Slow Turning (studio album)
by John Hiatt

Slow Turning by John Hiatt
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 8,309th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 44 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (111th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,210th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,309th)

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John Hiatt bestography

Slow Turning is ranked 2nd best out of 25 albums by John Hiatt on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Hiatt is Bring The Family which is ranked number 4242 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 334.

John Hiatt album bestography « Higher ranked (4,242nd)
Bring The Family
This album (8,309th)
Slow Turning
Lower ranked (13,396th) »
Perfectly Good Guitar

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Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt - Together On Stage
State Theatre, Portland, United States. United States
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Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt - Together On Stage
The Paramount in concert with North, Huntington, United States. United States
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06
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19:30
Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt - Together On Stage
The Santander Performing Arts Cente, Reading, United States. United States
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Slow Turning track list

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 44 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.9.

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From 08/18/2012 17:29
Some of Hiatt's best work found here. Highlights include Tenn plates and Icy Blue Heart.
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