"I Spy (For the F.B.I.)" / "Good Girl,Bad World" Released:1980
"Back to the War" / "Pink Bedroom" Released:1980
"Back to Normal" Released:1981
Two Bit Monsters is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's fourth album,released in June 1980. It was his second of two albums with MCA Records.[1] It failed to chart,and MCA dropped Hiatt. "It Hasn't Happened Yet" would be a minor country hit for Rosanne Cash,from her album Somewhere in the Stars. Cash also covered "Pink Bedroom",on Rhythm &Romance.
Two Bit Monsters was released by MCA Records in June 1980.[1][2][3] "I Spy (For the F.B.I.)" was released as a single,[4][5] with "Good Girl,Bad World" as the B-Side.[6] "Back to the War",c/w "Pink Bedroom",[7][8] and "Back to Normal" were also released as singles.[9] The album failed to chart everywhere but Sweden,where it peaked at No. 41 on the Sverigetopplistan chart.[10]
The Boston Globe wrote that "Hiatt's effort is strong,angry,and intelligent... He is not content to sneer,rather,Hiatt is one to ridicule and condemn."[15]Billboard wrote that the album "takes him [Hiatt] from the folk rock genre to the world of pop rock."[16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Hiatt,except where noted.
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