The Criminal Under My Own Hat is an album by T Bone Burnett that was released in 1992. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
Reception
Music critic Mark Deming of AllMusic said the album was "easily T-Bone Burnett's strongest album since Proof Through the Night, and a rare pleasure for thinking music fans". Trouser Press critic Ira Robbins called the album a "huge improvement" over Burnett's previous one, observing that "The Criminal Under My Own Hat largely abandons the slick pretensions of The Talking Animals and returns to the modest rootsiness of [his 1986 self-titled album]." Despite a few weak tracks, Robbins hailed it as "Burnett’s best album or at least his most underrated one."
Track listing All tracks written by T Bone Burnett; except where indicated "Over You" – 2:20 "Tear This Building Down" – 4:37 "It's Not Too Late" (Burnett, Elvis Costello, Bob Neuwirth) – 4:26 "Humans from Earth" – 2:48 "Primitives" – 3:15 "Criminals" – 3:44 "Every Little Thing" (Burnette, Neuwirth) – 2:53 "I Can Explain Everything" – 1:53 "Any Time at All" – 3:03 "I Can Explain Everything (Reprise)" – 3:19 "The Long Time Now" (Burnett, Neuwirth) – 3:00 "Kill Switch" – 2:55
Personnel T Bone Burnett – vocals Jerry Douglas – dobro Edgar Meyer – bowed bass Van Dyke Parks – accordion Marc Ribot – guitar Billy Swan – background vocals Jim Keltner – drums David Jackson – bowed bass Mark O'Connor – mandolin, violin Dean Parks – slide guitar Jerry Scheff – bass Harry Stinson – bass drums Andrea Zonn – viola Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass
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