Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine

by John Prine

Overview

Although later superseded by Rhino's Great Days anthology, Atlantic Records' compilation of John Prine's first four albums was good for its time, and became his only gold record.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678150425
catalogNumber:	18202
Rank:	309

Tracks

1. Sam Stone
2. Saddle in the Rain
3. Please Don't Bury Me
4. The Great Compromise
5. Grandpa Was a Carpenter
6. Donald and Lydia
7. Illegal Smile
8. Sweet Revenge
9. Dear Abby
10. Souvenirs
11. Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
12. Hello in There

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Prine   Primary Artist,Acoustic Guitar,Banjo,Dobro,Vocals
Steve Goodman   Acoustic Guitar
Steve Cropper   Electric Guitar
Bonnie Raitt   Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Rick Vito   Guitar,Slide Guitar
Bobby Wood   Piano,Keyboards
Peter Bunetta   Drums,Vocals
Paul Cannon   Guitar,Electric Guitar
Tommy Cathey   Bass
Gene Christman   Drums
Johnny Christopher   Acoustic Guitar,Rhythm Guitar
Cissy Houston   Vocals,Background Vocals
Judy Clay   Background Vocals
Lewis Collins   Horn
Mailto Correa   Percussion,Conga
Pat Coulter   Vocals,Background Vocals
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Bass
Gwen Edwards   Vocals,Background Vocals
Bobby Emmons   Organ
Jack Hale   Horn
Alan Hand   Piano,Keyboards,Vocals
Bishop Heywood   Percussion
Brooks Hunnicutt   Vocals,Background Vocals
Wayne Jackson   Horn
Leo LeBlanc   Guitar,Pedal Steel Guitar
Mike Leech   Bass
Andrew Love   Horn
Raun MacKinnon   Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Kenny Malone   Drums,Tambourine
James Mitchell   Horn
Larry Muhoberac   Piano
Dave Prine   Dobro,Guitar
Jim Rothermel   Vocals,Wind
Deirdre Tuck Corley   Vocals,Background Vocals
Reggie Young   Guitar,Electric Guitar
James K. Brown   Organ,Keyboards
Deidre Tuck   Background Vocals
David Briggs   Organ,Piano,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Steve Cropper   Producer
Arif Mardin   Producer
Bob Defrin   Art Direction
Abie Sussman   Art Direction