Smoking in the Fields
Studio album by
The Del Fuegos
Released1989
GenreRock
LabelRCA[1]
ProducerDave Thoener
The Del Fuegos chronology
Stand Up
(1987)		 Smoking in the Fields
(1989)		 Silver Star EP
(2012)

Smoking in the Fields is an album by the American rock band the Del Fuegos, released in 1989.[2][3] It was the band's final studio album.[4][5]

The album peaked at No. 139 on the Billboard 200.[6] Its first single was "Move with Me Sister".[7] The Del Fuegos supported the album by touring with James McMurtry.[8]

Production

Smoking in the Fields was produced by Dave Thoener.[9] It was made without original members Woody Giessmann and Warren Zanes, who had left the band.[10] Magic Dick and Rick Danko made guest appearances.[11] The album was recorded in Woodstock, New York, from a pool of around 30 songs.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
Robert ChristgauC+[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[10]

Trouser Press wrote: "Secret weapon harp demon Magic Dick ... sends out waves of soulful moaning on some of the songs as horns and tasteful strings gussy up others; the lively variety show of smoking R&B, Stonesy guitar rock, rugged pop and whiskey-scarred soul ... scores on all four fronts."[14] Robert Christgau deemed the album "clubland nostalgia."[13] The Los Angeles Times determined that "the raw rock attack of the band's early days is back," and labeled the album "their richest and most varied."[15]

The Washington Post called "I'm Inside You" a "dire carnal-love ballad."[16] The Boston Globe considered Smoking in the Fields to be "a hard-rock triumph."[17] The Toronto Star concluded that "at their worst ('Down In Allen's Mills'), Del Fuegos sound like earnest Mellencamp imitators."[18] The Times lamented that "Dan Zanes has forsaken the slobbish, neo-Tom Waits drawl that used to make his singing so wondrously heroic."[19]

AllMusic wrote that "Zanes is in fine form with ragged voice throughout, yet this album remains a blueprint for how these generally well-written tunes probably sounded live in a smoky club, the band's natural habitat."[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Move with Me Sister" 
2."Down in Allen's Mills" 
3."I'm Inside You" 
4."Headlights" 
5."Breakaway" 
6."Dreams of You" 
7."The Offer" 
8."Part of This Earth" 
9."Stand By You" 
10."Lost Weekend" 
11."No No Never" 
12."Friends Again" 

References

  1. ↑ Racine, Marty (November 16, 1989). "Burning with honest sweat". Houston Chronicle. Houston. p. 1.
  2. ↑ "The Del Fuegos Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Del Fuegos Love to Rock 'n' Roll". Oklahoman.com. November 19, 1989.
  4. ↑ "The Del Fuegos Rekindle the Flame for Reunion Tour". SPIN. December 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ Mehr, Bob (March 1, 2016). "Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements". Hachette Books – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 214.
  7. 1 2 Kot, Greg. "Glad to be back: Revived Del Fuegos come out smokin'". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 3.
  8. ↑ Darling, Cary (November 8, 1989). "Split in the band lights a fire under Del Fuegos". Orange County Register. p. I3.
  9. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 834.
  10. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 326.
  11. ↑ "Disc Drive". Calgary Herald. 31 Aug 1989. p. F3.
  12. 1 2 "Smoking in the Fields - The Del Fuegos | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  13. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: The Del Fuegos". www.robertchristgau.com.
  14. ↑ "Del Fuegos". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  15. ↑ Boehm, Mike (8 Nov 1989). "Revitalized Del Fuegos on Comeback Trail". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 2.
  16. ↑ "FUEGOS DIDN'T START THE FIRE, EITHER". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  17. ↑ Morse, Steve (20 Oct 1989). "'SMOKING' PUTS DEL FUEGOS BACK ON BOSTON STREETS". The Boston Globe. ARTS AND FILM. p. 83.
  18. ↑ MacInnis, Craig (10 Nov 1989). "The Del Fuegos". Toronto Star. p. D26.
  19. ↑ Sinclair, David (May 25, 1990). "The Del Fuegos: Smoking in the Fields". The Times. Features.
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