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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0007567815412
Item Dimensions: 22
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
MPN: 19156
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Atlantic / Wea
Release Date: January 24, 1990
Studio: Atlantic / Wea
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential recording:
Prine's 1971 self-titled debut set the tone for the rest of his career. A critical smash and a commercial disappointment, the record contains many of his best known compositions. Proving himself capable of tackling folk balladry, country, and rock with ease, Prine seems to spring into being as a fully formed singer-songwriter at age 24. Lyrically diverse, Prine offers topical songs such as "Sam Stone," the tale of a drug addicted Vietnam vet, achingly sad songs, such as the oft-covered "Angel from Montgomery," and, of course, his trademark wit gets ample time in the spotlight. Produced by the legendary Arif Mardin (Aretha Franklin, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Hall and Oates), the record is understated, letting Prine's comfy voice drive things. When needed, the famous house band at American Recording Studios in Memphis kicks in tasteful backing. --Ian Landau
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Great song writer and an interesting voice. Two really good songs and a few ok. ones.
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I was trying to remember whether I bought this album before or after I heard him at Willie's 1st picnic in '73. I haven't heard the whole album in ages but the songs keep coming back to me.
In the news today, the Obama administration halted mountain-top mining, for a while, I guess. Sadly, what the coal trains haven't hauled off has been just pushed over the side, devastating the environment for miles around. Another Paradise lost.
Illegal Smile, Sam Stone, Angel... Can't forget them, ... Read More
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After several years as a postman and a stint in the Army, John Prine emerged from the Chicago folk scene with the best debut album of 1971. It contained 13 all-original compositions that were unusually thoughtful and compassionate. Prine wrote with great empathy for such a young man (he was only 24 at the time).
Maybe it's because I've been handling the affairs of my ailing parents for a few years, but Prine's assertion that "old people just grow lonesome/waiting for someone to say 'hello ... Read More
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When you are 22 and just out of the army like I was in 1971, finding John Prine was like finding someone who could see inside your soul. I don't know if I have ever experienced such sadness and such whimsy all in one hour of listening. I think he used his whole life in this album, from his army experience, his Kentucky roots, and even his mail carrier days in a poor suburb just outside Chicago's city limits. I wonder if on his route in Maywood, Il (he was my brother-in-law's mail man) he met not only ... Read More
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My mother had been looking a particular song for my father. She mentioned it to me in a call prior to Father's Day this year. I told her to just give me a second and I found it on Amazon.com quickly and easily. She said that my father loves it and listens to it every time they get in the truck. Thanks...
