Album · John Hiatt
Bring the Family by John Hiatt
Bring the Family is an album by John Hiatt, released in 1987. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 36 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Have A Little Faith In Me”, on 28 lists with a best position of #40.
Bring the Family, John Hiatt's eighth album, came out on A&M in 1987, and it's the one where the former Nashville staff songwriter finally caught a break. He cut it with a killer band: Ry Cooder on guitar, Nick Lowe on bass and Jim Keltner on drums, and the four would later get back together as Little Village.
It's lean, warm and lived-in, heartland rock with a Southern soul ache, and Hiatt sings like a man who has wrecked a few things and is working hard to put them back together. "Have a Little Faith in Me" is the tender centerpiece and one of his best-loved songs, "Thank You Girl" gave him his first entry on the rock chart, and "Memphis in the Meantime" rolls along with a wink. It was also his first album to reach the Billboard 200. Bonnie Raitt later scored a hit with "Thing Called Love" from this set.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Bring the Family on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Have A Little Faith In Me | 28 | #40 | – | 1988–2026 | |
| 2 | Memphis in the Meantime | 7 | #109 | – | 1989–2026 | |
| 3 | Thank You Girl | 1 | #472 | – | 1991 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.