Troubadours of the Folk Era, Volume 5: Singer-Songwriters of the 1980's

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1What Kinda Guy?
Steve Forbert2:39
2Mary Hooley
Phranc4:06
3Daylight
The Washington Squares2:06
4Marlene on the Wall
recording of:
Marlene on the Wall
lyricist and composer:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Suzanne Vega43:42
5Walk in the Woods
Peter Case3:40
6On the Road to Fairfax County
recording of:
On the Road to Fairfax County
lyricist and composer:
David Massengill
The Roches4:45
7Behind the Cathedral
Willie Nile3:06
8Help Save the Youth of America
producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
mandolin:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK) (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Help Save the Youth of America (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg42:51
9The Healing Hymn
The Shakers3:48
10Pearly Blues
Roger Manning3:52
11Boogieman
Victoria Williams3:54
12Down in the Milltown
John Gorka4:14
13Stranded
recording of:
Stranded
lyricist and composer:
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin4:05
14Bastard Son
John Wesley Harding3:13
15Love at the Five & Dime
recording of:
Love at the Five and Dime
lyricist and composer:
Nanci Griffith
publisher:
Wing and Wheel Music
sub-publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing)
Nanci Griffith4:40
16Shipwrecked at the Stable Door
engineer:
John Naslen
producer:
Jon Goldsmith
recorded at:
Manta Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (from 1988-07 until 1988-08)
recording of:
Shipwrecked at the Stable Door
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Cockburn (Canadian singer‐songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Golden Mountain Music Corp.
Bruce Cockburn3:41
17Rags of Flowers
John and Mary3:32
18Passionate Kisses
assistant engineer:
Michael Dumas
engineer:
Dusty Wakeman
co-producer:
Dusty Wakeman
executive producer:
Joanna Spock Dean
producer:
Gurf Morlix and Lucinda Williams
acoustic guitar:
Gurf Morlix (in 1988-06) and Lucinda Williams (in 1988-06)
additional accordion:
Chris Gaffney (in 1988-06)
additional fiddle:
Doug Atwell (in 1988-06)
additional harmonica:
John Logan (in 1988-06)
additional keyboard:
Skip Edwards (in 1988-06)
additional washboard:
Steve Mugalian (in 1988-06)
bass guitar [6-string bass], electric guitar [electroc 6 & 12 string guitars], lap steel guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Gurf Morlix (in 1988-06)
bass guitar [stand-up bass], electric bass guitar [Fender 3-string bass] and electric bass guitar [Kramer/Ferrington bass]:
Dr. John Ciambotti (in 1988-06)
additional background vocals:
Jim Lauderdale (in 1988-06) and Pat Quinn (member of The Victory Girls) (in 1988-06)
lead vocals:
Lucinda Williams (in 1988-06)
vocals:
Gurf Morlix (in 1988-06)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mad Dog Studios (Venice (Los Angeles), 1980–1996) in Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 100) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 437)
recording of:
Passionate Kisses (in 1988-06)
lyricist and composer:
Lucinda Williams
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) (in 1989) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996) (in 1989)
Lucinda Williams2:38

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Release

ASIN:US: B0000033FQ [info]

Release group

part of:Troubadours of the Folk Era (number: 5) (order: 5)