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- Artist: John Wesley Harding
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- Release Date: February 13, 1996
- Total Time: 52:56
- Genre: Rock
Review
Four years passed since John Wesley Harding's previous long-player, and it seems he spent the time "growing up" a bit, shaking once and for all the image of Elvis Costello's smart-ass kid brother. John Wesley Harding's New Deal (the title presumably referring to his parting of ways with Sire and his new signing to Forward Records) finds a gentler Harding doing some soul-searching on his most introspective outing to date. Continuing the trend set by 1992's Why We Fight, the album's warmer production -- bare-bones arrangements consisting mainly of acoustic guitar with subtle use of violin, cello, Hammond organ, and pedal steel -- creates the appropriate intimate setting for the subject matter. Thankfully, the new John Wesley Harding's songs are still as clever as ever and, in a different way, just as catchy and memorable. ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| To Whom It May Concern | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (4:26) |
| Other People's Failure | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (3:52) |
| The Secret Angel | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (3:30) |
| Kiss Me, Miss Liberty | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (4:31) |
| Heart Without a Home | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (4:33) |
| God Lives Upstairs | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (5:32) |
| Infinite Combinations | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (3:40) |
| The King Is Dead Boring | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (3:25) |
| The Triumph of Trash | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (3:01) |
| Cupid and Psycho | John Wesley Harding, David Lewis | John Wesley Harding | (4:56) |
| Still Photo | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (4:12) |
| In Paradise | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (4:22) |
| The Speed of Normal | John Wesley Harding | John Wesley Harding | (2:56) |
