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The Criminal Under My Own Hat
Studio album by T Bone Burnett
Released	July 14, 1992 (1992-07-14)
Studio	Kiva West, Los Angeles Ocean Way, Hollywood Sunset Sound, Hollywood Music Row Audio, Nashville Sound Emporium, Nashville
Genre	Rock
Length	38:14
Label	Columbia
Producer	T Bone Burnett, Bob Neuwirth
T Bone Burnett chronology
The Talking Animals (1987) The Criminal Under My Own Hat (1992) The True False Identity (2006)

The Criminal Under My Own Hat is an album by T Bone Burnett that was released in 1992. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Music critic Mark Deming of AllMusic said the album was "easily T-Bone Burnett's strongest album since Proof Through the Night, and a rare pleasure for thinking music fans".

Track listing

All tracks written by T Bone Burnett; except where indicated

1. "Over You" – 2:20
2. "Tear This Building Down" – 4:37
3. "It's Not Too Late" (Burnett, Elvis Costello, Bob Neuwirth) – 4:26
4. "Humans from Earth" – 2:48
5. "Primitives" – 3:15
6. "Criminals" – 3:44
7. "Every Little Thing" (Burnette, Neuwirth) – 2:53
8. "I Can Explain Everything" – 1:53
9. "Any Time at All" – 3:03
10. "I Can Explain Everything (Reprise)" – 3:19
11. "The Long Time Now" (Burnett, Neuwirth) – 3:00
12. "Kill Switch" – 2:55

Personnel

• T Bone Burnett – vocals
• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Edgar Meyer – bowed bass
• Van Dyke Parks – accordion
• Marc Ribot – guitar
• Billy Swan – background vocals
• Jim Keltner – drums
• David Jackson – bowed bass
• Mark O'Connor – mandolin, violin
• Dean Parks – slide guitar
• Jerry Scheff – bass
• Harry Stinson – bass drums
• Andrea Zonn – viola
• Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass

References

1. Sachs, Lloyd (4 October 2016). T Bone Burnett: A Life in Pursuit. University of Texas Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-1477303771.
2. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Criminal Under My Own Hat > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.

• 1992 albums
• T Bone Burnett albums
• Albums produced by T Bone Burnett
• Columbia Records albums
• Albums produced by Bob Neuwirth