The Next Hundred Years Explained

The Next Hundred Years
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ted Hawkins
Cover:	The Next Hundred Years - Ted Hawkins.jpg
Alt:	A close-up photo of Hawkins' face
Recorded:	1994
Studio:	Zeitgeist Studio, Los Angeles; additional recording at The Complex, Los Angeles
Genre:	Soul blues
Label:	DGC
Producer:	Tony Berg
Prev Title:	I Love You Too
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Songs from Venice Beach
Next Year:	1995

The Next Hundred Years is a 1994 album by Ted Hawkins. It was the last album released during Hawkins's lifetime.^[1] The Washington Post called it one of 1994's best albums.

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." The Los Angeles Times called The Next Hundred Years "an album of strange and wonderful beauty."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ted Hawkins; except where indicated

1. "Strange Conversation"
2. "Big Things"
3. "There Stands the Glass" (Russ Hall, Mary Jean Shurtz, Michael Pierce)
4. "Biloxi" (Jesse Winchester)
5. "Groovy Little Things"
6. "The Good and the Bad"
7. "Afraid"
8. "Green-Eyed Girl"
9. "Ladder Of Success"
10. "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

Notes and References

1. Book: Komara, Edward M.. Encyclopedia of the Blues: A-J, index. October 13, 2006. Taylor & Francis US. 9780415927000. Google Books.