''The Poet Game'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1994.

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, music critic Richard Meyer wrote of the album "Greg Brown's latest release is somber and streetwise with more political undertones than his previous CDs... Production is simple and in a few cases one would have liked to hear a bit more thought given to the instrumental arrangement, but still this is a fine stripped-to-the-bone songwriter album by one of the premiere contemporary writers." Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "Neither" rating.

Track listing

All songs by Greg Brown. # "Brand New '64 Dodge" – 3:49 # "Boomtown" – 3:17 # "Poet Game" – 5:30 # "Ballingall Hotel" – 5:42 # "One Wong Turn" – 3:46 # "Jesus and Elvis" – 3:39 # "Sadness" – 5:50 # "Lately" – 4:27 # "Lord, I Have Made You a Place in My Heart" – 4:17 # "My New Book" – 6:01 # "Driftless" – 3:06 # "Here in the Going Going Gone" – 3:48

Personnel

*Greg Brown – vocals, guitar *Bo Ramsey – guitar, lap steel guitar * Gordon Johnson – bass, guitar *Robin Adnan Anders – percussion *Rob Arthur – organ *Steve Hayes – drums

Production

*Produced by Bo Ramsey and Greg Brown *Engineered by Tom Tucker *Mixed by Tom Tucker, Greg Brown, Bo Ramsey *Assistant engineer - Fred Harrington

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poet Game, The Greg Brown (folk musician) albums 1994 albums Red House Records albums