John Hiatt discography

The John Hiatt discography covers material that he recorded from 1974 to the present day. He has recorded 24 studio albums, and two live albums.

Albums Year Album Peak chart positions Label US US Indie AUS CAN BEL GER NL NZ SWE SWI UK 1974 Hangin' Around the Observatory — — — — — — — — — — — Epic 1975 Overcoats — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 Slug Line 202 — — — — — — — — — — MCA 1980 Two Bit Monsters — — — — — — — — 41 — — 1982 All of a Sudden 203 — — — — — — — 45 — — Geffen 1983 Riding with the King — — — — — — — — 36 — — 1985 Warming Up to the Ice Age 210 — — — — — 48 — 12 — — 1987 Bring the Family 107 — 74 85 — — 35 21 14 — — A&M 1988 Slow Turning 98 — 71 29 — — 39 31 13 — — 1990 Stolen Moments 61 — 92 44 — 68 17 25 23 25 72 1993 Perfectly Good Guitar 47 — 83 34 — 89 13 19 11 11 67 1994 Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan? — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 Walk On 48 — — 38 10 49 31 — 13 49 74 Capitol 1997 Little Head 111 — — — 38 — 27 — 34 — 111 2000 Crossing Muddy Waters 110 18 — — 34 — 51 — — — — Vanguard 2001 The Tiki Bar is Open 89 4 — — 47 86 — — 37 84 135 2003 Beneath This Gruff Exterior 73 3 — — — 93 96 — — — — New West 2005 Master of Disaster 126 10 — — — — 78 — 51 — — Live from Austin, TX — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 Same Old Man 84 5 — — — — 72 — 35 — — 2010 The Open Road 72 8 — — — — 62 — 29 — 200 2011 Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns 59 7 — — 95 61 20 — 17 — 99 2012 Mystic Pinball 39 8 — — 120 — 41 — 35 — 139 2014 Terms of My Surrender 47 6 — — — 86 — — 27 41 — 2018 The Eclipse Sessions 162 6 — — 163 74 59 — — 43 — 2021 Leftover Feelings — — — — 25 28 10 — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

As a performer, Hiatt has never made the US Hot 100, or the "bubbling under" charts. He has charted on other, specialized US charts, and has charted on the hit parade in Canada, Netherlands and New Zealand.

Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Main US Alt AUS CAN CAN AC NL NZ UK 1982 "I Look for Love" — — — — — — — — All of a Sudden 1985 "Zero House" — — — — — — — — Warming Up to the Ice Age "Living a Little, Laughing a Little" — — — — — — — — 1987 "Thank You Girl" 27 — — — — — — — Bring the Family "Have a Little Faith in Me" — — 63 — — 14 — — 1988 "Slow Turning" 8 22 71 70 — — 42 — Slow Turning "Paper Thin" 18 — — — — — — — "Georgia Rae" — — — — — 51 — — "Tennessee Plates" — — — — — — — — 1989 "Drive South" — — — — — — — — 1990 "Child of the Wild Blue Yonder" 17 24 133 48 — — — — Stolen Moments "The Rest of the Dream" — — — — — — — — "Real Fine Love" — — — — — — — — "Bring Back Your Love to Me" — — — — — 67 — — 1993 "Perfectly Good Guitar" 16 — — 76 — — — — Perfectly Good Guitar "Buffalo River Home" — — — — — — — — "Angel" — — — — — — — — "Something Wild" 31 — — — — — — — "Cross My Fingers" — — — — — — — — 1994 "Have A Little Faith in Me" (Live version) — — — — — — — — Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan? 1995 "Cry Love" — — — 46 14 — — 136 Walk On "Your Love is My Rest" — — — — — — — — 1996 "Shredding the Document" — — — — — — — — 1997 "Pirate Radio" — — — — — — — — Little Head "Sure Pinocchio" — — — — — — — — 1998 "Have a Little Faith in Me" (New version) — — — — — — — — The Best of John Hiatt 2000 "Let it Slip Away" — — — — — — — — Where the Heart Is (Soundtrack) "Before I Go" — — — — — — — — Crossing Muddy Waters "Lift Up Every Stone" — — — — — — — — 2001 "My Old Friend" — — — — — — — — The Tiki Bar is Open "I'll Never Get Over You" — — — — — — — —

Guest singles Year Single Artist Chart positions Album US Country CAN Country 1990 "One Step Over the Line" Nitty Gritty Dirt Band(with Rosanne Cash) 63 47 Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two

Music videos Year Video 1983 "She Loves The Jerk" 1985 "Living A Little, Laughing A Little" 1987 "Thank You Girl" "Have a Little Faith in Me" 1988 "Slow Turning" 1990 "Child of the Wild Blue Yonder" 1994 "Buffalo River Home" 1995 "Cry Love" 2018 "Over The Hill"

Album appearances "Spy Boy", on the soundtrack to the movie Cruising, 1980 "Too Late" and "Skin Game" on the soundtrack to the movie The Border, 1982 (also featuring a cover of "Across the Borderline" by Freddy Fender) "Take Time to Know Her", on the compilation sampler Attack of the Killer B's Volume One, 1983 "Snake Charmer", on the soundtrack to the movie White Nights, 1985 "I'm a Real Man", on the soundtrack to the movie Youngblood, 1986 "Horse & Crow" duet with Peter Case, on album Peter Case, 1986 "Thank Someone", duet with Amy Grant, on the children's album Free to be... a Family, by Marlo Thomas and Friends, 1988 Guitar on "Love Gets Strange", on the Nick Lowe LP Pinker and Prouder Than Previous, Columbia Records/Demon Music Group, 1988 "One Step Over the Line", duet with Rosanne Cash, on Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two, by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1989 "My Girl" and "At the End of a Long Lonely Day", both duets with Loudon Wainwright III, on the compilation album From Hell to Obscurity, 1989 Backing vocalist and whistle solo on "Too Sensitive for This World", on the Ben Vaughn LP Dressed In Black, Enigma Records, 1990 "Up Against The Sky", on the soundtrack to the movie Shout, 1991 "Across The Borderline", guest vocals on the album Partners, by Flaco Jiménez, 1992 "A Mess Of Blues", on the tribute album Till the Night is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus, 1995 "Johnny 99", on the tribute album One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen, 1997 "Bound By Love", guest vocals on the album Jubilation, by The Band, 1998 "Thirty Years Of Tears", guest vocals on the album Love That Strong, by ElizaBeth Hill, 1999 "The Same Thing", on the tribute album A Tribute to Muddy Waters King of the Blues, 1999 "I’m Satisfied", on the tribute album Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt, 2001 The Country Bears Official Soundtrack, Disney, 2002 "Everybody Went Low", from the compilation album, WYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 - On Air Performances, 2002 "Down the Old Plank Road", guest vocals on the album Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions, by The Chieftains, 2002 "Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel", guest vocals on the album Further Down the Old Plank Road, by The Chieftains, 2003 "The Ballad of Curtis Loew", performed with moe. on the tribute album Under the Influence: A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd, 2004 "I’m Not That Kat (Anymore)", guest vocals on the album Heard it on the X, by Los Super Seven, 2005 "Instant Karma" (the John Lennon song) on the soundtrack to the television show, "My Name Is Earl - The Album Karma Is Funny Thing (Original Soundtrack)", 2006 "Ain’t no More Cane (On the Brazos)", on the tribute album Endless Highway: The Music of The Band, 2007 "Welfare Music", on the album The Imus Ranch Record, 2008 "Just to Satisfy You", on the tribute album The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings Volume 1, 2011 "Tennessee Plates", guest vocals on the album Dust Bowl by Joe Bonamassa, J&R Adventures, 2011 "Ride On Out a Ways", on the album Use Me by David Bromberg, Appleseed Recordings, 2011

Other releases Y'all Caught? The Ones That Got Away 1979–1985 (compilation), Geffen Records, 1989 Little Village (with Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe & Jim Keltner), Reprise Records, 1992 Slug Line/Two Bit Monsters, BGO Records, 1993 Live at the Hiatt (promo CD recorded at the London Forum), A&M Records, 1994 Greatest Hits: The A&M Years '87 - '94, A&M Records, 1998 The Best of John Hiatt, Capitol Records, 1998 Anthology (2 CD compilation of Hiatt's material from 1974 to 2000 includes "Spy Boy" from the "Cruisin'" soundtrack) Hip-O, 2001 The Best of John Hiatt: The Millennium Collection, A&M Records, 2003 Hangin' Around the Observatory/Overcoats, BGO Records, 2006 Collected, Universal, 2012 Here to Stay: Best of 2000-2012, New West Records, 2013

There are also several albums of his songs performed by other artists, specifically:

Love Gets Strange: The Songs of John Hiatt, various artists, 1993 Dear John, Ilse DeLange, 1999 Rollin' into Memphis: Songs of John Hiatt, various artists, 2000 It'll Come to You: The Songs of John Hiatt, various artists, 2003

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