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Chris Isaak
Speak of the Devil
Release Date: 1998 09 22
Running Time: 44:48
Label: Reprise
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Speak of the Devil explores the same moody terrain as Chris Isaak's previous records, though the songs are fleshed out with more contemporary touches. The leadoff track, "Please," is unusually hard-hitting, with its acoustic/electric/soft/crash structure, Mellotron, and soundbite lyrics. "I'm Not Sleepy" is a roots rock rave-up (wherein Isaak lyrically quotes Lennon's "Oh Yoko": "In the middle of the night I cry your name"); the title cut is an eerie celebration of love lost and found; "Talkin' 'Bout a Home" is the album's tour de force. Yet, some of the loungy vocal touches in "Flying" and the final instrumental track, "Super Magic 2000," would be right at home on an indie rock record. And of course there's plenty of that thing Isaak does best: quintessential love's-gone-wrong-'n'-let's-make-it-right songs, as on the loping, country-tinged "This Time" and the teary "Walk Slow." Denise Sullivan, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1PleaseIsaak3:34
2FlyingIsaak3:08
3Walk SlowIsaak3:01
4Breaking ApartWarren, Isaak3:45
5This TimeIsaak3:12
6Speak of the DevilIsaak3:30
7Like the Way She MovesIsaak2:49
8Wanderin'Isaak2:42
9Don't Get So Down on YourselfIsaak3:11
10Black FlowersIsaak2:43
11I'm Not SleepyIsaak2:36
12Lonely NightsIsaak2:09
13Talkin' About a HomeIsaak4:44
14Super Magic 2000Isaak3:45

Other Releases:
Speak of the Devil [Bonus Track]
Release Date: 1998
Label: WEA International








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