Hangin' Around the Observatory

Hangin' Around the Observatory
Studio album by
Released1974
RecordedJuly 1973
StudioColumbia Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreRock
Length37:44
LabelEpic
ProducerGlen Spreen
John Hiatt chronology
Hangin' Around the Observatory
(1974)
Overcoats
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideB
Rolling Stone
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

Hangin' Around the Observatory is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter John Hiatt. It was released in 1974 through Epic Records. The recording sessions took place at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. The album was produced by Glen Spreen. The song "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was covered that same year by Three Dog Night on their album Hard Labor, and was a top 20 hit.