau. "She's No Lady" finds the narrator married and in the throes of existential despair, though it's mollified by some slick, jazzy chording.

All this expertly crafted sarcasm is redeemed by the poignant, elliptical "If I Had a Boat," a folk-country ballad full of touching, poetic imagery, and by the Townes Van Zandt-ish "Simple Song," whose simple, minor-key melody carries considerable lyrical heft. As "She's No Lady" and "If I Had a Boat" remained staples of Lovett's shows for years to come, PONTIAC is rightly regarded as one of his key releases.

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