When compared with the previous album Tenderness, Exotica was described as "a looser outing; uneven, but flowing with hotter blood".[3]
Hanrahan spoke highly of his time recording with Jack Bruce, saying "with Jack you are spoilt, because you start out with your sketch and finish up with a gorgeous painting".[2]
Critical reception
Music reviewer Jack Burke described Exotica in the Lake Geneva Regional News as "soothing and provocative both, ranging far afield and home again".[4]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"You Can Tell a Guy by His Anger"
7:45
2.
"The Last Song"
3:34
3.
"As in Angola (Red Star in the Morning Sky)"
3:35
4.
"Red Star"
6:53
5.
"You Can Tell Someone Who'll Never Fullfill Their Potential by the Way They Measure the Evening"
1:18
6.
"What We Learned That Night in Vera Cruz and How We Applied It"
2:36
7.
"G-d Is Great"
10:34
8.
"As in the Bronx (You Can Tell Where Someone Comes From by What They Laugh At)"
4:27
9.
"You Can Tell a Moment of Clarity by the Digital Trace It Leaves"
6:01
10.
"As in the Red Morning"
8:00
11.
"The Last Song on the Album"
3:25
References
^Wynn, Ron. "Exotica". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
