Third Studio Album Reissued On 180g Vinyl LP!
Sweet Revenge is John Prine's third album, released in 1973.
Two-time Grammy-winner, singer-songwriter, John Prine, was among the English language's premier phrase-turners. Forty-five years into a remarkable career that drew effusive praise from Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and others who would know, Prine was a smiling, shuffling force for good. A Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member whose classic debut album, simply titled John Prine, is recognized as part of the Recording Academy's Grammy Hall of Fame.
"Prine wrote 'Sweet Revenge' and the album of the same name as a bit of sonic retribution. His label wasn't happy with the commercial reception to his second LP, so he dropped a veritable masterpiece to set them straight and silence them once and for all." - The Bluegrass Situation
"Sometimes, revenge isn't just in the lyrics - it's the actual song itself. After his second album failed to resonate as powerfully as his debut, and he'd literally quit his day job, Prine was suffering from a bit of an existential crisis. He chose to respond with a third LP, Sweet Revenge, full of stunners like 'Mexican Home' and 'Please Don't Bury Me,' along with the title track. With lyrics ripped from Hunter S. Thompson (The milkman left me a note yesterday/'Get out of this town by noon/You're coming on way too soon/And besides that, we never liked you anyway'), he hits back at the detractors with a priceless melody that said this Chicagoan wasn't going anywhere, no matter what the milkman demands." - Rolling Stone, Country's 20 Best Revenge Songs
Features
- 180g Vinyl LP
- Presented in its original packaging
- Full lyrics
- Made in the EU
Selections
Side One:
- Sweet Revenge
- Please Don't Bury Me
- Christmas In Prison
- Dear Abby
- Blue Umbrella
- Often Is A Word I Seldom Use
Side Two:
- Onomatopeia
- Grandpa Was A Carpenter
- The Accident (Things Could Be Worse)
- Mexican Home
- A Good Time
- Nine Pound Hammer
