John Prine SWEET REVENGE Sweet Revenge was produced by Arif Mardin and was mostly recorded at Quadraphonic Sound Studios in Nashville. As Prine biographer Eddie Huffman observes, Sweet Revenge was a full-band LP recorded in Tennessee, but the singer had grown dramatically as a vocalist and recording artist over the previous two years. He sounded fully integrated with the backing musicians this go-around. And the musicians were John Prine of course – vocals, guitar, dobro, Steve Goodman – guitar, harmony vocals, Ralph MacDonald – percussion, Grady Martin – guitar, dobro, Bobby Wood – keyboards, piano, Kenny Ascher – keyboards, piano, Steve Burgh – guitar, Johnny Christopher – guitar, Cissy Houston – backing vocals, Judy Clay – steel guitar, backing vocals, Doyle Grisham – steel guitar, Leo LeBlanc – guitar, steel guitar, Mike Leech – bass, upright bass, Raun MacKinnon – harmony vocals, gut string guitar, Kenny Malone – drums, Hugh McDonald – bass, percussion, Steve Mosley – drums, Dave Prine – guitar, banjo, dobro, fiddle, Jerry Shook – harmonica, Bill Slater – bass, Deirdre Tuck Corley – backing vocals, Reggie Young – guitar, David Briggs – organ, piano, Arif Mardin – horn arrangement.

• 1Sweet Revenge
• 2Please Don’t Bury Me
• 3Christmas in Prison
• 4Dear Abby
• 5Blue Umbrella
• 6Often Is a Word I Seldom Use
• 7Onomatopeia
• 8Grandpa Was a Carpenter
• 9Accident (Things Could Be Worse)
• 10Mexican Home
• 11A Good Time
• 12Nine Pound Hammer