A Man Under the Influence

A Man Under the Influence
Studio album by Alejandro Escovedo
Released	April 24, 2001
Genre	Roots rock
Length	50:09
Label	Bloodshot Records
Producer	Chris Stamey
Alejandro Escovedo chronology
Bourbonitis Blues (1999) A Man Under the Influence (2001) By the Hand of the Father (2002)

A Man Under the Influence is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, released on April 24, 2001 on Bloodshot Records. It was produced by Chris Stamey. A deluxe edition was released on November 15, 2009.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Billboard	(favorable)[3]
Exclaim!	(favorable)[4]
The A.V. Club	(favorable)[5]
Pitchfork Media	(8.3/10)[6]
Slant	(reissue)[1]
Robert Christgau	[7]

Billboard wrote that A Man Under the Influence was "the best studio performance Escovedo has ever delivered".^[3] Similarly, Joshua Klein wrote in the A.V. Club that the album "could be Escovedo's best yet",^[5] and James Mann said in PopMatters that the album was "far and away his best work".^[8]

Production

Several critics also commended Stamey's production on the album: Joe Tangari wrote in Pitchfork that on the track "Velvet Guitar", his production "keeps [the five guitarists on that track] all in their respective places, avoiding a sloppy mess."^[6] Additionally, Raoul Hernandez wrote in the Austin Chronicle that Stamey "deserves credit for the LP's overall cohesion of sound."^[9]

Track listing

1. Wave
2. Rosalie
3. Rhapsody
4. Across the River
5. Castanets
6. Don't Need You
7. Follow You Down
8. Wedding Day
9. Velvet Guitar
10. As I Fall
11. About this Love

Personnel

• Ryan Adams - Guest Artist, Vocal Harmony, Vocals (Background)
• Stephen Barber - Composer
• Lynn Blakey - Vocal Harmony, Vocals (Background)
• Caitlin Cary - Guest Artist, Violin, Vocals (Background)
• Cornbread - Bass
• Mike Daly - Bass, Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Mando-Guitar, Mandolin, Pedal Steel
• Mitch Easter - Engineer, Guitar (Electric)
• Alejandro Escovedo - Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist, Vocals
• J.D. Foster - Composer
• Eric Heywood - Pedal Steel, Pump Organ, Vocal Harmony
• Joe Eddy Hines - Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar
• Hector Muñoz - Drums, Orchestral Percussion, Tambourine
• Aaron Oliva - Bowed Double Bass, Double Bass
• David Perales - Violin, Vocal Harmony
• John Plymale - Mixing
• Chris Robinson - Vocal Harmony, Vocals (Background)
• Dana Lee Smith - Artwork
• Chris Stamey - Bass, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Electric), Kurzweil Synthesizer, Producer, Sleigh Bells
• Jon Wurster - Shaker

References

1. Keefe, Jonathan (15 November 2009). "A Man Under the Influence: Deluxe Bourbonitis Edition Review". Slant. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
2. Deming, Mark. "A Man Under the Influence". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
3. "A Man Under the Influence". Billboard. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
4. Barclay, Michael (May 2001). "A Man Under the Influence Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
5. Klein, Joshua (19 April 2002). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under The Influence". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
6. Tangari, Joe (24 April 2001). "A Man Under the Influence Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
7. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Alejandro Escovedo". Retrieved 9 December 2014.
8. Mann, James (23 April 2001). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
9. Hernandez, Raoul (27 April 2001). "A Man Under the Influence". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 12 December 2014.