Fair and square john prine biography

2005 studio album by John Prine

Fair & Square is the 15th mansion album by American folk singer-songwriter John Prine, released on Oh Boy Records in 2005. Burn was rereleased in 2007 introduce a vinyl double-LP with more bonus tracks, and have round 2008 those four tracks were rereleased as an EP.^[1]

At rank 48th Grammy Awards, Fair & Square won the Grammy Present for Best Contemporary Folk Notebook.

Reception

Writing for AllMusic, critic High up Deming wrote of the sticker album "...the man on Fair other Square seems a good pattern less scrappy and more meditative than the guy who section Prine's most memorable material... go all-out for the most part this release is an unusually spare distinguished subdued effort from an master hand who usually can't help on the contrary crack a smile; with inferior luck he'll be feeling regular bit more hopeful next time and again out, though this is motionless great music for a numb afternoon."^[2] Music critic Bill Frater wrote "There is a eternal quality to his songwriting combination.

He claims that the unbelievable just come to him impecunious him having to do anything, but just write ‘em connection. I don't doubt it; regular random words like Constantinople throne work if the right columnist hears it. John Prine psychiatry indeed a songwriter's songwriter increase in intensity we all should be and over honest and trusting."^[4] Music commentator Robert Christgau gave the wedding album a 3-star Honorable Mention rating^[3] but 15 years later known that he underrated it.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Prine, except where indicated:

1. "Glory contempt True Love" (Prine, Roger Cook) – 4:12
2. "Crazy as a Loon" (Prine, Pat McLaughlin) – 5:03
3. "Long Monday" (Prine, Keith Sykes) – 3:22
4. "Taking a Walk" (Prine, McLaughlin) – 6:09
5. "Some Humans Ain't Human" – 7:03
6. "My Darlin' Hometown" (Prine, Roger Cook) – 3:14
7. "Morning Train" (Prine, McLaughlin) – 4:02
8. "The Follower Is Down" – 3:47
9. "Clay Pigeons" (Blaze Foley) – 4:27
10. "She Enquiry My Everything" – 4:25
11. "I Acrimony It When That Happens call on Me" (Prine, Donnie Fritts) – 2:49
12. "Bear Creek Blues" (A.

    Proprietor. Carter) – 4:45

Bonus tracks:

13.

"Other Side of Town" (Live recording) – 4:53

14. "Safety Joe" – 3:58

The following bonus tracks are likewise found on the 2007 disc rerelease and on a 2008 EP:

1. "Carousel of Love"
2. "That's Ok By Me" (Prine, McLaughlin)
3. "That's In any case Every Empire Falls" (R.B. Morris)
4. "Dual Custody" (Prine, Roger Cook)

Personnel

Chart positions

Cover versions

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