Sleepless Nights (album)

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Sleepless Nights
Compilation album by Gram Parsons
Released	April 1976
Recorded	1970 (with the Flying Burrito Brothers) 1973 (with Emmylou Harris/Grievous Angel Sessions)
Genre	Country-rock
Length	37:28
Label	A&M
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Gram Parsons chronology
Grievous Angel (1973)	Sleepless Nights (1974)	Gram Parsons & the Fallen Angels (1981)

Sleepless Nights is a posthumous compilation album by Gram Parsons. There are no Parson's original songs on this album, the majority being vintage country songs with the exception of Honky Tonk Women by Jagger/Richards. Some of the highest praise for the album is due to the inclusion of three tracks featuring Emmylou Harris and omitted from the 1973 album Grievous Angel; "Sleepless Nights" (allegedly the original title for the Grievous Angel album), "The Angels Rejoiced in Heaven Last Night" and "Brand New Heartache". The majority of the tracks are from a much earlier period and recorded during Parson's time with The Flying Burrito Brothers, shortly before his exit from the group. These songs were not previously released and are not as highly regarded by many critics, Rolling Stone refers to them as "sluggish and dispirited".link

[edit] Track listing

1. "Brand New Heartache" (F. Bryant/B. Bryant) - 2:28
2. "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down" (M. Haggard) - 2:55
3. "Sing Me Back Home" (M. Haggard) - 3:53
4. "Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven" (J. Ripley) - 3:12
5. "Crazy Arms" (R. Mooney/C. Seals) - 2:48
6. "Sleepless Nights" (F. Bryant/B. Bryant) - 3:23
7. "Close Up The Honky Tonks" (R. Simpson) - 2:20
8. "Together Again" (B. Owens) - 3:13
9. "Honky Tonk Women" - (Jagger/Richards) - 4:19
10. "Green, Green Grass Of Home" (C. Putman) - 4:05
11. "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud Music)" (J. Maphis) - 2:56
12. "The Angels Rejoiced Last Night" (C. Louvin/I. Louvin- 2:23