Hindu Love Gods is the only album by American band Hindu Love Gods, which was released in 1990. The album was recorded around the same time as Warren Zevon's album Sentimental Hygiene, for which Zevon had enlisted Bill Berry, Peter Buck and Mike Mills of R.E.M. as players. The musicians also recorded this set of songs, mainly cover versions of old blues tunes, reputedly during late-night drunken recording sessions, not originally intending them for release.[2]
| Hindu Love Gods | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | October 5, 1990 |
| Recorded | January–February 1987 |
| Studio | Record One, Sherman Oaks, California; A&M Studios, Los Angeles |
| Genre | Blues rock |
| Length | 36:58 |
| Label | Giant/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records |
| Producer |
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Walkin' Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 4:12
- "Travelin' Riverside Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 4:02
- "Raspberry Beret" (Prince Rogers Nelson) – 3:53
- "Crosscut Saw" (Fred Ingrahm, Bill Sanders) – 3:06
- "Junko Pardner" (Bob Shad) – 2:39
- "Mannish Boy" (Bo Diddley, Melvin London, Muddy Waters) – 6:57
- "Wang Dang Doodle" (Willie Dixon) – 3:51
- "Battleship Chains" (Terry Anderson) – 3:06
- "I'm a One-Woman Man" (Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton) – 2:16
- "Vigilante Man" (Woody Guthrie) – 2:56
Personnel
edit- Hindu Love Gods
- Bill Berry – drums
- Peter Buck – guitar
- Mike Mills – bass guitar
- Warren Zevon – vocals, guitar
- Production
- Niko Bolas – production, engineering
- Richard Landers – engineering
- Rail Jon Rogut – engineering
- Andrew Slater – production
- Bob Vogt – engineering
Sales chart performance
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Billboard 200 | 168[3] |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Raspberry Beret" | Modern Rock Tracks | 23[4] |
References
edit- ^ Hindu Love Gods at AllMusic
- ^ Giles, Jeff. "How Warren Zevon's R.E.M. Jam Session Became 'Hindu Love Gods'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Top Pop Albums". Billboard. 8 December 1990. p. 91.
- ^ "Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. 1 December 1990. p. 16.