Great Days: The John Prine Anthology

~ Release by John Prine (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Illegal Smile
recording engineer:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Dale Smith (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
John Prine (on 1971-07-08)
bass:
Mike Leach (on 1971-07-08)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1971-07-08)
guitar:
John Christopher (British writer) (on 1971-07-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1971-07-08)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (on 1971-07-08)
pedal steel guitar:
Leo LeBlanc (on 1971-07-08)
percussion:
Bishop Heywood (on 1971-07-08)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1971-07-08)
vocals:
John Prine (on 1971-07-08)
remixer:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
American Recording Studios ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-07-08)
recording of:
Illegal Smile (on 1971-07-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion-Sour Grapes (ended), Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
33:13
2Spanish Pipedream
recording engineer:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Dale Smith (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
John Prine (on 1971-07-08)
guitar:
John Christopher (British writer) (on 1971-07-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1971-07-08)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (on 1971-07-08)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1971-07-08)
vocals:
John Prine (on 1971-07-08)
remixer:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
American Recording Studios ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-07-08)
recording of:
Spanish Pipedream (on 1971-07-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion-Sour Grapes (ended), Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
42:41
3Hello in There
recording engineer:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Dale Smith (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
John Prine (on 1971-07-08)
bass:
Mike Leach (on 1971-07-08)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1971-07-08)
guitar:
John Christopher (British writer) (on 1971-07-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1971-07-08)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (on 1971-07-08)
pedal steel guitar:
Leo LeBlanc (on 1971-07-08)
percussion:
Bishop Heywood (on 1971-07-08)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1971-07-08)
vocals:
John Prine (on 1971-07-08)
remixer:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
American Recording Studios ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-07-08)
recording of:
Hello in There (on 1971-07-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) (ended), Cotillion-Sour Grapes (ended), Sour Grapes Music, Inc., Walden Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3.54:32
4Sam Stone
recording engineer:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Dale Smith (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
John Prine (on 1971-07-08)
guitar:
John Christopher (British writer) (on 1971-07-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1971-07-08)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (on 1971-07-08)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1971-07-08)
vocals:
John Prine (on 1971-07-08)
remixer:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
American Recording Studios ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-07-08)
recording of:
Sam Stone (on 1971-07-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion-Sour Grapes (ended), Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
44:17
5Paradise
recording engineer:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Dale Smith (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
Steve Goodman (folk musician) (on 1971-05-25) and John Prine (on 1971-05-25)
bass guitar:
Neil Rosengarden (on 1971-05-25)
fiddle:
Dave Prine (on 1971-05-25)
background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Steve Goodman (folk musician) (on 1971-05-25)
lead vocals:
John Prine (on 1971-05-25)
remixer:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
A&R Studios (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-05-25)
recording of:
Paradise (on 1971-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion-Sour Grapes (ended), Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
3.53:16
6Donald and Lydia
recording engineer:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Dale Smith (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
John Prine (on 1971-07-08)
bass:
Mike Leach (on 1971-07-08)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1971-07-08)
guitar:
John Christopher (British writer) (on 1971-07-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1971-07-08)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (on 1971-07-08)
pedal steel guitar:
Leo LeBlanc (on 1971-07-08)
percussion:
Bishop Heywood (on 1971-07-08)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1971-07-08)
vocals:
John Prine (on 1971-07-08)
remixer:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
American Recording Studios ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-07-08)
recording of:
Donald and Lydia (on 1971-07-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion-Sour Grapes (ended), Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
44:31
7The Late John Garfield Blues
recording engineer:
Gene Paul
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
David Bromberg (American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter) and John Prine
bass guitar [bass] and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Steve Burgh
electric guitar:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
remixer:
Arif Mardin and Gene Paul
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Late John Garfield Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
3:06
8Yes, I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You
recording engineer:
Gene Paul
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
Steve Goodman (folk musician) and John Prine
bass guitar [bass]:
Steve Burgh
fiddle:
Dave Prine
resonator guitar [dobro]:
David Bromberg (American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
vocals:
John Prine
remixer:
Arif Mardin and Gene Paul
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You
composer:
John Prine
32:10
9The Great Compromise
recording engineer:
Gene Paul
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
John Prine
vocals:
John Prine
remixer:
Arif Mardin and Gene Paul
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Great Compromise
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
54:57
10Sweet Revenge
recording engineer:
Steve Ham
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
John Prine
bass:
Mike Leach
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kenny Malone (American blues drummer Kenny Kimbrough)
electric guitar:
Steve Goodman (folk musician) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter)
organ and piano:
David Briggs (US producer and musician)
background vocals:
Judy Clay (American soul and gospel singer), Cissy Houston and Deidre Tuck
vocals:
John Prine
recorded at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Sweet Revenge
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
42:42
11Please Don't Bury Me
recording engineer:
Steve Ham
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
John Christopher (British writer), Steve Goodman (folk musician) and John Prine
bass:
Mike Leach
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (American blues drummer Kenny Kimbrough)
electric guitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Dave Prine
vocals:
Raun MacKinnon and John Prine
recorded at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Please Don’t Bury Me
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
42:51
12Christmas in Prison
recording engineer:
Steve Ham
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Prine
bass:
Mike Leach
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (American blues drummer Kenny Kimbrough)
electric guitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter)
harmonica:
Jerry W. Shook
organ:
David Briggs (US producer and musician)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist)
recorded at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Christmas in Prison
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI)
3:14
13Dear Abby (live)
live recording of:
Dear Abby
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
4:23
14Blue Umbrella
recording engineer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
Steve Goodman (folk musician) and John Prine
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Steve Burgh
bass:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Mosley
electric piano:
Kenny Ascher
lead vocals:
John Prine
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Blue Umbrella
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Cotillion-Sour Grapes
3:31
15Common Sense
producer:
Steve Cropper
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
bass:
Tommy Cathey
electric guitar:
Paul Cannon and Rick Vito
membranophone:
Peter Bunetta
organ:
James Brown (keyboardist)
piano:
Larry Muhoberac (American musician, producer, and composer)
steel guitar:
Leo LeBlanc
background vocals:
Jackson Browne (American singer-songwriter), Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and J.D. Souther
strings arranger:
Carl Marsh (US orchestrator, arranger, composer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1975)
recording of:
Common Sense
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
53:12
16Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
producer:
Steve Cropper
acoustic guitar:
John Prine
bass:
Tommy Cathey
electric guitar:
Paul Cannon and Steve Goodman (folk musician)
membranophone:
Peter Bunetta
organ:
James Brown (keyboardist)
piano:
Larry Muhoberac (American musician, producer, and composer)
slide guitar:
Rick Vito
steel guitar:
Leo LeBlanc
vocals:
John Prine and Bonnie Raitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1975)
recording of:
Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
43:21
17Saddle in the Rain
producer:
Steve Cropper
acoustic guitar:
John Prine
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
congas:
Mayuto Correa
electric guitar:
Steve Cropper and Steve Goodman (folk musician)
horn:
Lewis Collins (saxophonist), Jack Hale (trombone), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns), Andrew Love and James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger)
membranophone:
Peter Bunetta
organ:
James Brown (keyboardist)
piano:
Alan Hand
background vocals:
Pat Coulter, Gwen Edwards (doo wop singer) and Brooks Hunnicutt
vocals:
John Prine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1975)
recording of:
Saddle in the Rain
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
43:35
18He Was in Heaven Before He Died
producer:
Steve Cropper
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
bass:
Steve Spear
reed organ [pump organ]:
James Brown (keyboardist)
steel guitar:
Leo LeBlanc
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1975)
recording of:
He Was in Heaven Before He Died
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
2:16
19Fish and Whistle
assistant engineer:
Tom Hanson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Hank Neuberger
producer:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Prine
bass:
Sid Sims
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Tom Radtke
electric guitar:
John Burns (guitarist, John Prine collaborator)
tin whistle [pennywhistle]:
Jim Rothermel
background vocals:
Bob Bowker, John Burns (guitarist, John Prine collaborator), Len Dresslar, Steve Goodman (folk musician) and Don Shelton (clarinetist, flutist, alto saxophonist and jazz vocalist)
vocals:
John Prine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Oh Boy Records (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1978-01 until 1978-03)
recording of:
Fish and Whistle
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Bruised Oranges
43:16
20That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round
assistant engineer:
Tom Hanson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Hank Neuberger
producer:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
acoustic guitar:
Steve Goodman (folk musician) and John Prine
bass:
Sid Sims
drums (drum set):
Tom Radtke
electric guitar:
John Burns (guitarist, John Prine collaborator) and Steve Goodman (folk musician)
sopranino recorder and tenor recorder:
Jim Rothermel
background vocals:
Steve Goodman (folk musician) and Diane Holmes
vocals:
John Prine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Oh Boy Records (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1978-01 until 1978-03)
recording of:
That’s the Way the World Goes ’Round
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Bruised Oranges
43:22
21Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
assistant engineer:
Tom Hanson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Hank Neuberger
producer:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
acoustic guitar:
John Burns (guitarist, John Prine collaborator)
bass:
Sid Sims
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tom Radtke
electric guitar:
John Prine
organ:
Mike Utley (musician, songwriter, and record producer)
pedal steel guitar:
Leo LeBlanc
piano:
Corky Siegel
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Jim Rothermel
background vocals:
Kitty Haywood, Bonnie Herman and Vicki Hubley
vocals:
John Prine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Oh Boy Records (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1978-01 until 1978-03)
recording of:
Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
45:20
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