Happy Hour (Ted Hawkins album)

Happy Hour
Studio album by
Ted Hawkins
Released1986
StudioMusic Lab, Los Angeles
GenreBlues
LabelWindows On The World, Rounder
ProducerBruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker[1]
Ted Hawkins chronology
Watch Your Step
(1982) 		Happy Hour
(1986) 		On the Boardwalk (The Venice Beach Tapes)
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record Guide: The '80sB[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[5]

Happy Hour is an album by Ted Hawkins.[6][7] It was released in 1986.[5]

Critical reception

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AllMusic 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

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All tracks composed by Theodore Hawkins, Jnr.; except where indicated

  1. "Bad Dog"
  2. "Happy Hour" (Dave Mackechnie, Steve Gillette)
  3. "Don't Make Me Explain It"
  4. "The Constitution"
  5. "My Last Goodbye"
  6. "You Pushed My Head Away"
  7. "Revenge of Scorpio"
  8. "California Song"
  9. "Cold & Bitter Tears"
  10. "Gypsy Woman" (Curtis Mayfield)
  11. "Ain't That Pretty"
  12. "One Hundred Miles"

Personnel

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "HAWKINS--UP FROM THE BOARDWALK". Los Angeles Times. May 3, 1987.
  2. ^ a b "Happy Hour - Ted Hawkins | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Ted Hawkins". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 185.
  5. ^ a b Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Sasfy, Joe (14 May 1987). "Ted Hawkins--Happy Hour". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  7. ^ "Ted Hawkins | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Ted Hawkins". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 October 2020.


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