Latest Release
- 4 AUG 2023
- 2 Songs
- Willie Nelson American Outlaw (Live) · 2020
- Step Inside This House · 1998
- Pontiac · 1987
- Pontiac · 1987
- Willie Nelson American Outlaw (Live) · 2020
- Toy Story (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack) · 1995
- The Road to Ensenada · 1996
- Joshua Judges Ruth · 1992
- Step Inside This House · 1998
- 12th of June · 2022
Essential Albums
- Looking like a character from a quirky cult film and sounding like a cross between George Strait, Bob Wills and Randy Newman, Lyle Lovett turned the country world on its ear with Pontiac, and even earned attention from the rock world. With straight-razor wit and poetic precision, his remarkable second album gets into the heads of murderers (“L.A. County”) and potential psychos (the title track), while still leaving room for loose-limbed, good-time love songs (“Give Back My Heart”, “She’s Hot to Go”).
- 1986
- 2022
- 2012
- 2009
- 1996
Music Videos
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
Artist Playlists
- Meet the long, tall Texan who was alt-country before the term existed.
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
Compilations
- 2017
- 2003
Appears On
About Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett has built an eclectic and literate body of work steeped in the folk, country and Western swing traditions of his home state of Texas. Born in 1957 and raised on a ranch in Klein, Lovett started writing songs while attending Texas A&M in the late ‘70s. A few years later, Guy Clark passed on Lovett’s demo tape to MCA Records, which resulted in Lovett’s self-titled 1986 debut, a poetic, often witty collection rooted in classic country (“God Will”) that also offered glimpses of stylistic diversity (the upbeat pop of “Why I Don’t Know”). In 1987, Pontiac provided more insightful lyricism, expanding on Lovett’s sound with wistful folk (“If I Had a Boat”), jazzy numbers and slinking rock. He moved toward jazz with 1989’s Lyle Lovett & His Large Band; explored R&B and gospel on 1992’s Joshua Judges Ruth; and returned to twangier fare with 1996’s The Road to Ensenada. Though he’s never stopped working—he’s also an actor—Lovett took a 10-year hiatus from studio albums in the 2010s, returning with 2022’s swinging 12th of June.
- HOMETOWN
- Klein, TX, United States
- BORN
- 1 November 1957
- GENRE
- Country