John Prine Songs List

Spin: 9 out of 10 - "...daydream believin' and goofy good times....an easy-flowing intimacy perfectly fitting the most lovably fun folkie since Bragg-Wilco's Woody Guthrie."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 10.Let's Invite Them Over - (with Iris DeMent)
• 11.'Til A Tear Becomes A Rose - (with Fiona Prine)
• 12.In A Town This Size - (with Dolores Keane)
• 13.We Could - (with Iris DeMent)
• 14.We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds - (with Melba Montgomery)
• 15.In Spite Of Ourselves - (with Iris DeMent)
• 16.Dear John (I Sent Your Saddle Home)
• 1.Jet Set, (We're Not) The - (with Iris DeMent)
• 2.So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - (with Connie Smith)
• 3.Wedding Bells / Let's Turn Back The Years - (with Lucinda Williams)
• 4.When Two Worlds Collide - (with Trisha Yearwood)
• 5.Milwaukee Here I Come - (with Melba Montgomery)
• 6.I Know One - (with Emmylou Harris)
• 7.It's A Cheating Situation - (with Dolores Keane)
• 8.Back Street Affair - (with Patty Loveless)
• 9.Loose Talk - (with Connie Smith)

Rolling Stone: 3.5 stars out of 5 - "[A]n excellent set of songs full of rootsy warmth and unpretentious wit."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Glory of True Love
• 2.Crazy as a Loon
• 3.Long Monday
• 4.Taking a Walk
• 5.Some Humans Ain't Human
• 6.My Darlin' Hometown
• 7.Morning Train
• 8.The Moon Is Down
• 9.Clay Pigeons
• 10.She Is My Everything
• 11.I Hate It When That Happens to Me
• 12.Bear Creek Blues
• 13.Other Side of Town - (live)
• 14.Safety Joe

Uncut: 4 stars out of 5 -- "Built on a musical foundation that's part Hank Williams, part Bob Dylan, this is Prine's scandalous core canon, played with subtle, austere power..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Hello In There
• 2.Souvenirs
• 3.Great Society Conflict Veteran's Blues
• 4.Paradise
• 5.Blue Umbrella
• 6.Aw Heck
• 7.Illegal Smile
• 8.Flashback Blues
• 9.The Frying Pan
• 10.Sour Grapes
• 11.A Star, a Jewel, and a Hoax
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.Flashback Blues [Live]
• 2.Hello In There [Live]
• 3.Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore [Live]
• 4.The Great Compromise [Live]
• 5.Blue Umbrella [Live]
• 6.Illegal Smile [Live]
• 7.Angel From Montgomery [Live]
• 8.A Good Time [Live]
• 9.Hey Good Lookin' > Jambalaya (On the Bayou) [Live]
• 10.Quiet Man [Live]
• 11.Paradise [Live]
• 12.Great Society Conflict Veteran's Blues [Live]
• 13.Spanish Pipedream [Live]

Q: 3 Stars - Good - "...Jokes, philosophy and stories aplenty - what more could you want from American national treasures?..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
• 2.Six O'Clock News
• 3.The Oldest Baby in the World
• 4.Angel from Montgomery
• 5.Grandpa Was a Carpenter
• 6.Blue Umbrella
• 7.Fish and Whistle
• 8.Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone
• 9.Living in the Future
• 10.Illegal Smile
• 11.Mexican Home
• 12.Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
• 13.Accident, The (Things Could Be Worse)
• 14.Sam Stone
• 15.Souvenirs
• 16.Aw Heck
• 17.Donald and Lydia
• 18.That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round
• 19.Hello in There

No Depression: "The songs are certainly first rate....And the instrumentalists are top-notch....An amiable picking party that evokes placid Sunday picnics..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 8.Old Cape Cod
• 9.Death of Floyd Collins
• 10.The Blue Side of Lonesome
• 11.In the Garden
• 12.Just the Other Side of Nowhere
• 13.Old Rugged Cross
• 14.Where the Blue of the Night
• 1.Blue Eyed Elaine
• 2.Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age
• 3.I Forgot to Remember to Forget
• 4.I Love You Because
• 5.Pistol Packin' Mama
• 6.Saginaw, Michigan
• 7.Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine

Rolling Stone: 4 Stars - Excellent - "...filled with idiosyncratic delights..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 2.All the Best
• 3.The Sins of Memphisto
• 4.Everybody Wants to Feel Like You
• 5.It's a Big Old Goofy World
• 6.I Want to Be With You Always
• 7.Daddy's Little Pumpkin
• 8.Take a Look at My Heart
• 9.Great Rain
• 10.Way Back Then
• 11.Unlonely
• 12.You Got Gold
• 13.Everything Is Cool
• 14.Jesus the Missing Years
• 1.Picture Show

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Be My Friend Tonight
• 2.Aimless Love
• 3.Me, Myself and I
• 4.The Oldest Baby in the World
• 5.Slow Boat to China
• 6.The Bottomless Lake
• 7.Maureen, Maureen
• 8.Somewhere Someone's Falling in Love
• 9.People Puttin' People Down
• 10.Unwed Fathers
• 11.Only Love

New York Times (Publisher): Included on Neil Strauss' list of the Top 10 Albums of `95 - "...hard-won insights, quick wit and a rasping voice always on the edge of a laugh or a tear..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.New Train
• 2.Ain't Hurtin' Nobody
• 3.All The Way With You
• 4.We Are The Lonely
• 5.Lake Marie
• 6.Humidity Built The Snowman
• 7.Day Is Done
• 8.Quit Hollerin' At Me
• 9.Big Fat Love
• 10.Same Thing Happened To Me
• 11.This Love Is Real
• 12.Leave The Lights On
• 13.He Forgot That It Was Sunday
• 14.I Love You So Much It Hurts

CMJ: "...A collection of new recordings of 15 of his most memorable songs....an excellent reminder of how expressive his dusty Midwestern drawl can be..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Souvenirs
• 2.Fish and Whistle
• 3.Far from Me
• 4.Angel from Montgomery
• 5.Donald and Lydia
• 6.Christmas in Prison
• 7.Storm Windows
• 8.Grandpa Was a Carpenter
• 9.The Late John Garfield Blues
• 10.Blue Umbrella
• 11.Six O'Clock News
• 12.People Puttin' People Down
• 13.Sam Stone
• 14.Please Don't Bury Me
• 15.Hello in There

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 3.Out Of Love
• 4.Sailin' Around
• 5.If She Were You
• 6.Linda Goes To Mars
• 7.Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian
• 8.I Just Want To Dance With You
• 9.Love, Love, Love
• 10.Bad Boy
• 11.They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
• 12.Paradise
• 1.Lulu Walls
• 2.Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Sam Stone
• 2.Saddle In The Rain
• 3.Please Don't Bury Me
• 4.The Great Compromise
• 5.Grandpa Was A Carpenter
• 6.Donald And Lydia
• 7.Illegal Smile
• 8.Sweet Revenge
• 9.Dear Abby
• 10.Souvenirs
• 11.Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
• 12.Hello In There

Rolling Stone: 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's produced by Dave Cobb, and it's very good, frequently brilliant, with all the qualities that define Prine's music."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Knockin' On Your Screen Door
• 2.I Have Met My Love Today
• 3.Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)
• 4.Summer's End
• 5.Caravan Of Fools
• 6.The Lonesome Friends Of Science
• 7.No Ordinary Blue
• 8.Boundless Love
• 9.God Only Knows
• 10.When I Get To Heaven

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 2.The Torch Singer
• 3.Souvenirs
• 4.The Late John Garfield Blues
• 5.Sour Grapes
• 6.Billy The Bum
• 7.The Frying Pan
• 8.Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You
• 9.Take The Star Out of The Window
• 10.The Great Compromise
• 11.Clocks and Spoons
• 12.Rocky Mountain Time
• 13.Diamonds In The Rough
• 1.Everybody

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Automobile [DVD]
• 2.Spanish Pipedream [DVD]
• 3.Fish and Whistle [DVD]
• 4.Angel from Montgomery [DVD]
• 5.The Accident (Things Could Be Worse) [DVD]
• 6.Ubangi Stomp [DVD]
• 7.Hello in There [DVD]
• 8.Paradise [DVD]
• 9.No Name Girl [DVD]
• 10.Red Hot [DVD]
• 11.Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow) [DVD]
• 12.Saigon [DVD]
• 13.How Lucky [DVD]

Uncut: 4 stars out of 5 -- "This terrific live album, cleverly edited from random shows over the last decade, is likely to satiate admirers of every stripe."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Spanish Pipe Dream
• 2.She Is My Everything
• 3.In Spite of Ourselves - (featuring Iris DeMent)
• 4.Long Monday
• 5.The Late John Garfield Blues
• 6.The Bottomless Lake
• 7.Bear Creek Blues
• 8.Saddle in the Rain
• 9.Angel from Montgomery - (featuring Emmylou Harris)
• 10.Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore
• 11.Mexican Home - (featuring Josh Ritter)
• 12.Unwed Fathers - (featuring Iris DeMent)
• 13.Glory of True Love
• 14.Paradise - (featuring Kane Welch Kaplin)

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Illegal Smile
• 2.Spanish Pipedream
• 3.Hello in There
• 4.Sam Stone
• 5.Paradise
• 6.Pretty Good
• 7.Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore
• 8.Far From Me
• 9.Angel From Montgomery
• 10.Quiet Man
• 11.Donald and Lydia
• 12.Six O'Clock News
• 13.Flashback Blues
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.Everybody
• 2.The Torch Singer
• 3.Souvenirs
• 4.The Late John Garfield Blues
• 5.Sour Grapes
• 6.Billy the Bum
• 7.The Frying Pan
• 8.Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You
• 9.Take the Star Out of the Window
• 10.The Great Compromise
• 11.Clocks and Spoons
• 12.Rocky Mountain Time
• 13.Diamonds in the Rough
• Tracks of Disc 3
• 1.Sweet Revenge
• 2.Please Don't Bury Me
• 3.Christmas in Prison
• 4.Dear Abby
• 5.Blue Umbrella
• 6.Often Is a Word I Seldom Use
• 7.Onomatopoeia
• 8.Grandpa Was a Carpenter
• 9.Accident, The (Things Could Be Worse)
• 10.Mexican Home
• 11.A Good Time
• 12.Nine Pound Hammer
• Tracks of Disc 4
• 1.Middle Man
• 2.Common Sense
• 3.Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krisna Beauregard
• 4.Wedding Day in Funeralville
• 5.Way Down
• 6.My Own Best Friend
• 7.Forbidden Jimmy
• 8.Saddle in the Rain
• 9.That Close to You
• 10.He Was in Heaven Before He Died
• 11.You Never Can Tell
• Tracks of Disc 5
• 1.Fish and Whistle
• 2.There She Goes
• 3.If You Don't Want My Love
• 4.That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round
• 5.Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
• 6.Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone
• 7.Aw Heck
• 8.Crooked Piece of Time
• 9.Iron Ore Betty
• 10.The Hobo Song
• Tracks of Disc 6
• 1.Chinatown
• 2.Automobile
• 3.Killing the Blues
• 4.No Name Girl
• 5.Saigon
• 6.Cold War (This Cold War With You)
• 7.Baby Let's Play House
• 8.Down by the Side of the Road
• 9.How Lucky
• 10.Ubangi Stomp
• Tracks of Disc 7
• 1.Shop Talk
• 2.Living in the Future
• 3.It's Happening to You
• 4.Sleepy Eyed Boy
• 5.All Night Blue
• 6.Just Wanna Be With You
• 7.Storm Windows
• 8.Baby Ruth
• 9.One Red Rose
• 10.I Had a Dream

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out
• 2.Storms Never Last
• 3.Falling in Love Again
• 4.Color of the Blues
• 5.I'm Telling You
• 6.Remember Me
• 7.Look at Us
• 8.Dim Lights, Thick Smoke
• 9.Fifteen Years Ago
• 10.Cold Cold Heart
• 11.Dreaming My Dreams
• 12.Mental Cruelty
• 13.Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be
• 14.My Happiness
• 15.Just Waitin'

Rolling Stone: "...It's good to have such a fine new talent around who is both interesting and provocative. If he's this good this young, time should be on his side..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Illegal Smile
• 2.Spanish Pipedream
• 3.Hello In There
• 4.Sam Stone
• 5.Paradise
• 6.Pretty Good
• 7.Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore
• 8.Far From Me
• 9.Angel From Montgomery
• 10.Quiet Man
• 11.Donald And Lydia
• 12.Six O'Clock News
• 13.Flashback Blues

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Be My Friend Tonight
• 2.Aimless Love
• 3.Me, Myself And I
• 4.The Oldest Baby In The World
• 5.Slow Boat To China
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.Be My Friend Tonight
• 2.Aimless Love
• 3.Me, Myself And I
• 4.The Oldest Baby In The World
• 5.Slow Boat To China

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Shop Talk
• 2.Living In The Future
• 3.It's Happening To You
• 4.Sleepy Eyed Boy
• 5.All Night Blue
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.Just Wanna Be With You
• 2.Storm Windows
• 3.Baby Ruth
• 4.One Red Rose
• 5.I Had A Dream

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Sweet Revenge
• 2.Please Don't Bury Me
• 3.Christmas In Prison
• 4.Dear Abby
• 5.Blue Umbrella
• 6.Often Is A Word I Seldom Use
• 7.Onomatopoeia
• 8.Grandpa Was A Carpenter
• 9.The Accident (Things Could Be Worse)
• 10.Mexican Home
• 11.A Good Time
• 12.Nine Pound Hammer

Rolling Stone: 3.5 stars out of 5 - "[A]n excellent set of songs full of rootsy warmth and unpretentious wit."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Glory of True Love
• 2.Crazy as a Loon
• 3.Long Monday
• 4.Talking a Walk
• 5.Some Humans Ain't Human
• 6.My Darlin' Hometown
• 7.Morning Train
• 8.The Moon Is Down
• 9.Clay Pigeons
• 10.She Is My Everything
• 11.I Hate It When That Happens to Me
• 12.Bear Creek Blues
• 13.Other Side of Town - (live)
• 14.Safety Joe
• 15.Carousel of Love - (Bonus Track)
• 16.That's Alright by Me - (Bonus Track)
• 17.That's How Every Empire Falls - (Bonus Track)
• 18.Dual Custody - (Bonus Track)

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Hello in There
• 2.Souvenirs
• 3.Sam Stone
• 4.Paradise
• 5.Blue Umbrella
• 6.Aw Heck
• 7.Illegal Smile
• 8.Flashback Blues
• 9.The Frying Pan
• 10.Sour Grapes
• 11.A Star Jewel and a Hoax
• 12.Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore
• 13.The Great Compromise
• 14.Angel From Montgomery
• 15.A Good Time
• 16.Hey, Good Lookin'/Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
• 17.Quiet Man
• 18.Spanish Pipedream
• 19.Hello in There
• 20.Interview
• 21.The Frying Pan
• 22.Interview
• 23.Sam Stone
• 24.Interview
• 25.Donald & Lydia
• 26.Spanish Pipe Dream
• 27.Interview
• 28.Flashback Blues

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Everybody
• 2.The Torch Singer
• 3.Souvenirs
• 4.The Late John Garfield Blues
• 5.Sour Grapes
• 6.Billy the Bum
• 7.The Frying Pan
• 8.Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You
• 9.Take the Star Out of the Window
• 10.The Great Compromise
• 11.Clocks and Spoons
• 12.Rocky Mountain Time
• 13.Diamonds in the Rough

Spin: 9 out of 10 - "...daydream believin' and goofy good times....an easy-flowing intimacy perfectly fitting the most lovably fun folkie since Bragg-Wilco's Woody Guthrie."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.(We're Not) The Jet Set feat Iris DeMent
• 2.So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) feat Connie Smith
• 3.Wedding Bells / Let's Turn Back The Years feat Lucinda Williams
• 4.When Two Worlds Collide feat Trisha Yearwood
• 5.Milwaukee Here I Come feat Melba Montgomery
• 6.I Know One feat Emmylou Harris
• 7.It's A Cheating Situation feat Dolores Keane
• 8.Back Street Affair feat Patty Loveless
• 9.Loose Talk feat Connie Smith
• 10.Let's Invite Them Over feat Iris DeMent
• 11.'Til A Tear Becomes A Rose feat Fiona Prine
• 12.In A Town This Size feat Dolores Keane
• 13.We Could feat Iris DeMent
• 14.We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds feat Melba Montgomery
• 15.In Spite of Ourselves feat Iris DeMent
• 16.Dear John (I Sent Your Saddle Home)

Rolling Stone: 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's produced by Dave Cobb, and it's very good, frequently brilliant, with all the qualities that define Prine's music."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Knockin' On Your Screen Door
• 2.I Have Met My Love Today
• 3.Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)
• 4.Summer's End
• 5.Caravan Of Fools
• 6.Lonesome Friends Of Science
• 7.No Ordinary Blue
• 8.Boundless Love
• 9.God Only Knows
• 10.When I Get To Heaven

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Spanish Pipedream
• 2.Please Don’t Bury Me
• 3.Souvenirs
• 4.Fish And Whistle
• 5.The Glory Of True Love
• 6.Taking A Walk
• 7.All The Best
• 8.Crazy As A Loon
• 9.Dear Abby
• 10.That’s The Way That The World Goes ‘Round
• 11.Sam Stone
• 12.Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody
• 13.Some Humans Ain’t Human
• 14.Hello In There
• 15.Lake Marie

CMJ: "...A collection of new recordings of 15 of his most memorable songs....an excellent reminder of how expressive his dusty Midwestern drawl can be..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1. Souvenirs
• 2. Fish And Whistle
• 3. Far From Me
• 4. Angel From Montgomery
• 5. Donald And Lydia
• 6. Christmas In Prison
• 7. Storm Windows
• 8. Grandpa Was A Carpenter
• 9. The Late John Garfield Blues
• 10. Blue Umbrella
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1. Six O`Clock News
• 2. People Puttin` People Down
• 3. Sam Stone
• 4. Please Don`t Bury Me
• 5.Hello In There

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Who's Gonna Take The Garbage Out (feat Iris Dement)
• 2.Storms Never Last (feat Lee Ann Womack)
• 3.Falling In Love Again (feat Allison Krauss)
• 4.Color of the Blues (feat Susan Tedeschi)
• 5.I'm Tellin' You (feat Holly Williams)
• 6.Remember Me (When Candlelights Are Gleaming) (feat Kathy Mattea)
• 7.Look At Us (feat Morgane Stapleton)
• 8.Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, and Loud, Loud Music (feat Amanda Shires)
• 9.Fifteen Years Ago (feat Lee Ann Womack)
• 10.Cold, Cold Heart (feat Miranda Lambert)
• 11.Dreaming My Dreams With You (feat Kathy Mattea)
• 12.Mental Cruelty (feat Kacey Musgraves)
• 13.Mr. & Mrs. Used To Be (feat Iris Dement)
• 14.My Happiness (feat Fiona Prine)
• 15.Just Waitin'

Rolling Stone: 4 Stars - Excellent - "...filled with idiosyncratic delights..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Picture Show
• 2.All The Best
• 3.The Sins Of Memphisto
• 4.Everybody Wants To Feel Like You
• 5.It's A Big Old Goofy World
• 6.I Want To Be With You Always
• 7.Daddy's Little Pumpkin
• 8.Take A Look At My Heart
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.Great Rain
• 2.Way Back Then
• 3.Unlonely
• 4.You Got Gold
• 5.Everything Is Cool
• 6.Jesus, The Missing Years
• 7.The Third Of July (Previously Unreleased)

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Sweet Revenge
• 2.Please Don't Bury Me
• 3.Christmas in Prison
• 4.Dear Abby
• 5.Blue Umbrella
• 6.Often Is a Word I Seldom Use
• 7.Onomatopeia
• 8.Grandpa Was a Carpenter
• 9.Accident, The (Things Could Be Worse)
• 10.Mexican Home
• 11.A Good Time
• 12.Nine Pound Hammer

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Fish And Whistle
• 2.There She Goes
• 3.If You Don't Want My Love
• 4.That's The Way That The World Goes 'Round
• 5.Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow)
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone
• 2.Aw Heck
• 3.Crooked Piece Of Time
• 4.Iron Ore Betty
• 5.The Hobo Song

• Tracks of Disc 2
• 18.Everybody
• 19.Saddle in the Rain
• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Flashback Blues
• 2.Rocky Mountain Time
• 3.Living in the Future
• 4.Maureen, Maureen / Pretty Good
• 5.Hello in There
• 6.Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
• 7.The Late John Garfield Blues
• 8.Quiet Man
• 9.Accident, The (Things Could Be Worse)
• 10.Donald and Lydia
• 11.Sam Stone
• 12.Dear Abby
• 13.Angel from Montgomery
• 14.Christmas in Prison
• 15.Often Is a Word I Seldom Use
• 16.Far from Me
• 17.Please Don't Bury Me
• 18.Great Rain
• 19.Souvenirs
• 20.Nine Pound Hammer
• Tracks of Disc 2
• 1.Forbidden Jimmy
• 2.Sweet Revenge
• 3.Billy the Bum
• 4.Grandpa Was a Carpenter
• 5.Common Sense
• 6.Sour Grapes
• 7.Illegal Smile
• 8.The Great Compromise
• 9.Mexican Home
• 10.The Torch Singer
• 11.Way Down
• 12.Spanish Pipedream
• 13.That Close to You
• 14.Paradise (Intro)
• 15.Paradise
• 16.Middle Man
• 17.Clocks and Spoons