Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine

Tracklist

• 1
  Sam Stone
  4:14
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Saddle in the Rain
  3:30
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Please Don't Bury Me
  2:47
  4.0 ★
• 4
  The Great Compromise
  4:47
  5.0 ★
• 5
  Grandpa Was a Carpenter
  2:11
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Donald and Lydia
  4:27
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Illegal Smile
  3:10
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Sweet Revenge
  2:58
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Dear Abby
  4:10
  5.0 ★
• 10
  Souvenirs
  3:32
  5.0 ★
• 11
  Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
  3:16
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Hello in There
  4:29
  3.5 ★

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The Singing Mailman Delivers

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Fair & Square

Fair & Square 2005

Souvenirs

Souvenirs 2000

Release credits

• Alan Hand
  piano [2]
• Andrew Love
  horn [2]
• Arif Mardin
  producer [1, 3-10, 12], remixer [1, 4, 6-7, 10, 12]
• Bishop Heywood
  percussion [6-7, 12]
• Bobby Emmons
  organ [1, 6-7, 12]
• Bobby Wood
  piano [1, 6-7, 12]
• Bonnie Raitt
  vocal [11]
• Brooks Hunnicutt
  background vocals [2]
• Cissy Houston
  background vocals [8]
• Dale Smith
  assistant [1, 6-7, 12]
• Dave Prine
  banjo [5], resonator guitar [3]
• David Briggs
  organ [8], piano [8]
• Deidre Tuck
  background vocals [8]
• Donald “Duck” Dunn
  bass [2]
• Gene Chrisman
  drums (drum set) [6-7, 12]
• Gene Paul
  recording [4, 10], remixer [4, 10]
• Gwen Edwards
  background vocals [2]
• Jack Hale
  horn [2]
• James Brown
  organ [2, 11]
• James Mitchell
  horn [2]
• John Christopher
  acoustic guitar [3, 5], guitar [1, 6-7, 12]
• John Prine
  acoustic guitar, vocal
• Judy Clay
  background vocals [8]
• Kenny Malone
  drums (drum set) [3, 5, 8], percussion [8]
• Larry Muhoberac
  piano [11]
• Leo LeBlanc
  pedal steel guitar [6-7, 12], steel guitar [11]
• Lewis Collins
  horn [2]
• Mayuto Correa
  congas [2]
• Mike Leech
  bass [3, 5-8, 12]
• Pat Coulter
  background vocals [2]
• Paul Cannon
  electric guitar [11]
• Peter Bunetta
  membranophone [2, 11]
• Raun MacKinnon
  vocal [3]
• Reggie Young
  electric guitar [3, 5, 8], guitar [1, 6-7, 12]
• Rick Vito
  slide guitar [11]
• Stan Kesler
  recording [1, 6-7, 12]
• Steve Cropper
  electric guitar [2], producer [2, 11]
• Steve Goodman
  acoustic guitar [3, 5, 10], background vocals [10], electric guitar [2, 8, 11], solo [5]
• Steve Ham
  recording [3, 5, 8]
• Tommy Cathey
  bass [11]
• Wayne Jackson
  horn [2]
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Issues

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  Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine

  12" Vinyl
  1976
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  Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine

  CD
  1990
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  Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine

  CD (club edition)
  1990
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  Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine

  Digital Media
  23 December 2008