The Tennessee Fire

The Tennessee Fire
Studio album by
My Morning Jacket
ReleasedMay 25, 1999
StudioUltrasuede Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio & Above the Cadillac Studios, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Genre
Length57:25
LabelDarla Records
ProducerTodd Kaiser
My Morning Jacket chronology
The Tennessee Fire
(1999) 		At Dawn
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork8.0/10[1]

The Tennessee Fire is the debut album by the rock band My Morning Jacket. It introduced the reverb-heavy sound that is characteristic of the band's early material. This is most apparent in Jim James' vocals, many of which were recorded in an improvised studio above his cousin’s garage.[3] Of the sixteen tracks on the album, only four were re-recorded in a professional studio prior to the album’s release: "Heartbreakin Man", "The Bear", "Evelyn Is Not Real" and "I Think I’m Going to Hell".[3][4]

In 2019 a deluxe version of the album celebrating its 20th anniversary was released, featuring the original 16-track album alongside 16 additional previously unreleased and unheard tracks, demos, alternate versions and more.[5]

  1. ^ a b Hooker, Zach (13 July 1999), "Review: The Tennessee Fire", Pitchfork Media
  2. ^ a b The Tennessee Fire at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b “The Tennessee Fire” deluxe edition liner notes
  4. ^ "My Morning Jacket - the Tennessee Fire: 20th Anniversary Edition".
  5. ^ "My Morning Jacket Collect Unreleased Songs for 'Tennessee Fire' 20th Anniversary Set". Rolling Stone. 11 June 2019.