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Illegal Smile |
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03:13 |
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02 |
Spanish Pipedream |
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02:41 |
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03 |
Hello In There |
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04:32 |
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04 |
Sam Stone |
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04:17 |
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05 |
Paradise |
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03:16 |
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06 |
Donald And Lydia |
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04:31 |
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The Late John Garfield Blues |
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03:06 |
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08 |
Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You |
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02:10 |
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09 |
The Great Compromise |
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04:57 |
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10 |
Sweet Revenge |
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02:42 |
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11 |
Please Don't Bury Me |
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02:51 |
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12 |
Christmas In Prison |
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03:14 |
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13 |
Dear Abby |
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04:23 |
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14 |
Blue Umbrella |
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03:31 |
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15 |
Common Sense |
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03:12 |
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16 |
Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard |
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03:21 |
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17 |
Saddle In The Rain |
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03:35 |
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He Was In Heaven Before He Died |
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02:16 |
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19 |
Fish And Whistle |
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03:16 |
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That's The Way That The World Goes 'Round |
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03:22 |
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Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow) |
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05:20 |
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| Packaging |
Jewel Case |
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DDD |
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Stereo |
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GREAT DAYS: THE JOHN PRINE ANTHOLOGY contains 41 tracks on 2 CDs spanning the years 1971-1991. Includes a 50-page booklet containing extensive liner notes, rare photographs, complete personnel listings, a discography and track annotations written by John Prine. Personnel includes: John Prine (vocals, guitar) Steve Cropper (guitar) John Burns (guitar) John Christopher (guitar) Reggie Young (guitar) Jim Rooney (guitar) Dave Prine (fiddle) Leo LeBlanc (pedal steel guitar) Bobby Wood (piano) David Briggs (piano, organ) Bobby Emmons (organ) James Brown (organ) Mike Utley (organ) Bobby Whitlock (electric piano) Sid Sims (bass guitar) Donald ""Duck"" Dunn (bass guitar) Mike Leach (bass guitar) Tom Piekarski (bass guitar) Steve Burgh (bass, drums, guitar) Rachel Peer-Prine (bass, background vocals) Kenny Malone (drums) Gene Chrisman (drums) Tony Newman (drums) Tom Radtke (drums) Angie Varias (drums) Producers include: Steve Cropper Steve Goodman Knox Phillips Jerry Phillips Barry Beckett Compilation producers: James Austin John Prine Al Bunetta Dan Einstein Remastered by: Bill Inglot Ken Perry Recorded between 1971-1991. Includes liner notes by David Fricke. Spread across two enticing discs, the GREAT DAYS anthology makes it plain that living during a time when John Prine is releasing music makes for some great days indeed. The fact that Prine had to wait 20 years to receive a Grammy should not for a second obscure the fact that he has been making rewarding albums since his debut in 1971. He is but one of the many songwriters to labor under the ""Next Bob Dylan"" tag. In Prine's case, however, the remarkable consistency inherent in his writing supports such a claim, hyperbole notwithstanding. With deadpan delivery and economic wordplay as calling cards, Prine's songs reflect a startling lack of bitterness for a man whose career has seen many commercial ups and downs. Prine's body of work reflects a country heart filled with a rocker's sense of mischief. Whether it's the loneliness of aging (""Hello In There"") or anti-cynicism itself (""That's the Way The World Goes 'Round""), GREAT DAYS reveals one of the nation's secret heroes in all his ""aw shucks"" glory. -------------------------------- Editorial Reviews: Amazon.com... Amazon.com essential recording... If you buy Great Days: The John Prine Anthology, you may live to regret it. He's probably the best American folk-song lyricist of his generation, mixing low-key poignancy and deadpan humor in perfect proportions. His musical limitations serve to reinforce the understated nature of his art, and his short, plain-spoken lines (written in the offhand conversational style of his Midwestern and Appalachian characters) sneak through the back door of your imagination and won't leave. So where does the regret come in? Well, as you listen to the 41 songs arranged chronologically on these two CDs, you're going to ask yourself, ""If someone can write 41 songs as good as these, isn't there a good chance he wrote more than 41?"" After hearing the anthology's six songs from Prine's 1971 debut album, for example, you may decide to go out and buy that album itself. After you hear songs as delightful as ""Pretty Good"" and ""Your Flag Decal,"" which didn't find their way into the collection, you may soon find yourself hunting down all 10 of Prine's original studio albums. Then you may regret having bought Great Days. --Geoffrey Himes --------------------------------
