John Prine – The Tree Of Forgiveness (LP Vinyl)
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Thirteen years is a long time to wait, but Prine had been through throat cancer surgery and a hip replacement since *Fair and Square*, and none of that slowed the warmth or the wit in his pen. Released when he was 71, *The Tree of Forgiveness* would prove to be his final studio album, making these ten songs feel all the more precious to the community that had carried his writing from Chicago's North Side folk scene to the American songbook.
The highly-anticipated album, The Tree of Forgiveness, is Prine's first collection of new material since 2005's Grammy-winning Fair and Square. Rather than going out on a limb, Prine cultivated the themes that have brought international acclaim since the 1970s. For example, he can take a topic like loneliness and make it funny or heartbreaking.
Prine teamed with Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb to record in Nashville's historic Studio A, enlisting friends like Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, and Amanda Shires to sing along. The songs are new, although some had waited to be finished for decades, like a co-write with Phil Spectro called 'God Only Knows'; Another incomplete song, 'I Have Met My Love Today' now celebrates the unexpected spark that leads to lifelong romance -- with a dash of youthful innocence. The musical arrangements may be simpler than on past efforts, yet his unique ability to distill complex emotions into everyday language remains fully intact.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
UPC: 752830935143
Label: Oh Boy
Release Date: 5.11.18
Format: LP Vinyl