Baja Sessions

Baja Sessions
Studio album by
Chris Isaak
ReleasedOctober 8, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
Genres
Length39:02
LabelReprise
ProducerErik Jacobsen
Chris Isaak chronology
Forever Blue
(1995)		 Baja Sessions
(1996)		 Speak of the Devil
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Chicago TribuneStar[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStar[4]
Entertainment WeeklyD[5]
Orlando SentinelStarStarStarStar[6]
Pitchfork8.2/10[7]

Baja Sessions is the sixth studio album by Chris Isaak, released in 1996, featuring largely acoustic arrangements. The album contains a large number of covers, many of which are classic songs (such as the Hawaiian-tinged "Sweet Leilani" and "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)") which refer to, or are styled to suggest, tropical, laid-back settings. Though its title refers to Baja California, the album was recorded at San Francisco's Coast Recorders.

A 58-minute documentary was released featuring Isaak performing the songs as well as making amusing asides, surfing and generally mucking around.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Pretty Girls Don't Cry"Chris IsaakSilvertone (1985)3:09
2."Back On Your Side"Chris IsaakSilvertone (1985)3:04
3."Only The Lonely"Joe Melson, Roy Orbison 2:53
4."South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr 3:10
5."I Wonder"Chris Isaak 2:56
6."Wrong To Love You"Chris IsaakHeart Shaped World (1989)3:55
7."Waiting For My Lucky Day"Chris Isaak 2:38
8."Yellow Bird"Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Norman Luboff 2:29
9."Two Hearts"Chris IsaakSan Francisco Days (1993)3:19
10."Return to Me"Danny DiMinno, Carmen Lombardo 2:17
11."Dancin'"Chris IsaakSilvertone (1985)3:57
12."Sweet Leilani"Harry Owens 2:17
13."Think Of Tomorrow"Chris Isaak 2:58

Personnel

  • Chris Isaak - vocals, guitar
  • Hershel Yatovitz - lead guitar
  • Rowland Salley - bass, vocals
  • Kenney Dale Johnson - drums

Sales and certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 556,000[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Raggett, Ned. "Baja Sessions Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ Kot, Greg (November 1, 1996). "Chris Issak The Baja Sessions (Reprise)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Chris Isaak". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  5. ↑ Mirkin, Steven (October 18, 1996). "Baja Sessions". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (October 25, 1996). "Chris Isaak". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ Schreiber, Ryan. "Chris Isaak: The Baja Sessions". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 29, 2001.
  8. ↑ "American album certifications – Chris Isaak – Baja sessions". Recording Industry Association of America.
  9. ↑ "Answers to readers' questions about Chris Isaak, Britney Spears and Janet Jackson". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2021.


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