Tracks:
Real Fine Love
Seven Little Indians
Child of the Wild Blue Yonder
Back of My Mind
Stolen Moments
Bring Back Your Love to Me
Rest of the Dream, The
Thirty Years of Tears
Rock Back Billy
Listening to Old Voices
Through Your Hands
One Kiss

Performer Notes:

• Personnel: John Hiatt (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Karen Peris (vocals); Michael Landau (guitar); Ethan Johns (guitar, mandolin, drums, percussion, background vocals); Michael Henderson, Mac Gayden (slide guitar); Billy Payne (piano, synthesizer); Chuck Leavell (organ); Wix (synthesizer); Pat Donaldson (bass, background vocals); Ritchie Heyward (drums, percussion); Michael Porter, David Kemper (drums); Robert Bennett, Russ Taff, Mike Finnigan, Bobby King, Willie Green, Ashley Cleveland (background vocals).
• Recorded at Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles, California.
• Personnel: John Hiatt (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, keyboards); Karen Peris (vocals); Ethan Johns (guitar, mandolin, drums); Michael Landau (electric guitar); Mac Gayden, Mike Henderson (slide guitar); Bill Payne (piano, synthesizer); Chuck Leavell (organ); Paul "Wix" Wickens (synthesizer); Richie Hayward (drums, percussion); David Kemper, Mike Porter (drums); Willie Green, Jr. , Mike Finnigan, Russ Taff, Ashley Cleveland, Bobby King (background vocals).
• Recording information: Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA.
• Hiatt entered the '90s firing on all cylinders, keeping a watchful eye on his songcraft as well as his ever-so-slowly increasing commercial recognition. Not only did he refuse to cut artistic corners on STOLEN MOMENTS in his efforts to broaden his fan base, he actually deepened his roots-rock pool and managed to get on the radio (briefly) in the process! STOLEN MOMENTS showcases a gentler (and sober) Hiatt. Whereas his early work often revealed a jagged sardonic edge, by 1990 Hiatt had loosened up considerably without losing an ounce of pop hook or a sliver of emotion from his craggy throat.
• He hits the mark immediately with "Child of the Wild Blue Yonder," easily his most effervescent song to date. Moreover, he has the good sense to avoid personal recovery melodramatics. If anything, he pokes fun at his less-than-wild self ("These days the only bar I ever see has got lettuce and tomatoes"). The album is not merely a light walk in the sunshine though. "Thirty Years of Tears" and "The Rest of the Dream" are among the most affecting songs in his entire oeuvre, revealing a warmth and maturity that compliments his passionate bark.

Professional Reviews: Rolling Stone (7/12/90) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...sturdy songs and passionate vocals with an array of distinctive guitar sounds.."

Q (7/95, p.141) - 3 Stars - Good - "...Hiatt's songs are beautifully written glimpses of life, peppered with longing and spiced with the inevitable torrents of emotional posturing....makes for a comfortable soulfulness and a more than gratifying earful."

Stereo Review (8/90) - "Best Recordings of the Month"

Audio Magazine - Sound A / Performance A+

Producer: Glyn Johns

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Guest Artist: Karen Peris; Russ Taff; Ashley Cleveland; Ethan Johns

Release Date: 19 June, 1990

Label: A&M (USA)