Album
Common Sense
1975 · Rock
16 collectors on Gatefold own this
Common Sense is a Country album by John Prine, originally released in 1975. On Gatefold: 26 pressings tracked, owned by 16 collectors.
About
From its opening song, 1975’s <i>Common Sense</i> was a completely new look for John Prine. His first three albums had been produced by Atlantic’s in-house producer/arranger Arif Mardin, but <i>Common Sense</i> was produced by Steve Cropper, the Memphis-based guitarist and songwriter for Booker T. & The MGs. “Middle Man” is about as funky as Prine ever got. It’s a world away from the dry acoustic sound of his first album, and yet his skewed humor carries over: “If I could get the money in that coffee can/I could open me up a lemonade stand/Send all the kids off to Pakistan/Make Flo happy, if I can.” “My Own Best Friend,” “That Close to You," and “Saddle in the Rain” are similarly buoyed by R&B muscle. This setting is unexpectedly complementary to Prine, who still sounds like a lovably hoarse hayseed. As gratifying as it is to see him try something new, there's something magical about his country songs here, especially “He was in Heaven Before He Died,” “Common Sense," and “Way Down,” the last of which may be the sweetest, quietest depiction of depression ever written.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Middle Man2:29
- A2Common Sense3:07
- A3Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard3:17
- A4Wedding Day In Funeralville2:25
- A5Way Down2:21
Side B
- B1My Own Best Friend3:12
- B2Forbidden Jimmy2:52
- B3Saddle In The Rain3:30
- B4That Close To You2:45
- B5He Was In Heaven Before He Died2:12
- B6You Never Can Tell3:17
Sound DNA
- Country
- Americana & Roots
- warm
- cynical
- storytelling
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- John PrineACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR WRITTEN-BY, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Peter BunettaDRUMS BACKING VOCALS DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS
- Al BunettaBACKING VOCALS
- Alan HandBACKING VOCALS PIANO
- Andrew LoveHORNS
- Bonnie RaittHARMONY VOCALS
- Brooks HunnicuttBACKING VOCALS
- Carl MarshARRANGED BY STRINGS, ARRANGED BY
- Chuck FindleyHORNS
- Dan CroninBACKING VOCALS
- Donald "Duck" DunnBASS
- Glenn FreyBACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Greg JacksonBACKING VOCALS
- Gwen EdwardsBACKING VOCALS
- Herb PedersenBACKING VOCALS
- Jack Hale, Sr.HORNS
- Jackie KelsoHORNS
- Jackson BrowneBACKING VOCALS
16 collectors on Gatefold own this · 26 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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