In Spite of Ourselves

~ Release by John Prine (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	(We’re Not) The Jet Set performer: Iris DeMent cover recording of: (We’re Not) The Jet Set lyricist and composer: Bobby Braddock	John Prine w/ Iris DeMent		2:37
2	So Sad (to Watch Good Love Go Bad) performer: Connie Smith cover recording of: So Sad (to Watch Good Love Go Bad) lyricist and composer: Don Everly publisher: Acuff-Rose (BMI) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)	John Prine w/ Connie Smith		2:30
3	Wedding Bells / Let’s Turn Back the Years performer: Lucinda Williams medley including a cover recording of: Let’s Turn Back the Years lyricist and composer: Hank Williams (country music legend) publisher: Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-03-03) medley including a cover recording of: Wedding Bells lyricist and composer: Claude Boone publisher: Morley Music Co. Inc. and Hometown Music Co., Inc. (on 1947-11-21)	John Prine w/ Lucinda Williams		3:48
4	When Two Worlds Collide performer: Trisha Yearwood cover recording of: When Two Worlds Collide writer: Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) and Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)	John Prine w/ Trisha Yearwood		2:22
5	Milwaukee Here I Come performer: Melba Montgomery (country singer) cover recording of: Milwaukee, Here I Come lyricist and composer: Lee Fykes	John Prine w/ Melba Montgomery		2:22
6	I Know One performer: Emmylou Harris cover recording of: I Know One lyricist and composer: Jack Clement publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Jack Music, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Valentine Music Group Ltd.	John Prine w/ Emmylou Harris		2:41
7	It’s a Cheating Situation performer: Dolores Keane cover recording of: It's a Cheatin' Situation writer: Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. and Sonny Throckmorton (American country singer / songwriter)	John Prine w/ Dolores Keane		2:57
8	Back Street Affair performer: Patty Loveless cover recording of: Back Street Affair composer: Jimmy Rule and Billy Wallace (Country artist) publisher: Carlin Music Corporation	John Prine w/ Patty Loveless		2:48
9	Loose Talk performer: Connie Smith cover recording of: Loose Talk writer: Freddie Hart (Country, Nashville Sound, US) and Ann Lucas	John Prine w/ Connie Smith		2:45
10	Let’s Invite Them Over performer: Iris DeMent cover recording of: Let’s Invite Them Over lyricist and composer: Onie Wheeler (American country and bluegrass musician)	John Prine w/ Iris DeMent		2:11
11	’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose performer: Fiona Prine cover recording of: ’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose writer: Bill Rice and Sharon Rice	John Prine w/ Fiona Prine	3	2:50
12	In a Town This Size performer: Dolores Keane cover recording of: In a Town This Size lyricist and composer: Kieran Kane	John Prine w/ Dolores Keane		3:31
13	We Could performer: Iris DeMent cover recording of: We Could lyricist and composer: Felice Bryant publisher: House of Bryant Publications, LLC	John Prine w/ Iris DeMent		2:17
14	We Must Have Been out of Our Minds performer: Melba Montgomery (country singer) cover recording of: We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds lyricist and composer: Melba Montgomery (country singer)	John Prine w/ Melba Montgomery		2:17
15	In Spite of Ourselves vocals: Iris DeMent recording of: In Spite of Ourselves lyricist and composer: John Prine publisher: Native Tongue Publishing Co.	John Prine w/ Iris DeMent	4.5	3:34
16	Dear John (I Sent Your Saddle Home) cover recording of: Dear John writer: Aubrey Gass and Tex Ritter	John Prine		2:27

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3417344 [info]
ASIN:	US: B00000K3LI [info]

Release group

part of:	Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Gary Rusak)) (order: 105)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/413837 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/john-prine/in-spite-of-ourselves/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000668731 [info]
Wikidata:	Q6010866 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 094012001926
Format:: HDCD
Length:: 43:55

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Oh Boy Records
OBR-019
Oh Boy Records
OBR019

Release events

United States
1999-09-14

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