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Running on Empty is the fifth album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). In addition to tracks recorded on-stage during concerts, it also contains songs recorded in hotel rooms, on the tour bus, and backstage. It is unusual among live albums, in that none of the tracks had ever appeared on a previous studio album. Running On Empty is currently Jackson Browne's best selling album.
Running on Empty was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1979, but did not win.
[edit] Track listing
- "Running on Empty" (Browne) — Recorded live, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD — 5:20
- "The Road" (Danny O'Keefe) — Recorded in room 301, Cross Keys Inn, Baltimore, MD (first — 2:58) and live, Holmdel, NJ — 4:50
- "Rosie" (Browne, Donald Miller) — Recorded backstage "in the big rehearsal room," Saratoga PAC, Saratoga, NY — 3:37
- "You Love the Thunder" (Browne) — Recorded live, Holmdel, NJ — 3:52
- "Cocaine" (Browne, Rev. Gary Davis, Glenn Frey) — Recorded in room 124, Holiday Inn, Edwardsville, IL — 4:55
- "Shaky Town" (Danny Kortchmar) — Recorded in room 124, Holiday Inn, Edwardsville, IL — 3:36
- "Love Needs a Heart" (Browne, Valerie Carter, Lowell George) — Recorded live, Universal City, CA — 3:28
- "Nothing But Time" (Browne, Howard Burke) — Recorded "on a bus (a Continental Silver Eagle) somewhere in New Jersey" — 3:05
- "The Load-Out" (Browne, Bryan Garofalo) — Recorded live, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD — 5:38
- "Stay" (Maurice Williams) — Recorded live, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD — 3:28
[edit] Personnel
- Jackson Browne — guitar, piano, keyboard, vocals
- Joel Bernstein — vocals
- Rosemary Butler — vocals
- Craig Doerge — keyboard
- Jon Douglas Haywood - bass, vocals
- Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar — guitar, percussion, vocals, harmony vocals
- Russ Kunkel — drums, snare drums, cardboard box, hi hat
- David Lindley — fiddle, guitar, violin, steel guitar, vocals, lap steel guitar
- Leland Sklar - bass
- On "Rosie," Doug Haywood and tour photographer Joel Bernstein sing harmony.
- On "Shaky Town," Danny Kortchmar sings harmony.
- On "Nothing But Time," Russ Kunkel is credited as playing "snare, hi-hat, and cardboard box with foot pedal." The song was recorded aboard the band's Continental Silver Eagle tour bus (hence the lyrical reference to "Silver Eagle") while en route from Portland, Maine to their next gig in New Jersey. The bus's engine is audible in the background throughout, and its down shift and acceleration can be plainly heard during the bridge.
[edit] Production
- Producer: Jackson Browne
- Engineer: Greg Ladanyi
- Mastering: Greg Ladanyi
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1978 |
Billboard Pop Albums |
3 |
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1978 |
"Running On Empty" |
Billboard Pop Singles |
11 |
| 1978 |
"Stay"/"The Load-Out" |
Billboard Pop Singles |
20 |
