Personnel: John Prine (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro, banjo); Alan Hand (vocals, piano, keyboards); Peter Bunetta (vocals, drums); Jim Rothermel (vocals, wind); Cissy Houston, Gwen Edwards, Brooks Hunnicutt, Deirdre Tuck Corley, Pat Coulter (vocals, background vocals); Raun MacKinnon, Bonnie Raitt (vocals); Johnny Christopher, Steve Goodman (guitar, acoustic guitar); Paul Cannon, Reggie Young (guitar, electric guitar); Rick Vito (guitar, slide guitar); Leo LeBlanc (guitar, steel guitar); Dave Prine (guitar, dobro); Steve Cropper (electric guitar); James Mitchell , Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson , Jack Hale, Lewis Collins (horns); David Briggs (piano, organ, keyboards); Bobby Wood (piano, keyboards); Larry Muhoberac (piano); James K. Brown (organ, keyboards); Bobby Emmons (organ); Kenny Malone (drums, tambourine); Gene Christman (drums); Mailto Correa (congas, percussion); Bishop Heywood (percussion); Deidre Tuck, Judy Clay (background vocals).
Photographer: David Gahr.
Although later superseded by Rhino's Great Days anthology, Atlantic Records' compilation of John Prine's first four albums was good for its time, and became his only gold record. ~ William Ruhlmann
