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Hindu Love Gods (album)

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Hindu Love Gods
The band name written in blue on a brown background
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 1990 (1990-10-05)
RecordedJanuary–February 1987
StudioRecord One, Sherman Oaks, California; A&M Studios, Los Angeles
GenreBlues rock
Length36:58
LabelGiant/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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]

Track listing

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  1. "Walkin' Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 4:12
  2. "Travelin' Riverside Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 4:02
  3. "Raspberry Beret" (Prince Rogers Nelson) – 3:53
  4. "Crosscut Saw" (Fred Ingrahm, Bill Sanders) – 3:06
  5. "Junko Pardner" (Bob Shad) – 2:39
  6. "Mannish Boy" (Bo Diddley, Melvin London, Muddy Waters) – 6:57
  7. "Wang Dang Doodle" (Willie Dixon) – 3:51
  8. "Battleship Chains" (Terry Anderson) – 3:06
  9. "I'm a One-Woman Man" (Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton) – 2:16
  10. "Vigilante Man" (Woody Guthrie) – 2:56

Personnel

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Hindu Love Gods
Production
  • Niko Bolas – production, engineering
  • Richard Landers – engineering
  • Rail Jon Rogut – engineering
  • Andrew Slater – production
  • Bob Vogt – engineering

Sales chart performance

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Year Chart Position
1990 Billboard 200 168[3]

Singles

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Year Single Chart Position
1990 "Raspberry Beret" Modern Rock Tracks 23[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hindu Love Gods at AllMusic
  2. ^ Giles, Jeff. "How Warren Zevon's R.E.M. Jam Session Became 'Hindu Love Gods'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Top Pop Albums". Billboard. 8 December 1990. p. 91.
  4. ^ "Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. 1 December 1990. p. 16.