Gary Paczosa / John Prine - Fair and Square (CD)

John Prinetakes his own sweet time dancing with his muse -- and truly writes what's in his soul. So if it takes him a little longer to write the songs that capture moments and reveal the gently folded human truths that bind us all together. It's always worth the wait. Now, nearly nine years since the release of his Grammy-nominated Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings, the iconic American writer has put the finishing touches on his latest offering, appropriately titled, Fair & Square. "It was just time," says Prine in his always understated way. "I had a bunch of songs. I'd started recording them, and it turns out, I liked them pretty well. So, now, I get to get them all just the way I like them - and then I get to let them go out to meet the world." With the occasional wheezing accordion, curlicue electric guitar parts, quick-wristed mandolins, billowing B-3 pads and puddles of pedal steel guitar, the rough-voiced singer/songwriter's first self-produced record is a homey affair that draws generously from the palette of traditional American music -- be it folk, bluegrass, shuffles, vintage rock & roll, torch, country -- for an amalgamation that would be at home on any Wurlitzer in a whiskey-soaked tavern with beer signs flickering from age and the walls stained deeper than sepia from the years of constant smoke. With bluegrass queen Alison Krauss on the ode to his Irish refuge "My Darlin' Hometown", the street corner desolation of "The Moon Is Down" and alt-country princess Mindy Smith bringing allure and tartness to "Morning Train," "Long Monday" and the melted neon ponder of "Taking A Walk," Fair & Squareis the work of a man at ease with his life, secure with his place in the world and willing to share the things that he sees. "It's been a while, so I'm pretty excited," Prine admits with that Oh Boy grin. "And that's a really good place to be."

General

Label:	Oh Boy
Release date:	May 2005
Originally released:	2005
Contributors:	Gary Paczosa • John Prine
Performers:	John Prine
Dimensions:	124 x 142 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Running time:	1 hour, 2 minutes
Categories:	Music > Folk Music > Country
LSN:	XNN-TM5-Q80-7
Barcode:	0094012003425

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Disk 1

1	Glory of True Love
2	Crazy As A Loon
3	Long Monday
4	Taking A Walk
5	Some Humans Ain't Human
6	My Darlin' Hometown
7	Morning Train
8	The Moon Is Down
9	Clay Pigeons
10	She Is My Everything
11	I Hate It When That Happens To Me
12	Bear Creek Blues
13	Other Side Of Town (Bonus Track)
14	Safety Joe (Bonus Track)

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