| features in: Album Chart of 1978 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s |
Disillusioned with Atlantic, the 31-year-old singer-songwriter jumped ship to Asylum Records and, after a lot of wasted efforts, he appointed a new producer for the project. It was the enthusiasm of fellow Chicagoan, Steve Goodman, regarded as a musician's musician, which sealed the deal for Prine, who was on the verge of calling it quits for the project. Said Prine: “I talked to, Christ, twenty different producers, really great guys, great producers. Big-time producers. And I just didn’t want to do it. I just didn’t have the heart to do the record again. And Goodman said he would do it. I totally put it in his hands. And he handed me back a beautiful record.” Tellingly, the album's major highlight, “Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone”, focuses firmly on John's vocal, the lightly acoustic instrumentation letting him do what he does best - tell a story. He imagines himself - the lonely touring musician - as Sabu, the boy who rode his elephant into camps various to help people with problems, before riding off into the sunset, dazed and confused. Ha, the lie-dream of the pop-glamour scene! All in all, I'm not as enamoured as I was with his early 70s work; “Bruised Orange” has appealing moments, but it's often just that bit too poppy for me.
The Jukebox Rebel
26–Mar–2011
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [03:14]  John Prine - Fish And Whistle [original album version] (John Prine) Country |
| A2 | [03:24]  John Prine - There She Goes (John Prine) Country |
| A3 | [03:05]  John Prine - If You Don’t Want My Love (John Prine, Phil Spector) Country |
| A4 | [03:20]  John Prine - That’s The Way That The World Goes ‘Round (John Prine) Country |
| A5 | [05:21]  John Prine - Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow) (John Prine) Country |
| B1 | [02:53]  John Prine - Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone (John Prine) Folk |
| B2 | [02:20]  John Prine - Aw Heck (John Prine) Country |
| B3 | [02:52]  John Prine - Crooked Piece Of Time (John Prine) Folk Rock / Americana |
| B4 | [02:42] John Prine - Iron Ore Betty (John Prine) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B5 | [03:31] John Prine - The Hobo Song (John Prine) Country |
