Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Uncommon Connection	4:10
2	How Bad's The Coffee	3:55
3	The Nagging Dark	3:15
4	My Baby Blue	4:33
5	My Dog And Me	3:12
6	Almost Fed Up With The Blues Baritone Saxophone – Bobby Keys	4:35
7	Circle Back	4:28
8	Window On The World	3:35
9	Missing Pieces	4:05
10	Fly Back Home	4:43
11	The Last Time	4:51
12	The Most Unoriginal Sin	4:15
Bonus Disk:
1	Uncommon Connection [original two-track demo]	3:38
2	Missing Pieces [original two-track demo]	4:09
3	Almost Fed Up With The Blues [original two-track demo]	3:18

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Blackbird Studio
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – New West Records, LLC
• Copyright (c) – New West Records, LLC
• Published By – Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
• Published By – Oval Track Tunes

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – John Hiatt
• Art Direction, Design – Good And Evil Design, Kimberly Levitan
• Bass – Dave Ranson*
• Booking – Rob Prinz
• Drums, Backing Vocals – Kenneth Blevins
• Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dobro, Backing Vocals – Sonny Landreth
• Engineer [Assistant] – Jeremy Cotrell
• Mastered By – Doug Sax, Robert Hadley
• Photography By – Michael Wilson
• Producer – Don Smith, John Hiatt, The Goners
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Don Smith
• Written-By – John Hiatt

Notes

Borders limited edition with bonus disk,
Transparent two-disk jewel case.

Recorded at Blackbird Studios/Berry Hill, TN.
Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, CA.

© & ℗ 2003 New West Records, LLC
All songs published by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI) and Oval Track Tunes (BMI)

Sonny Landreth appears courtesy of Sugar Hill Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 607396604623
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
NW6045	John Hiatt & The Goners	John Hiatt & The Goners - Beneath This Gruff Exterior ‎(CD, Album)	New West Records	NW6045	US	2003
SANPR181	John Hiatt & The Goners	John Hiatt & The Goners - Beneath This Gruff Exterior ‎(CD, Album, Promo, Car)	Sanctuary Records	SANPR181	UK	2003
SANCD181	John Hiatt & The Goners	John Hiatt & The Goners - Beneath This Gruff Exterior ‎(CD, Album)	Sanctuary Records	SANCD181	UK & Europe	2003
NWA3001	John Hiatt & The Goners	John Hiatt & The Goners - Beneath This Gruff Exterior ‎(CD, Album, Promo, Adv)	New West Records	NWA3001	US	2003