{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Leftover Feelings | type = studio | artist = John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band | cover = John Hiatt - Leftover Feelings.jpg | alt = Hiatt seated at a table | released = {{Start date|2021|05|21}} | recorded = October 2020 | studio = *RCA Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee) *Squirrel Nest (Nashville, Tennessee) | genre = Roots rock, Americana, blues rock, folk rock | length = 41:26 | label = New West | producer = Jerry Douglas | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Leftover Feelings | type = studio | single1 = All The Lilacs In Ohio | single1date = 2021 | single2 = Mississippi Phone Booth | single2date = 2021 | single3 = Long Black Electric Cadilac | single3date = 2021 }} }} '''''Leftover Feelings''''' is a collaborative album by singer-songwriter John Hiatt and The Jerry Douglas Band, released in 2021 through the record label New West Records. The album was nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award in the Best Americana Album category. Hiatt and The Jerry Douglas Band toured in support of the album.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Todd |first=Nate |date=April 14, 2021 |title=John Hiatt & Jerry Douglas Band Share ‘Long Black Electric Cadillac’ Single & Announce North American Tour |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/john-hiatt-jerry-douglas-band-long-black-electric-cadillac-single-north-american-tour |website=JamBase}}</ref>
== Recording == The album was recorded live during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Therrien |first=Jonny |date=June 1, 2021 |title=John Hiatt, Jerry Douglas Band Dial It In on “Mississippi Phone Booth” |url=https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/john-hiatt-jerry-douglas-band-dial-it-in-on-mississippi-phone-booth/ |website=The Bluegrass Situation}}</ref> The album was produced by Jerry Douglas, and was recorded with no drummer. They originally wanted to record the album in April,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Scolforo |first=Carli |date=March 24, 2021 |title=Exclusive: Watch John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas Play “Mississippi Phone Booth” |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/john-hiatt-and-jerry-douglas/exclusive-john-hiatt-jerry-douglas-mississippi-pho |website=Paste Magazine}}</ref> but because of the pandemic had to wait until October.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clayson |first=Jane |date=May 21, 2021 |title=John Hiatt And Jerry Douglas Join Forces On 'Leftover Feelings' |url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/05/21/john-hiatt-jerry-douglas-album |website=WBUR-FM}}</ref> The entire album was recorded in just four days. The first song recorded for the album was "All The Lilacs In Ohio." The songs "Angel" and "Slow Turning," both first recorded by Hiatt, were re-recorded for this album, but didn't make the final cut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Art |date=December 16, 2021 |title=“We Were Halfway Into the Record Before We Realized There Wasn’t a Drummer on It”: John Hiatt Talks Songwriting and Recording His Latest Album 'Leftover Feelings' with the Jerry Douglas Band |url=https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/we-were-halfway-into-the-record-before-we-realized-there-wasnt-a-drummer-on-it-john-hiatt-talks-songwriting-and-recording-his-latest-album-leftover-feelings-with-the-jerry-douglas-band |website=Guitar Player}}</ref>
== Content == "All The Lilacs In Ohio" was first recorded by Hiatt for his fifteenth album ''The Tiki Bar Is Open''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Jason |date=June 24, 2021 |title=REVIEW: John Hiatt & The Jerry Douglas Band — "Leftover Feelings" |url=https://americanahighways.org/2021/06/24/review-john-hiatt-the-jerry-douglas-band-leftover-feelings/ |website=Americana Highways}}</ref> "Light of the Burning Sun" was written by Hiatt about his oldest brother who committed suicide when Hiatt was nine years old.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stefano |first=Angela |date=May 21, 2021 |title=Interview: John Hiatt, With Jerry Douglas, Digs Into ‘Leftover Feelings’ on New Album |url=https://theboot.com/john-hiatt-jerry-douglas-leftover-feelings-interview-2021/ |website=The Boot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Berkowitz |first=Kenny |date=October 19, 2021 |title=John Hiatt and the Jerry Douglas Band Shine on ‘Leftover Feelings’ |url=https://acousticguitar.com/john-hiatt-and-the-jerry-douglas-band-leftover-feelings-review/ |website=Acoustic Guitar}}</ref>
== Release == ''Leftover Feelings'' was released by New West on May 21, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2021 |title=John Hiatt & the Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings |url=https://www.bluesmagazine.nl/john-hiatt-jerry-douglas-band-leftover-feelings/ |website=Blues Magazine}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Crone |first=Madeline |date=March 3, 2021 |title=John Hiatt Joins Forces with The Jerry Douglas Band on ‘Leftover Feelings’ |url=https://americansongwriter.com/john-hiatt-jerry-douglas-album-news/ |website=American Songwriter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lustig |first=Jay |date=April 12, 2021 |title=John Hiatt, Jerry Douglas team up for album and Jersey-bound tour |url=https://www.njarts.net/john-hiatt-jerry-douglas-team-up-for-album-and-jersey-bound-tour/ |website=NJ Arts}}</ref> The album failed to chart on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The album was nominated for the Best Americana Album award at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2022 |title=2022 Grammys Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list |access-date=June 27, 2022 |website=grammy.com |language=en}}</ref> "All The Lilacs In Ohio" was the lead single from the album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=Jon |date=March 3, 2021 |title=John Hiatt, Jerry Douglas Band Preview Collaborative Album With ‘All the Lilacs in Ohio’ |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/john-hiatt-jerry-douglas-band-album-all-the-lilacs-in-ohio-1136192/ |website=Rolling Stone}}</ref> "Mississippi Phone Booth" and "Long Black Electric Cadillac" were also released as singles.<ref name=":0" /> Music videos were made for all three singles.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
==Critical reception== ''Leftover Feelings'' was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on five reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Leftover Feelings - Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/leftover-feelings/john-hiatt/critic-reviews |website=Metacritic}}</ref>{{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/leftover-feelings-mw0003491339 |title=John Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band: Leftover Feelings |last=Deming |first=Mark |date=May 2021 |website=AllMusic |access-date=26 September 2021}}</ref> | rev2 = ''American Songwriter'' | rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/review-john-hiatt-and-jerry-douglas-elicit-emotion-on-leftover-feelings/|title=Review: John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas Elicit Emotion on ’Leftover Feelings’|date=May 20, 2021}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Uncut'' | rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="UNCUT">{{Cite magazine |last=Uncut |date=May 28, 2021 |title=Uncut |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/john-hiatt-with-the-jerry-douglas-band-leftover-feelings-130766/ |magazine=Uncut}}</ref> | MC = 84/100<ref name="MC">{{Cite web|title=Critic Reviews for Leftover Feelings|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/leftover-feelings/john-hiatt/critic-reviews|website=Metacritic|language=en}}</ref> }}AllMusic's Mark Deming writes "''Leftover Feelings'' isn't "John Hiatt's Acoustic Album," it's a solid and rewarding set of songs that sounds a bit different than usual, but finds him working with some excellent and simpatico musicians who understand his craft and play into the feel of Hiatt's material."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deming |first=Mark |title=Leftover Feelings Review by Mark Deming |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/leftover-feelings-mw0003491339 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> Jim Hynes of ''Glide Magazine'' calls the album Hiatt's best since 2008's ''Same Old Man''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hynes |first=Jim |date=May 17, 2021 |title=John Hiatt Teams With Dobro Master Jerry Douglas For Hot Takes On ‘Leftover Feelings’ (ALBUM REVIEW) |url=https://glidemagazine.com/256016/ohn-hiatt-teams-with-dobro-master-jerry-douglas-for-hot-takes-on-leftover-feelings-album-review/ |website=Glide Magazine}}</ref> Lee Zimmermann of ''American Songwriter'' says that the album "doesn’t take either artist beyond their respective comfort zones," adding "it is an outstanding album nevertheless, simply because it’s everything one would expect from a collaboration between the two. Above all, it succeeds in eliciting emotion, which is, by definition, the standard upon which most memorable music is judged."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zimmerman |first=Lee |date=May 20, 2021 |title=Review: John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas Elicit Emotion on ’Leftover Feelings’ |url=https://americansongwriter.com/review-john-hiatt-and-jerry-douglas-elicit-emotion-on-leftover-feelings/ |website=American Songwriter}}</ref>
==Track listing== All tracks are written by John Hiatt.
{{Track listing | total_length = 41:26 | title1 = Long Black Electric Cadillac | length1 = 3:26 | title2 = Mississippi Phone Booth | length2 = 3:06 | title3 = The Music Is Hot | length3 = 3:46 | title4 = All The Lilacs In Ohio | length4 = 3:29 | title5 = I'm In Asheville | length5 = 3:27 | title6 = Light Of The Burning Sun | length6 = 4:38 | title7 = Little Goodnight | length7 = 4:43 | title8 = Buddy Boy | length8 = 3:27 | title9 = Changes In My Mind | length9 = 3:34 | title10 = Keen Rambler | length10 = 3:25 | title11 = Sweet Dream | length11 = 4:29 }}
==Personnel== * John Hiatt – acoustic guitar, vocals * Jerry Douglas – dobro, lap steel guitar, background vocals, production * Daniel Kimbro – bass, tic-tac bass, string arrangements * Mike Seal – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Christian Sedelmyer – violin, string arrangements * Carmella Ramsey – background vocals
==Chart performance== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Chart (2021) ! Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Austria|46|artist=John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band|album=Leftover Feelings}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|25|artist=John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band|album=Leftover Feelings}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|170|artist=John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band|album=Leftover Feelings}} |- {{album chart|Germany|id=478798|28|artist=John Hiatt|album=Leftover Feelings}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|10|artist=John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band|album=Leftover Feelings}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|17|date=20210528|access-date=11 July 2025}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|15|artist=John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band|album=Leftover Feelings}} |- {{album chart|UKAmericana|3|date=20210528|access-date=11 July 2025}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|13|date=20210528|access-date=11 July 2025}} |- {{album chart|UKJazz|3|date=20210528|access-date=11 July 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardBluegrass|1|artist=John Hiatt|access-date=11 July 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|43|artist=John Hiatt|access-date=11 July 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardFolk|8|artist=John Hiatt|access-date=11 July 2025}} |}
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