Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Illegal Smile
2. Spanish Pipedream
3. Hello in There
4. Sam Stone
5. Paradise
6. Donald and Lydia
7. Late John Garfield Blues, The
8. Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You
9. Great Compromise, The
10. Sweet Revenge
11. Please Don't Bury Me
12. Christmas in Prison
13. Dear Abby
14. Blue Umbrella
15. Common Sense
16. Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
17. Saddle in the Rain
18. He Was in Heaven Before He Died
19. Fish and Whistle
20. That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round
21. Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
DISC 2:
1. Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone
2. Automobile
3. Killing the Blues
4. Down by the Side of the Road
5. Living in the Future
6. It's Happening to You
7. Storm Windows
8. One Red Rose
9. Souvenirs - (with Steve Goodman)
10. Aimless Love
11. Oldest Baby in the World, The
12. People Puttin' People Down
13. Unwed Fathers
14. Angel From Montgomery - (with Bonnie Raitt)
15. Linda Goes to Mars
16. Bad Boy
17. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
18. It's a Big Old Goofy World
19. Sins of Memphisto, The
20. All the Best
| Details | | Playing Time: | 149 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Bonnie Raitt, David Bromberg, Glenn Frey, J. D. Souther, Jackson Browne, Jennifer Warnes, John Sebastian, Steve Goodman | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
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, John Burns, John Christopher, Reggie Young, Jim Rooney (guitar); Dave Prine (fiddle); Leo LeBlanc (pedal steel guitar); Bobby Wood (piano); David Briggs (piano, organ); Bobby Emmons, James Brown, Mike Utley (organ); Bobby Whitlock (electric piano); Sid Sims, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Mike Leach, Tom Piekarski (bass); Steve Burgh (bass, drums, guitar); Rachel Peer-Prine (bass, background vocals); Kenny Malone, Gene Chrisman, Tony Newman, Tom Radtke, 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 and 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
Recommended
Total Film - Josh Rottenberg (04/12/2007)
...Anyone who has heard Michael Stipe and Natalie Merchant cover Hello In There knows John Prine is a great songwriter; GREAT DAYS: THE JOHN PRINE ANTHOLOGY makes a convincing case that he's also his own best interpreter....
Rolling Stone (12/23/1993)
...Longtime John Prine fans will rejoice in the release of this double CD pack...Producers and styles vary throughout, but Prine's deft finger-picking and one-of-a-kind world view always shine through....
Musician (11/01/1993)
Ranked #10 in the Village Voice's list of the 10 Best Reissues Of 1993.
Village Voice (03/01/1994)
...No one writes songs as succinctly poignant and occasionally goofy as Prine... - Rating: A+
Entertainment Weekly (12/10/1993)
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