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John Prine (born October 10, 1946, in Maywood, Illinois) is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a composer, recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.
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The Tree of Forgiveness [2018]
Live at the Singer Songwriter Festival [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Spanish Pipedream | 3:01 |
| Six O'Clock News | 4:35 |
| Picture Show | 3:47 |
| You Got Gold | 5:01 |
| Angel from Montgomery | 5:00 |
| Donald and Lydia | 4:03 |
| Dear Abby | 3:29 |
| Unwed Fathers | 4:55 |
| That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round | 3:17 |
| Please Don't Bury Me | 3:25 |
| Speed of the Sound of Loneliness | 3:51 |
| Paradise | 4:59 |
| Souvenirs | 3:12 |
The Broadcast Archive [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Great Compromise | 4:13 |
| Angel From Montgomery | 5:00 |
| A Good Time | 3:41 |
| Quiet Man | 2:31 |
| Spanish Pipedream | 3:01 |
| Hello in There | 2:40 |
| The Frying Pan | 1:20 |
| Donald and Lydia | 5:11 |
| Flashback Blues | 1:31 |
| The Torch Singer | 2:32 |
| Six O'Clock News | 4:35 |
| Blue Umbrella | 4:11 |
| Souvenirs | 3:34 |
| Grandpa Was a Carpenter | 3:03 |
| Storm Windows | 6:13 |
| Illegal Smile | 3:54 |
| Dear Abby | 4:48 |
| Far From Me | 3:52 |
| Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian | 3:07 |
| Picture Show | 3:47 |
| You Got Gold | 5:01 |
| All the Best | 4:29 |
| Unwed Fathers | 4:55 |
| That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round | 3:17 |
| Please Don't Bury Me | 3:25 |
| Speed of the Sound of Loneliness | 3:51 |
| Paradise | 4:59 |
For Better, Or Worse [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out | 2:41 |
| Storms Never Last | 2:43 |
| Falling in Love Again | 2:31 |
| Color of the Blues | 2:54 |
| I'm Telling You | 1:50 |
| Remember Me | 3:32 |
| Look at Us | 2:46 |
| Cold Cold Heart | 3:32 |
| Dreaming My Dreams | 3:12 |
| Mental Cruelty | 2:23 |
| My Happiness | 2:55 |
| Just Waitin' | 2:49 |
Bottom Line [1978 New York Broadcast] [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Spanish Pipedream | 3:25 |
| Often Is a Word I Seldom Use | 3:32 |
| Angel From Montgomery | 4:44 |
| Blue Umbrella | 4:23 |
| Illegal Smile | 5:51 |
| That's the Way That the World Goes Round | 3:59 |
| There She Goes | 3:03 |
| If You Don't Want My Love | 3:37 |
| Hello in There | 6:05 |
| Grandpa Was a Carpenter | 2:54 |
| Paradise | 3:55 |
| Please Don't Bury Me | 2:32 |
| Sleepy Eyed Boy | 3:36 |
| Treat Me Nice | 2:18 |
| Onomatopoeia | 3:19 |
| Mexican Home | 8:47 |
The 1970 Broadcasts [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hello in There | 4:49 |
| Souvenirs | 3:20 |
| Paradise | 3:12 |
| Blue Umbrella | 2:31 |
| Illegal Smile | 2:40 |
| Flashback Blues | 2:06 |
| The Frying Pan | 1:20 |
| Sour Grapes | 2:00 |
| The Great Compromise | 5:00 |
| Angel from Montgomery | 2:48 |
| A Good Time | 2:27 |
| Hey, Good Lookin'/Jambalaya | 1:31 |
| Quiet Man | 2:37 |
| Spanish Pipedream | 2:18 |
| Donald & Lydia | 3:38 |
Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels, Vol. 7 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard | 3:18 |
Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock Vol. 4: 1971 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Angel from Montgomery | 3:44 |
| Paradise | 3:12 |
Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock, Vol. 5: 1972 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Great Compromise | 4:54 |
Angels from Montgomery: 4 Essential Albums 1971-1975 [2014]
The Only Folk Collection You'll Ever Need [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mr. Tambourine Man | 2:18 |
| Early Mornin' Rain | 3:06 |
| Angel from Montgomery | 3:44 |
Troubadours: Folk and the Roots Of American Music, Pt. 4 [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sam Stone | 4:17 |
| Angel From Montgomery | 3:45 |
| Paradise | 3:14 |
| Souvenirs | 3:39 |
The Singing Mailman Delivers [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hello in There | 4:05 |
| Souvenirs | 3:20 |
| Great Society Conflict Veteran's Blues | 3:40 |
| Paradise | 3:10 |
| Blue Umbrella | 2:31 |
| Aw Heck | 1:37 |
| Illegal Smile | 2:38 |
| Flashback Blues | 1:47 |
| Frying Pan | 1:19 |
| Sour Grapes | 1:59 |
| A Star, a Jewel, and a Hoax | 1:22 |
| Illegal Smile [Live] | 3:18 |
| Angel from Montgomery [Live] | 3:59 |
| Hey Good Lookin'/Jambalaya (On the Bayou) [Live] | 1:40 |
In Person & On Stage [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Spanish Pipe Dream | 3:34 |
| She Is My Everything | 4:49 |
| In Spite of Ourselves | 4:41 |
| Long Monday | 3:48 |
| The Late John Garfield Blues | 4:19 |
| The Bottomless Lake | 6:16 |
| Bear Creek Blues | 5:29 |
| Saddle in the Rain | 6:17 |
| Angel from Montgomery | 4:57 |
| Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore | 5:35 |
| Mexican Home | 5:20 |
| Unwed Fathers | 4:32 |
| Glory of True Love | 5:27 |
| Paradise | 7:01 |
Rolling Stone: The Timeless Stories of the '70s Singer-Songwriter [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Angel from Montgomery | 3:47 |
Americana Christmas: 20th Century Masters - Millennium Collection [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | 3:09 |
Rhino Hi-Five: John Prine [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Illegal Smile | 3:10 |
| Angel from Montgomery | 3:43 |
| Souvenirs | 3:32 |
| Christmas in Prison | 3:09 |
| Hello In There | 4:29 |
Standard Songs for Average People [2007]
Fair & Square [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Glory of True Love | 4:12 |
| Crazy as a Loon | 5:03 |
| Long Monday | 3:22 |
| Taking a Walk | 6:09 |
| Some Humans Ain't Human | 7:03 |
| My Darlin' Hometown | 3:14 |
| Morning Train | 4:02 |
| The Moon Is Down | 3:47 |
| Clay Pigeons | 4:27 |
| She Is My Everything | 4:25 |
| I Hate It When That Happens to Me | 2:49 |
| Bear Creek Blues | 4:45 |
| Other Side of Town [Live] | 4:53 |
| Safety Joe | 3:58 |
Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight | 3:46 |
The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bear Creek Blues | 4:23 |
Souvenirs [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Souvenirs | 3:42 |
| Fish and Whistle | 3:00 |
| Far from Me | 5:09 |
| Angel from Montgomery | 5:07 |
| Donald and Lydia | 4:09 |
| Christmas in Prison | 3:36 |
| Storm Windows | 4:26 |
| Grandpa Was a Carpenter | 2:52 |
| The Late John Garfield Blues | 3:46 |
| Blue Umbrella | 3:53 |
| Six O'Clock News | 4:36 |
| People Puttin' People Down | 4:00 |
| Sam Stone | 4:39 |
| Please Don't Bury Me | 3:06 |
| Hello in There | 4:57 |
In Spite of Ourselves [1999]
Lucky 13 [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian [Live][#] | 3:10 |
| The Oldest Baby in the World | 3:30 |
Live on Tour [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Picture Show | 3:54 |
| Quit Hollerin' at Me | 6:10 |
| You Got Gold | 4:55 |
| Unwed Fathers | 3:00 |
| Space Monkey | 5:12 |
| The Late John Garfield Blues | 4:11 |
| Storm Windows | 4:32 |
| Jesus the Missing Years | 6:38 |
| Humidity Built the Snowman | 4:51 |
| Illegal Smile | 4:33 |
| Daddy's Little Pumpkin | 3:38 |
| Lake Marie | 8:47 |
| If I Could | 3:10 |
| Stick a Needle in My Eye | 3:06 |
| You Mean So Much to Me | 4:14 |
Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| New Train | 3:24 |
| Ain't Hurtin' Nobody | 5:01 |
| All the Way With You | 3:52 |
| We Are the Lonely | 4:28 |
| Lake Marie | 6:00 |
| Humidity Built the Snowman | 4:27 |
| Day Is Done | 3:33 |
| Quit Hollerin' at Me | 4:16 |
| Big Fat Love | 3:58 |
| Same Thing Happened to Me | 3:18 |
| This Love Is Real | 3:18 |
| Leave the Lights On | 3:28 |
| He Forgot That It Was Sunday | 5:38 |
| I Love You So Much It Hurts | 2:32 |
Troubadours of Folk, Vol. 4: Singer-Songwriters of the 1970's [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Angel from Montgomery | 3:47 |
John Prine Christmas [1994]
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology [1993]
The Missing Years [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Picture Show | 3:22 |
| All the Best | 3:28 |
| The Sins of Memphisto | 4:13 |
| Everybody Wants to Feel Like You | 3:09 |
| It's a Big Old Goofy World | 5:10 |
| I Want to Be With You Always | 3:01 |
| Daddy's Little Pumpkin | 2:41 |
| Take a Look at My Heart | 3:38 |
| Great Rain | 4:08 |
| Way Back Then | 3:39 |
| Unlonely | 4:35 |
| You Got Gold | 4:38 |
| Everything is Cool | 2:46 |
| Jesus the Missing Years | 5:55 |
Live [1988]
A Tribute to Steve Goodman [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Souvenirs | 3:51 |
| Angel from Montgomery | 4:38 |
| Please Don't Bury Me | 3:01 |
German Afternoons [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lulu Walls | 2:37 |
| Speed of the Sound of Loneliness | 3:29 |
| Out of Love | 3:17 |
| Sailin' Around | 3:25 |
| If She Were You | 3:35 |
| Linda Goes to Mars | 3:06 |
| Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian | 3:13 |
| I Just Want to Dance With You | 3:28 |
| Love, Love, Love | 3:00 |
| Bad Boy | 3:28 |
| They'll Never Take Her Love From Me | 3:07 |
| Paradise | 3:28 |
Aimless Love [1984]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Be My Friend Tonight | 3:15 |
| Aimless Love | 3:07 |
| Me, Myself and I | 2:42 |
| The Oldest Baby in the World | 3:05 |
| Slow Boat to China | 3:46 |
| The Bottomless Lake | 3:42 |
| Maureen, Maureen | 3:16 |
| Somewhere Someone's Falling in Love | 3:04 |
| People Puttin' People Down | 2:48 |
| Unwed Fathers | 3:30 |
| Only Love | 3:29 |
Storm Windows [1980]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shop Talk | 3:12 |
| Living in the Future | 3:26 |
| It's Happening to You | 2:18 |
| Sleepy Eyed Boy | 2:53 |
| All Night Blue | 2:46 |
| Just Wanna Be With You | 3:07 |
| Storm Windows | 5:07 |
| Baby Ruth | 3:07 |
| One Red Rose | 3:17 |
| I Had a Dream | 3:30 |
Pink Cadillac [1979]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Chinatown | 2:24 |
| Killing the Blues | 4:35 |
| No Name Girl | 3:31 |
| Saigon | 3:16 |
| This Cold War With You | 4:11 |
| Baby Let's Play House | 3:30 |
| Down by the Side of the Road | 5:03 |
| How Lucky | 3:38 |
| Ubangi Stomp | 2:41 |
Bruised Orange [1978]
Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine [1976]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sam Stone | 4:14 |
| Saddle in the Rain | 3:30 |
| Please Don't Bury Me | 2:51 |
| The Great Compromise | 4:57 |
| Grandpa Was a Carpenter | 2:13 |
| Donald and Lydia | 4:27 |
| Illegal Smile | 3:10 |
| Sweet Revenge | 2:58 |
| Dear Abby | 4:10 |
| Souvenirs | 3:32 |
| Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard | 3:17 |
| Hello in There | 4:29 |
Common Sense [1975]
Sweet Revenge [1973]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sweet Revenge | 2:58 |
| Please Don't Bury Me | 2:51 |
| Christmas in Prison | 3:13 |
| Dear Abby | 4:10 |
| Blue Umbrella | 3:31 |
| Often Is a Word I Seldom Use | 3:01 |
| Onomatopoeia | 2:18 |
| Grandpa Was a Carpenter | 2:13 |
| The Accident (Things Could Be Worse) | 3:22 |
| Mexican Home | 4:39 |
| A Good Time | 3:30 |
| Nine Pound Hammer | 3:07 |
Diamonds in the Rough [1972]
John Prine [1971]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Illegal Smile | 3:13 |
| Spanish Pipedream | 2:41 |
| Hello in There | 4:32 |
| Sam Stone | 4:14 |
| Paradise | 3:15 |
| Pretty Good | 3:36 |
| Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore | 2:52 |
| Far from Me | 3:41 |
| Angel from Montgomery | 3:45 |
| Quiet Man | 2:52 |
| Donald and Lydia | 4:30 |
| Six O'Clock News | 2:51 |
| Flashback Blues | 2:33 |
John Prine [180 Gram Vinyl] [1971]
The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music [Original Motio
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bear Creek Blues | 4:27 |
