Proof Through the Night

Proof Through the Night is a 1983 album by T-Bone Burnett. Proof Through the Night was not available on CD for many years, though some tracks (most of them heavily remixed) appeared on the 20/20 career compilation in May 2006. Rhino Handmade issued a CD version of the album on March 27, 2007, which also includes the Trap Door and Beyond The Trap Door EPs.^[2] The double CD was issued in a numbered limited edition of 5,000. A cover of the Hank Williams (as Luke the Drifter) song "Be Careful of Stones That You Throw," recorded during an early session for the album, is also included on the CD.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by T-Bone Burnett.

Side one

1. "The Murder Weapon"
2. "Fatally Beautiful"
3. "After All These Years"
4. "Baby Fall Down"
5. "The Sixties"

Side two

1. "Stunned"
2. "Pressure"
3. "Hula Hoop"
4. "When the Night Falls"
5. "Hefner and Disney"
6. "Shut it Tight"

Personnel

• T-Bone Burnett – vocals, guitar
• David Mansfield – guitar
• David Miner – bass
• Jerry Marotta – drums
• Ry Cooder on "When the Night Falls" – guitar
• Stan Lynch – drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals
• Mick Ronson – guitar
• Richard Thompson – guitar
• Pete Townshend – guitar
• Masakuzu Yoshizawa
• The Williams Brothers – vocals

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