Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
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Released | August 17, 1993 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Rhino | |||
Producer | Barry Beckett, James Austin, David Briggs, Al Bunetta, Steve Cropper, Dan Einstein, Howie Epstein, Steve Goodman, Hank Neuberger, Jerry Phillips, Knox Phillips, John Prine, Jim Rooney, Arif Mardin | |||
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Great Days: The John Prine Anthology is a compilation album by American folk singer John Prine, released in 1993.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | (A) [2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Allmusic critic Steven Thomas Erlewine called the album an excellent summary of Prine's prime period (1971-1991), and "this provides a nearly flawless recap of his career - so much so that it's not only for neophytes, but also reminds longtime fans why they loved him in the first place."[1] Music critic Robert Christgau also praised the compilation, writing "There aren't 41 best Prine songs. There are 50, 60, maybe more; the only way to resolve quibbles would be a bigger box than commerce or decorum permits...Prine's a lot friendlier than your average thriving old singer-songwriter (Young, Thompson, Cohen), and his disinclination to downplay his natural warmth or his folk-rock retro may make him impenetrable to victims of irony proficiency amnesia."[2]
Track listing
All songs by John Prine unless otherwise noted.
- Disc 1
- "Illegal Smile" – 3:13
- "Spanish Pipedream" – 2:41
- "Hello in There" – 4:32
- "Sam Stone" – 4:16
- "Paradise" – 3:15
- "Donald and Lydia" – 4:30
- "The Late John Garfield Blues" – 3:06
- "Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You" – 2:10
- "The Great Compromise" – 4:56
- "Sweet Revenge" – 2:41
- "Please Don't Bury Me" – 2:51
- "Christmas in Prison" – 3:13
- "Dear Abby" – 4:22 (live)
- "Blue Umbrella" – 3:31
- "Common Sense" – 3:11
- "Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard" – 3:20
- "Saddle in the Rain" – 3:35
- "He Was in Heaven Before He Died" – 2:16
- "Fish and Whistle" – 3:15
- "That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round" – 3:22
- "Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)" – 5:20
- Tracks #1–6 are originally from John Prine
- Tracks #7–9 are originally from Diamonds in the Rough
- Tracks #10–14 are originally from Sweet Revenge
- Tracks #15–18 are originally from Common Sense
- Tracks #19–21 are originally from Bruised Orange
- Disc 2
- "Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone" – 2:55
- "Automobile" – 4:23
- "Killing the Blues" (Roly Salley) – 4:38
- "Down by the Side of the Road" – 5:04
- "Living in the Future" – 3:26
- "It's Happening to You" (Prine, John Burns) – 2:19
- "Storm Windows" – 5:07
- "One Red Rose" – 3:19
- "Souvenirs" – 3:33
- "Aimless Love" – 3:08
- "The Oldest Baby in the World" (Prine, Donnie Fritts) – 3:07
- "People Puttin' People Down" – 2:50
- "Unwed Fathers" (Prine, Bobby Braddock) – 3:32
- "Angel from Montgomery" – 4:34 (live)
- "Linda Goes to Mars" – 3:10
- "Bad Boy" – 3:30
- "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" – 3:31 (live)
- "It's a Big Old Goofy World" – 5:24 (live)
- "The Sins of Memphisto" – 4:14
- "All the Best" – 3:28
- Track #1 is originally from Bruised Orange
- Tracks #2–4 are originally from Pink Cadillac
- Tracks #5–8 are originally from Storm Windows
- Track #9 is originally from Affordable Art by Steve Goodman
- Tracks #10–13 are originally from Aimless Love
- Track #14 is originally from A Tribute to Steve Goodman
- Tracks #15–16 are originally from German Afternoons
- Track #17 is originally from John Prine Live
- Track #18 is originally from The Best of Mountain Stage Live, Volume 2
- Tracks #19–20 are originally from The Missing Years
Personnel
- John Prine – vocals, guitar, background vocals
- Kenny Ascher – piano
- Barry Beckett – piano
- David Briggs – organ, piano
- David Bromberg – guitar, dobro
- James Brown – organ
- Al Bunetta – percussion
- Steve Burgh – bass, drums, guitar
- John Burns – guitar, background vocals
- Paul Cannon – guitar
- Tommy Cathey – bass
- Peter Bunetta – drums
- Gene Chrisman – drums
- Johnny Christopher – guitar
- Lewis Collins – horn
- Mailto Correa – conga
- Steve Cropper – guitar
- Philip Donnelly – guitar
- Pat Coulter – background vocals
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass
- Bobby Emmons – organ
- Howie Epstein – guitar, percussion
- Chuck Fiore – bass
- Steve Fishell – pedal steel guitar
- Donnie Fritts – piano
- Bob Glaub – bass
- Steve Goodman – guitar, background vocals, harmony vocals
- Jack Hale – horn
- Alan Hand – piano
- Glen D. Hardin – piano
- James Harrah – guitar
- Bishop Heywood – percussion
- Robert Hoban – fiddle, piano, background vocals
- Wayne Jackson – horn
- John Jorgenson – guitar, mandolin
- Leo LeBlanc – pedal steel guitar
- Mike Leech – bass
- Howard Levy – organ, harmonica, accordion, saxophone
- Andrew Love – horn
- Lyle Lovett - vocals
- Raun MacKinnon – vocals, background vocals, harmony vocals
- Jay Dee Maness – steel guitar
- Grady Martin – dobro
- Hugh McDonald – bass
- James Mitchell – horn
- Larry Muhoberac – piano
- Dee Murray – bass
- Phil Parlapiano – accordion
- Rachel Peer-Prine – bass, background vocals, harmony vocals
- Tom Piekarske – bass, background vocals
- Dave Prine – fiddle, guitar, vocals
- Bonnie Raitt – guitar, background vocals, harmony vocals
- Joe Romersa – drums, percussion
- Jim Rooney – guitar, background vocals
- Neal Rosengarden – bass
- Jim Rothermel – clarinet, recorder, sax, whistle (Human), whistle (Instrument), penny whistle
- Johnny Lee Schell – bass, background vocals, harmony vocals
- John Sebastian – harmonica
- Jerry Shook – harmonica
- Corky Siegel – piano
- Bobby Whitlock – organ, piano
- Bobby Woods – piano
- Rick Vito – guitar, slide guitar
- Reggie Young – guitar
- Sid Sims – bass
- Steve Spear – bass
- Benmont Tench – organ, bass
- Mike Utley – organ
- Tom Radtke – drums, percussion
- Tony Newman – drums
- Angie Varias – drums
- Kevin Wells – drums
- Kenny Malone – drums, tambourine
- Steve Mosley – drums
- Helen Bernard – background vocals
- Bob Bowker – background vocals
- Jackson Browne – background vocals
- Liz Byrnes – background vocals, harmony vocals
- Judy Clay – background vocals
- Len Dressler – background vocals
- Phyllis Duncan – background vocals
- Gwen Edwards – background vocals
- Glenn Frey – background vocals
- Kitty Haywood – background vocals
- Bonnie Herman – background vocals
- Diane Holmes – background vocals
- Cissy Houston – background vocals
- Vicki Hubley – background vocals
- Brooks Hunnicutt – background vocals
- Bonnie Koloc – background vocals, harmony vocals
- Greg Prestopino – background vocals
- J.D. Souther – background vocals
- Don Shelton – background vocals
- Deidre Tuck – background vocals
- Jennifer Warnes – background vocals
- Beverly White – background vocals
- Matthew Wilder – background vocals
Production notes
- Ken Perry – remastering
- Gary Peterson – research
- Bill Inglot – remastering
- Carl Marsh – arranger
- David Fricke – liner notes
- Geoff Gans – artwork
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Steven Thomas. "Great Days: The John Prine Anthology > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Great Days: The John Prine Anthology > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.