Friend of Mine (Greg Brown album)
Encyclopedia
Friend of Mine is the title of an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown and Bill Morrissey
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Bill Morrissey
Bill Morrissey was an American folk singer/songwriter from New Hampshire. Many of his songs reflect the harsh realities of life in crumbling New England mill towns.-Career:Morrissey was born in Hartford, Connecticut...
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Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Alex Henderson called the album "... an unpretentious date that followers of both artists will appreciate."Track listing
- "Ain't Life a Book" (FerronFerronFerron, born Debby Foisy on , is a Canadian folk singer/songwriter and poet. In addition to being one of Canada's most famous folk musicians, she is one of the most influential writers and performers of women's music, and an important influence on later musicians such as Ani DiFranco, Mary Gauthier...
) - "Little Red Rooster" (Burnett, DixonWillie DixonWilliam James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
) - "He Was a Friend of Mine" (Traditional)
- "Memphis, Tennessee" (BerryChuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
) - "The Road" (Danny O'KeefeDanny O'KeefeDanny O'Keefe is a U.S. based singer-songwriter, born in Spokane, Washington, in 1943. O'Keefe's musical career has spanned four decades from his early days playing in the Minnesota coffee houses to his present station in the Seattle area...
) - "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (Mick JaggerMick JaggerSir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
, Keith RichardsKeith RichardsKeith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
) - "Duncan and Brady" (Traditional)
- "Tom Dula" (Morrissey, Proffitt)
- "Summer Wages" (Tyson, Witmark)
- "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" (Rose, Hank Williams)
- "Fishing with Bill" (Brown)
- "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Williams)
Personnel
- Greg Brown – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Bill Morrissey – vocals, guitar, harmonica, slide guitar
- Billy Conway – drums
- Richard Gates – bass
- Ed Sheridan – bass
Production
- Produced by Ellen Karas
- Engineered by Jesse Henderson
- Mastered by Dr. Toby Mountain