title: The Criminal Under My Own Hat
text: # The Criminal Under My Own Hat
  
  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 praised the album and 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
  
  * "Over You" – 2:20
  * "Tear This Building Down" – 4:37
  * "It's Not Too Late" (Burnett, Elvis Costello, Bob Neuwirth) – 4:26
  * "Humans from Earth" – 2:48
  * "Primitives" – 3:15
  * "Criminals" – 3:44
  * "Every Little Thing" (Burnette, Neuwirth) – 2:53
  * "I Can Explain Everything" – 1:53
  * "Any Time at All" – 3:03
  * "I Can Explain Everything (Reprise)" – 3:19
  * "The Long Time Now" (Burnett, Neuwirth) – 3:00
  * "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
  