Baja Sessions
1996 studio album by Chris Isaak
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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 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 8, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
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| Length | 39:02 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Erik Jacobsen | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | D[5] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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| 1. | "Pretty Girls Don't Cry" | Chris Isaak | Silvertone (1985) | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Back On Your Side" | Chris Isaak | Silvertone (1985) | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Only The Lonely" | Joe Melson, Roy Orbison | 2:53 | |
| 4. | "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" | Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr | 3:10 | |
| 5. | "I Wonder" | Chris Isaak | 2:56 | |
| 6. | "Wrong To Love You" | Chris Isaak | Heart Shaped World (1989) | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Waiting For My Lucky Day" | Chris Isaak | 2:38 | |
| 8. | "Yellow Bird" | Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Norman Luboff | 2:29 | |
| 9. | "Two Hearts" | Chris Isaak | San Francisco Days (1993) | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Return to Me" | Danny DiMinno, Carmen Lombardo | 2:17 | |
| 11. | "Dancin'" | Chris Isaak | Silvertone (1985) | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Sweet Leilani" | Harry Owens | 2:17 | |
| 13. | "Think Of Tomorrow" | Chris Isaak | 2:58 |
Personnel
- Chris Isaak - vocals, guitar
- Hershel Yatovitz - lead guitar
- Rowland Salley - bass, vocals
- Kenney Dale Johnson - drums
Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 556,000[9] |
