| A Man Under the Influence | ||||
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| Released | April 24, 2001 | |||
| Studio | Modern Recording, Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Length | 50:09 | |||
| Label | Bloodshot | |||
| Producer | Chris Stamey | |||
| Alejandro Escovedo chronology | ||||
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A Man Under the Influence is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, released on April 24, 2001, on Bloodshot Records. It was produced by Chris Stamey. A deluxe edition was released on November 15, 2009.[1]
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| Blender | [4] |
| Now | 4/5[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [9] |
| Slant Magazine | [1] |
| Spin | 7/10[10] |
Billboard wrote that A Man Under the Influence was "the best studio performance Escovedo has ever delivered".[11] Similarly, Joshua Klein wrote in The A.V. Club that the album "could be Escovedo's best yet",[12] and James Mann said in PopMatters that the album was "far and away his best work".[13]
Several critics also commended Stamey's production on the album: Joe Tangari wrote in Pitchfork that on the track "Velvet Guitar", his production "keeps [the five guitarists on that track] all in their respective places, avoiding a sloppy mess."[6] Additionally, Raoul Hernandez wrote in The Austin Chronicle that Stamey "deserves credit for the LP's overall cohesion of sound",[3] while Michael Barclay of Exclaim! wrote that Stamey's production "captures the mood perfectly".[14]
Conversely, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice selected "Wave" and "Castanets" as "choice cuts", indicating good songs "on an album that isn't worth your time or money."[15]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo; except where indicated
- "Wave"
- "Rosalie"
- "Rhapsody" (Escovedo, Stephen Barber)
- "Across the River"
- "Castanets"
- "Don't Need You"
- "Follow You Down" (Escovedo, Stephen Barber)
- "Wedding Day" (Escovedo, JD Foster)
- "Velvet Guitar"
- "As I Fall"
- "About This Love"
Personnel
- Alejandro Escovedo - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
- Ryan Adams - vocal harmony, backing vocals
- Lynn Blakey - vocal harmony, backing vocals
- Caitlin Cary - violin, backing vocals
- Tonya Lamm - vocal harmony, backing vocals
- Michael "Cornbread" Traylor - bass
- Mike Daly - bass, 12-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mando-guitar, mandolin, pedal steel
- Mitch Easter - electric guitar, engineer
- Eric Heywood - pedal steel, pump organ, vocal harmony
- Joe Eddy Hines - electric guitar, slide guitar
- Hector Muñoz - drums, orchestral percussion, tambourine
- Aaron Oliva - bowed double bass, double bass
- David Perales - violin, vocal harmony
- Chip Robinson - vocal harmony, backing vocals
- Chris Stamey - bass, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, Kurzweil synthesizer, sleigh bells, engineer
- Brian Standefer - cello
- Jon Wurster - shaker
- Technical
- John Plymale, Tim Harper - mixing
- Markus Greiner - design
- Dana Lee Smith - artwork
References
- ^ a b Keefe, Jonathan (November 15, 2009). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence: Deluxe Bourbonitis Edition Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "A Man Under the Influence – Alejandro Escovedo". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ a b Hernandez, Raoul (April 27, 2001). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence (Bloodshot)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ Peisner, David. "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence". Blender. Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Perlich, Tim (May 10, 2001). "A Man Under The Influence". Now. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Tangari, Joe (April 24, 2001). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence". Q (178): 108. July 2001.
- ^ Fricke, David (April 26, 2001). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under The Influence". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Skanse, Richard (2004). "Alejandro Escovedo". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 282–83. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Moon, Tom (April 2001). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence". Spin. 17 (4): 162. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "A Man Under the Influence". Billboard. May 19, 2001. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ Klein, Joshua (April 19, 2002). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under The Influence". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ Mann, James (April 23, 2001). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence". PopMatters. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ Barclay, Michael (April 30, 2001). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 10, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Eating Again". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
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