Aimless Love

by John Prine

Overview

John Prine moved to his own independent label, Oh Boy, after stints at Atlantic and Asylum (later, he acquired his Asylum albums and reissued them on Oh Boy). On this label debut, he is under no commercial pressures, and that seems to make him more low-key. "The Oldest Baby in the World," "Somewhere Someone's Falling in Love," and "Unwed Fathers" are good examples of his new sweetness, which is as winning as his wit in his older songs. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	05/11/1989
Label:	Oh Boy
UPC:	0094012000226
Rank:	98085

Tracks

1. Be My Friend Tonight
2. Aimless Love
3. Me, Myself and I
4. The Oldest Baby in the World
5. Slow Boat to China
6. The Bottomless Lake
7. Maureen, Maureen
8. Somewhere Someone's Falling in Love
9. People Puttin' People Down
10. Unwed Fathers
11. Only Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Prine   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Jennifer Warnes   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Bobby Whitlock   Guest Artist,Organ,Piano,Knee Slaps,Vocals (Background)
John Sebastian   Guest Artist,Autoharp,Harmonica
Kevin Wells   Drums
Leo LeBlanc   Guitar,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel)
Jack Grochmal   Tambourine,Guitar (Acoustic)
Dave Prine   Fiddle
Matthew Wilder   Vocals (Background)
Stuart Duncan   Mandolin
Donnie Fritts   Piano (Electric)
Rachel Peer-Prine   Bass,Vocal Harmony,Gut String Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Tony Newman   Drums
Bobby Woods   Piano
Kenny Malone   Drums
Dee Murray   Bass
Spooner Oldham   Piano (Electric)
Greg Prestopino   Vocals (Background)
Sandy Mason   Vocals (Background)
Roger Cook   Vocals,Ukulele,Vocals (Background)
Jim Rooney   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Glen D. Hardin   Piano
Steve Fishell   Pedal Steel,Vocals (Background)
James Harrah   Guitar (Electric)
Charles Cochran   Organ,Bass (Upright)
Philip Donnelly   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Chuck Fiore   Bass

Technical Credits

Jack Grochmal   Engineer
Linda Whitlock   Composer
Donnie Fritts   Composer
Bobby Braddock   Composer
Allan Roberts   Composer
Allen Reynolds   Engineer
Shel Silverstein   Composer
Steve Goodman   Producer
Bobby Whitlock   Composer
Irving Gordon   Composer
Spooner Oldham   Composer
Sandy Mason   Composer
Roger Cook   Composer
Jim Rooney   Engineer,Producer
Alvin Kaufman   Composer
Dan Penn   Composer
Hank Neuberger   Engineer
Gary Brandt   Engineer
John Prine   Composer,Producer
Curtis Allen   Engineer