Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine (club edition)

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

Tracklist

1CD
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1Sam 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
2Saddle 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
3Please 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
42:50
4The 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.
54:55
5Grandpa Was a Carpenter
recording engineer:
Steve Ham
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
John Christopher (British writer) and John Prine
banjo:
Dave Prine
bass:
Mike Leach
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (American blues drummer Kenny Kimbrough)
electric guitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter)
solo acoustic guitar:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
vocals:
John Prine
recorded at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Grandpa Was a Carpenter
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
publisher:
Sour Grapes Music, Inc. and Walden Music, Inc.
42:13
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.
44:28
7Illegal 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.
33:12
8Sweet 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.
42:41
9Dear Abby
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
John Prine
vocals:
John Prine
recorded at:
State University of New York (New Paltz) in New Paltz, New York, United States
live recording of:
Dear Abby
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
recording of:
Dear Abby
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
54:21
10Souvenirs
recording engineer:
Gene Paul
producer:
Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar:
Steve Goodman (folk musician) and John Prine
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
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:
Souvenirs
lyricist and composer:
John Prine
53:38
11Come 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
43:20
12Hello 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)
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