The Next Hundred Years

1994 studio album by Ted Hawkins

Studio album by

Ted Hawkins

Released

March 29, 1994 (1994-03-29)

Recorded

1994

Studio

Zeitgeist Studio, Los Angeles; additional recording at The Complex, Los Angeles

Genre

Soul blues

Length

36:06

Label

DGC^[1]

Producer

Tony Berg^[2]

Ted Hawkins chronology

I Love You Too
(1989)

The Next Hundred Years
(1994)

Songs from Venice Beach
(1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Robert Christgau	^[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[5]

The Next Hundred Years is a 1994 album by Ted Hawkins.^[6] It was the last album released during Hawkins's lifetime.^[7] The Washington Post called it one of 1994's best albums.^[8]

Critical reception

AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars (out of 5), with reviewer Bill Dahl calling it "a far weaker outing than what came before, largely due to a plodding band unwisely inserted behind Hawkins that tends to distract rather than enhance his impassioned vocals and rich acoustic guitar strumming."^[3] The Los Angeles Times called The Next Hundred Years "an album of strange and wonderful beauty."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ted Hawkins; except where indicated

"Strange Conversation"
"Big Things"
"There Stands the Glass" (Russ Hall, Mary Jean Shurtz, Michael Pierce)
"Biloxi" (Jesse Winchester)
"Groovy Little Things"
"The Good and the Bad"
"Afraid"
"Green-Eyed Girl"
"Ladder Of Success"
"Long as I Can See the Light" (John Fogerty)

Personnel

Ted Hawkins – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

Chris Bruce – guitar
Tony Berg – keyboards, guitar
Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
Greg Leisz – steel guitar
Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
Kevin McCormick – bass guitar
Bill Payne – keyboards
John Pierce – bass guitar
Guy Pratt – bass guitar
Martin Tillman – cello
Patrick Warren – keyboards
Greg Wells – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

Tony Berg – production
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine, United States
Pat McCarthy – mixing
John Paterno – recording
Susan Rogers – recording

Artwork

Jeff Sedlik – photography
Robin Sloane – creative direction
Janet Wolsborn – art direction

Chart positions

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	20

References

^ "TED HAWKINS is a singer, a songwriter, and a guitarist who for almost 30 years was a street mu..." NPR.org.
^ ^a ^b "Ted Hawkins, "The Next Hundred Years" DGC Records". Los Angeles Times. June 23, 1994.
^ ^a ^b "The Next Hundred Years - Ted Hawkins | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Ted Hawkins". www.robertchristgau.com.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 185.
^ "Ted Hawkins | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ Komara, Edward M. (October 13, 2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: A-J, index. Taylor & Francis US. ISBN 9780415927000 – via Google Books.
^ Himes, Geoffrey (October 25, 1994). "HAWKINS AND ALVIN: DREAM TEAM" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Ted Hawkins – The Next Hundred Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 14, 2014.