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''John Prine Live'' is a live album by
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folk singer and songwriter John Prine, released in 1988. It was originally released as a double- LP.


Recording

''John Prine Live'' was taped mostly during a three-day stint at The Coach House in
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. It was released on
Oh Boy Records Oh Boy Records is an independent American record label founded in 1981 by singer John Prine, his manager Al Bunetta, and their friend Dan Einstein. The label has released more than 40 audio and video recordings by singer-songwriters Prine, Kri ...
, Prine's own independent label. As he explained to David Fricke in 1993, Oh Boy needed product: "We didn't have another artist to put out. The idea was to have me and my guitar, telling stories and doing songs – and buying me some time until I could get into the studio again." The version of "Angel from Montgomery" was recorded at an all-star memorial concert for
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(who died of leukemia in 1984) held in Chicago in January 1985 and released later that year as ''Tribute to Steve Goodman''. Prine is joined by
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(who recorded "Angel from Montgomery" on her 1974 '' Streetlights'' album) and guitarist David Bromberg. The version of "Souvenirs" is taken from a 1970s performance by Prine and Goodman from the TV show ''Austin City Limits''. Prine dedicated the album to his mother, Verna Prine.


Reception

Writing for
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, critic William Ruhlman says of the album "With years of experience playing club dates, John Prine has evolved into a very entertaining live performer, and this album...presents him at his intimate best, telling funny stories and performing his most impressive material in unadorned arrangements."


Track listing

All songs by John Prine unless otherwise noted. # "Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard" – 3:04 # "Six O'Clock News" – 3:16 # "The Oldest Baby in the World" (Prine,
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) – 6:50 # " Angel from Montgomery" – 4:16 # "Grandpa Was a Carpenter" – 2:49 # "Blue Umbrella" – 3:15 # "Fish and Whistle" – 3:01 # "Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone" – 5:47 # "Living in the Future " – 3:45 # "Illegal Smile" – 4:16 # "Mexican Home" – 4:16 # "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" – 3:27 # "The Accident (Things Could Be Worse)" – 2:50 # "
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" – 5:06 # "Souvenirs" – 3:33 # "Aw Heck" – 2:33 # "Donald and Lydia" – 3:50 # "That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round" – 3:47 # " Hello In There" – 4:48


Personnel

*John Prine – vocals, guitar *
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– acoustic guitar, vocals on "Angel from Montgomery" * Johnny Lee Schell – bass, harmony vocals on "Angel from Montgomery" * David Bromberg – electric guitar on "Angel from Montgomery" *
Steve Goodman Steven Benjamin Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter from Chicago. He wrote the song "City of New Orleans", which was recorded by Arlo Guthrie and many others including John Denv ...
– acoustic guitar, vocals on "Souvenirs" * Jim Rooney – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals on "Fish and Whistle" and "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" * Philip Donnelly – electric guitar, harmony vocals on "Fish and Whistle" and "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" *Rachel Peer Prine – bass, harmony vocals on "Fish and Whistle" and "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" * Stuart Duncan – mandolin on "Fish and Whistle" and "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" *
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– drums, percussion on "Fish and Whistle" and "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" *Al Bunetta – executive producer


References

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