Din of Ecstasy

Din of Ecstasy
Studio album by Chris Whitley
Released 1995
Genre Rock
Length 47:31
Label Work Records
Columbia Records
Producer John Custer, Chris Whitley, and Dougie Bowne
Chris Whitley chronology
Living with the Law
(1991)
Din of Ecstasy
(1995)
Terra Incognita
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA–[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Spin8/10[6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music[7]

Din of Ecstasy is the second studio album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley.

It was produced primarily by John Custer and Chris Whitley. The album was recorded by Steve Melton (assisted by Danny Kadar and Kent Bruce) and mixed by Toby Wright at Muscle Shoals Sound in Sheffield, Alabama as well as Baby Monster, Sony Music Studios, and Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Whitley unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Narcotic Prayer" – 3:45
  2. "Never" – 2:48
  3. "Know" – 3:47
  4. "O God My Heart Is Ready" – 3:13
  5. "Can't Get Off" – 4:03
  6. "God Thing" – 4:49
  7. "Din" – 3:15
  8. "New Machine" – 3:18
  9. "Some Candy Talking" (Jim Reid and William Reid - The Jesus and Mary Chain) – 4:13
  10. "Guns & Dolls" – 3:30
  11. "WPL" – 3:09
  12. "Ultraglide"
  13. "Days of Obligation" (hidden track) - 7:41

"O God My Heart Is Ready" and "Din" were released as singles.

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Din of Ecstasy". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1995-04-01). "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 56.
  3. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 334. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. Woodard, Josef (1995-03-10). "Din of Ecstasy". EW.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  5. Hochman, Steve (1995-04-16). "Album Review". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  6. LLC, SPIN Media (April 1995). "Records". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 199–200.
  7. Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. p. 426. ISBN 9780753504277.
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