Great Days: The John Prine Anthology

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ReleasedAugust 17, 1993
GenreCountry
LabelRhino
ProducerBarry Beckett, James Austin, David Briggs, Al Bunetta, Steve Cropper, Dan Einstein, Howie Epstein, Steve Goodman, Hank Neuberger, Jerry Phillips, Knox Phillips, John Prine, Jim Rooney, Arif Mardin
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
Compilation album by
John Prine
ReleasedAugust 17, 1993
GenreCountry
LabelRhino
ProducerBarry Beckett, James Austin, David Briggs, Al Bunetta, Steve Cropper, Dan Einstein, Howie Epstein, Steve Goodman, Hank Neuberger, Jerry Phillips, Knox Phillips, John Prine, Jim Rooney, Arif Mardin
John Prine chronology
The Missing Years
(1991)		 Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
(1993)		 A John Prine Christmas
(1994)

Great Days: The John Prine Anthology is a compilation album by American folk singer John Prine, released in 1993.

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Allmusic critic Steven Thomas Erlewine called the album an excellent summary of Prine's prime period (1971–1991), and "this provides a nearly flawless recap of his career - so much so that it's not only for neophytes, but also reminds longtime fans why they loved him in the first place."[1] Music critic Robert Christgau also praised the compilation, writing "There aren't 41 best Prine songs. There are 50, 60, maybe more; the only way to resolve quibbles would be a bigger box than commerce or decorum permits...Prine's a lot friendlier than your average thriving old singer-songwriter (Young, Thompson, Cohen), and his disinclination to downplay his natural warmth or his folk-rock retro may make him impenetrable to victims of irony proficiency amnesia."[2]

Track listing

All songs by John Prine unless otherwise noted.

Disc 1
  1. "Illegal Smile" – 3:13
  2. "Spanish Pipedream" – 2:41
  3. "Hello In There" – 4:32
  4. "Sam Stone" – 4:16
  5. "Paradise" – 3:15
  6. "Donald and Lydia" – 4:30
  7. "The Late John Garfield Blues" – 3:06
  8. "Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You" – 2:10
  9. "The Great Compromise" – 4:56
  10. "Sweet Revenge" – 2:41
  11. "Please Don't Bury Me" – 2:51
  12. "Christmas in Prison" – 3:13
  13. "Dear Abby" – 4:22 (live)
  14. "Blue Umbrella" – 3:31
  15. "Common Sense" – 3:11
  16. "Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard" – 3:20
  17. "Saddle in the Rain" – 3:35
  18. "He Was in Heaven Before He Died" – 2:16
  19. "Fish and Whistle" – 3:15
  20. "That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round" – 3:22
  21. "Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)" – 5:20
Disc 2
  1. "Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone" – 2:55
  2. "Automobile" – 4:23
  3. "Killing the Blues" (Roly Salley) – 4:38
  4. "Down by the Side of the Road" – 5:04
  5. "Living in the Future" – 3:26
  6. "It's Happening to You" (Prine, John Burns) – 2:19
  7. "Storm Windows" – 5:07
  8. "One Red Rose" – 3:19
  9. "Souvenirs" – 3:33
  10. "Aimless Love" – 3:08
  11. "The Oldest Baby in the World" (Prine, Donnie Fritts) – 3:07
  12. "People Puttin' People Down" – 2:50
  13. "Unwed Fathers" (Prine, Bobby Braddock) – 3:32
  14. "Angel from Montgomery" – 4:34 (live)
  15. "Linda Goes to Mars" – 3:10
  16. "Bad Boy" – 3:30
  17. "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" – 3:31 (live)
  18. "It's a Big Old Goofy World" – 5:24 (live)
  19. "The Sins of Memphisto" – 4:14
  20. "All the Best" – 3:28

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