Slow Turning

'Slow Turning' was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's ninth album. Hiatt is one of the few artists with the energy of a Detroit rock and roller and the authority of a Memphis country and blues artist. The album became a hit factory for others like, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Ilse DeLange, Suzy Bogguss, and Aaron Neville among the many who made 'Slow Turning's songs their own. His Louisiana quartet, the Goners, spearheaded by slide guitar innovator Sonny Landreth, made each hot tune ("Drive South," "Tennessee Plates") crack like a whip and "Feels Like Rain" is a soulful wail against the heat and a sensual serenade, all wrapped up in lyrics that send you to the Deep South summer under a tin roof.