Live on Tour

Live on Tour is a live album by American singer-songwriter John Prine, released in 1997. The album also include three studio tracks.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic jeff Burger wrote of the album "The studio tracks tacked onto the end of this album are nothing to write home about, but overall, Live on Tour is a solid collection. Featuring everything from tender folk ballads to rockers packed with Prine's trademark wacky witticisms, it would be a perfect starting point for anyone who has had the misfortune to have not yet encountered this one-of-a-kind artist."^[1] Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a 2-star Honorable Mention rating.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Picture Show" (John Prine) – 3:54
2. "Quit Hollerin' at Me" (Prine, Gary Nicholson) – 6:10
3. "You Got Gold" (Prine, Keith Sykes) – 4:55
4. "Unwed Fathers" (Braddock, Prine) – 3:00
5. "Space Monkey" (Prine, Peter Case) – 5:12
6. "The Late John Garfield Blues" (Prine) – 4:11
7. "Storm Windows" (Prine) – 4:32
8. "Jesus the Missing Years" (Prine) – 6:38
9. "Humidity Built the Snowman" (Prine) – 4:51
10. "Illegal Smile" (Prine) – 4:33
11. "Daddy's Little Pumpkin" (Prine, Pat McLaughlin) – 3:38
12. "Lake Marie" (Prine) – 8:47
13. "If I Could" (Tim Carroll) – 3:10
14. "Stick a Needle in My Eye" (McLaughlin, Prine) – 3:06
15. "You Mean So Much to Me" (Prine, Donnie Fritts) – 4:14

Personnel

• John Prine – vocals, guitar
• Larry Crane – guitar, background vocals
• Howie Epstein – bass
• Jack Holder – guitar
• David Jacques – bass
• John Jorgenson – guitar, banjo, mandolin
• Pat McLaughlin – guitar
• Phil Parlapiano – organ, piano, accordion, background vocals
• Joe Romersa – drums, percussion
• Sam Shoup – bass
• David Steele – guitar, background vocals
• Benmont Tench – piano, keyboards
• Robby Turner – pedal steel guitar
• Jason Wilber – guitar, background vocals
• Gary Belz – background vocals
• Al Bunetta – background vocals
• Keith Sykes – background vocals

References