Happy Hour is an album by Ted Hawkins.[6][7] It was released in 1986.[5]
Happy Hour | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1986 | |||
Studio | Music Lab, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | Windows On The World, Rounder | |||
Producer | Bruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker[1] | |||
Ted Hawkins chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s | B[3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B ()[5] |
Critical reception
editAllMusic wrote that "Hawkins blended soul and urban blues stylings with country and rural blues inflections and rhythms, making another first-rate release."[2] Trouser Press praised Hawkins's "sturdy emotional delivery."[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Theodore Hawkins, Jnr.; except where indicated
- "Bad Dog"
- "Happy Hour" (Dave Mackechnie, Steve Gillette)
- "Don't Make Me Explain It"
- "The Constitution"
- "My Last Goodbye"
- "You Pushed My Head Away"
- "Revenge of Scorpio"
- "California Song"
- "Cold & Bitter Tears"
- "Gypsy Woman" (Curtis Mayfield)
- "Ain't That Pretty"
- "One Hundred Miles"
Personnel
edit- Ted Hawkins – vocals, guitar
- Dale Wilson – lead guitar
- Augie Brown – guitar
- Dennis Walker – bass
- Johnny Greer – drums
- Elizabeth Hawkins – vocals
- Robert Cray as "Night Train Clemons" – guitar on "You Pushed My Head Away" and "Gypsy Woman"
References
edit- ^ "HAWKINS--UP FROM THE BOARDWALK". Los Angeles Times. May 3, 1987.
- ^ a b "Happy Hour - Ted Hawkins | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Ted Hawkins". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 185.
- ^ a b Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Sasfy, Joe (14 May 1987). "Ted Hawkins--Happy Hour". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ "Ted Hawkins | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Ted Hawkins". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 October 2020.