Mickey Newbury - An American Trilogy

Tracklist

Looks Like Rain
1-1	Write A Song A Song/Angeline	7:12
1-2	She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye	3:59
1-3	I Don't Think Much About Her No More	5:47
1-4	T. Total Tommy	4:04
1-5	33rd Of August / When The Baby In My Lady Gets The Blues	9:06
1-6	San Francisco Mabel Joy	6:48
1-7	Looks Like Baby's Gone	4:29
'Frisco Mabel Joy
2-1	An American Trilogy	4:54
2-2	How Many Times (Must The Piper Be Paid For His Song)	5:54
2-3	Interlude	1:32
2-4	The Future's Not What It Used To Be	4:30
2-5	Mobile Blue	3:10
2-6	Frisco Depot	3:44
2-7	You're Not My Same Sweet Baby	3:51
2-8	Interlude	1:06
2-9	Remember The Good	3:00
2-10	Swiss Cottage Place	3:12
2-11	How I Love Them Old Songs	3:50
Heaven Help The Child
3-1	Heaven Help The Child	5:16
3-2	Good Morning Dear	5:17
3-3	Sunshine	4:25
3-4	Sweet Memories	3:30
3-5	Why You Been Gone So Long	3:29
3-6	Cortelia Clark	5:08
3-7	Song For Susan	4:31
3-8	San Francisco Mabel Joy	5:32
Better Days
4-1	If You Want Me To I'll Go	3:36
4-2	Sunshine	3:01
4-3	Sad Satin Rhyme	3:14
4-4	Why You Been Gone So Long	3:18
4-5	I Don't Wanna Rock	1:55
4-6	Let Me Stay Awhile	2:25
4-7	Flower Man	4:09
4-8	Good Morning Dear	2:10
4-9	On Top Of Old Smokey	3:26
4-10	Interlude: How Many Times (Must The Piper Be Paid For His Song)	2:03
4-11	Better Days	3:20
4-12	How I Love Them Old Songs	2:08
4-13	I Don't Wanna Rock	2:27
4-14	I Don't Want Me No Big City Woman	2:06
4-15	You're Not My Same Sweet Baby	4:50

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Chris Campion, Susan Archie
• Bass – Emory Gordy* (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Joe Osborn (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Norbert Putnam (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Tommy Cogbill (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
• Bass, Harmonica, Guitar – Charlie McCoy (tracks: 1-1 to 3-8)
• Compilation Producer, Compiled By – Chris Campion
• Drums – Dennis St. John (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Kenneth Buttrey* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7), Kenny Malone (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
• Engineer – Charlie Tallent (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11), Stan Agol (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Tommy Knox* (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Wayne Moss (tracks: 1-1 to 3-8)
• Engineer [Re-mix] – Charlie Tallent (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
• Fiddle – Norman Spicher* (tracks: 2-1 to 3-8), Vassar Clements (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
• Guitar – Billy Sanford (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Chet Atkins (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), James Capp* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Marlin Greene (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Richard Bennett (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Wayne Moss (tracks: 1-1 to 3-8)
• Guitar, Sitar – Jerry Kennedy (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
• Illustration – Masumi Kobayashi
• Keyboards – Bobby Wood (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), David Briggs (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Don Randi (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
• Liner Notes – Ben Fong-Torres, Chris Campion, Kenny Rogers, Kris Kristofferson, Will Oldham
• Mixed By – Charlie Tallent (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Wayne Moss (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
• Orchestra – The Nash Philharmonic (tracks: 2-1 to 3-8)
• Organ – Beegie Cruser* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11)
• Percussion – Farrell Morris (tracks: 1-1 to 3-8)
• Photography By – Joe Ziemer Archive, Newbury Family Archive, Robert L. Heimall
• Producer – Bob Beckham (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 3-8), Dennis Linde (tracks: 2-1 to 3-7), Jerry Kennedy (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7), Marlin Greene (tracks: 3-1 to 3-7), Russ Miller (tracks: 3-1 to 3-7)
• Production Manager – Heide Kolling
• Remix [Looks Like Rain] – Brian Thorn, Steve Rosenthal
• Steel Guitar – Bobbe Seymour (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Bobby Thompson (tracks: 2-1 to 3-8), Weldon Myrick (tracks: 2-1 to 3-8)
• Strings – Jimmy Getzoff* (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Jimmie Haskell (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
• Technician [Sound Restoration], Mastered By – Jessica Thompson, Steve Rosenthal
• Vocals – Dennis Linde (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Don Gant (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), John Moss (tracks: 2-1 to 2-11), Tom Baylor (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)

Notes

Limited edition box set containing remastered versions of the albums Looks Like Rain, Frisco Mabel Joy and Heaven Help The Child, plus the rarities and unreleased compilation, Better Days.

Looks Like Rain originally released in September 1969 as Mercury SR 61236. 'Frisco Mabel Joy originally released in October 1971 as Elektra EKS 74107. Heaven Help The Child originally released in January 1973 as Elektra EKS 75055.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CEC001R	Mickey Newbury	An American Trilogy ‎(4xCD, Comp, RM)	Saint Cecilia Knows, Mountain Retreat	CEC001R	UK	2011
DC485CD	Mickey Newbury	An American Trilogy ‎(4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Ltd)	Drag City	DC485CD	US	2011

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