Baja Sessions

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.

Baja Sessions
Studio album by
Chris Isaak
ReleasedOctober 8, 1996
Recorded1995-1996
GenreRockabilly,
Roots rock,
Rock'n'roll,
Surf rock
Length39:02
LabelReprise
ProducerErik Jacobsen
Chris Isaak chronology
Forever Blue
(1995)		 Baja Sessions
(1996)		 Speak of the Devil
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyD[5]
Orlando Sentinel[6]
Pitchfork8.2/10[7]

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

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris Isaak, except where indicated

  1. "Pretty Girls Don't Cry" – 3:09
  2. "Back on Your Side" – 3:03
  3. "Only the Lonely" (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) – 2:53
  4. "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" (Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr) - 3:10
  5. "I Wonder" – 2:55
  6. "Wrong to Love You" – 3:55
  7. "Waiting for My Lucky Day" – 2:38
  8. "Yellow Bird" (Norman Luboff, Alan Bergman) - 2:29
  9. "Two Hearts" – 3:19
  10. "Return to Me" (Carmen Lombardo, Danny DiMinno) - 2:17
  11. "Dancin'" – 3:57
  12. "Sweet Leilani" (Harry Owens) – 2:16
  13. "Think of Tomorrow" – 2:57

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]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Raggett, Ned. "Baja Sessions Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  2. Kot, Greg (1996-11-01). "Chris Issak The Baja Sessions (Reprise)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  3. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "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 (1996-10-18). "Baja Sessions". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  6. Gettelman, Parry (1996-10-25). "Chris Isaak". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  7. Schreiber, Ryan. "Chris Isaak: The Baja Sessions". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2001-08-29.
  8. "American album certifications – Chris Isaak – Baja sessions". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  9. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57365/ask-billboard
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