German Afternoons

by John Prine

Overview

Another straight country set, but unlike Sweet Revenge, this is a sleepy-town stroll, featuring snappy accompaniment by the New Grass Revival. After the terrific opening take on the Carter Family classic "Lulu Walls," the record glides along at a gentle tempo, yielding the clever "Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian" and one classic ballad, "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness," which was cut in a superb rendition by Nanci Griffith for her Other Voices, Other Rooms project. It also features "Linda Goes to Mars" and a re-recording of "Paradise" from Prine's debut. ~ John Floyd & Jim Smith

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Oh Boy
UPC:	0094012000325
Rank:	50874

Tracks

1. Lulu Walls
2. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
3. Out of Love
4. Sailin' Around
5. If She Were You
6. Linda Goes to Mars
7. Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian
8. I Just Want To Dance with You
9. Love, Love, Love
10. Bad Boy
11. They'll Never Take Her Love from Me
12. Paradise

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Prine   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Roy M. "Junior" Husky   Bass
Sam Bush   Mandolin
Jim Rooney   Guitar
Marty Stuart   Vocals (Background)
Alan O'Bryant   Vocals
Keith Sykes   Vocals (Background)
Philip Donnelly   Guitar (Electric)
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Rachel Peer-Prine   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Fred Koller   Composer
Roger Cook   Composer
Jim Rooney   Producer
A.P. Carter   Arranger,Composer
Leon Payne   Composer
Keith Sykes   Composer
John Burns   Composer
John Prine   Composer,Producer
Jack Grochmal   Engineer
Steve Goodman   Composer
Bill Caswell   Composer