Pink Cadillac

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All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann
John Prine went to Sam Phillips' studio in Memphis to make his sixth album, Pink Cadillac, and got some of the Sun Records sound of 1950s rockabilly on a record produced by Phillips' sons Knox and Jerry. Sam produced two of the tracks himself. Slapback bass here, a Bo Diddley beat there, and an overall loose feel characterized music that may have been more fun to make than it is to listen to, even though it's quite entertaining. Prine wrote only five of the ten songs, however, and even though the covers were of high caliber -- notably Roly Salley's "Killing the Blues" and Arthur Gunter's "Baby Let's Play House," a song Elvis Presley did at Sun -- Pink Cadillac was a ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann
John Prine went to Sam Phillips' studio in Memphis to make his sixth album, Pink Cadillac, and got some of the Sun Records sound of 1950s rockabilly on a record produced by Phillips' sons Knox and Jerry. Sam produced two of the tracks himself. Slapback bass here, a Bo Diddley beat there, and an overall loose feel characterized music that may have been more fun to make than it is to listen to, even though it's quite entertaining. Prine wrote only five of the ten songs, however, and even though the covers were of high caliber -- notably Roly Salley's "Killing the Blues" and Arthur Gunter's "Baby Let's Play House," a song Elvis Presley did at Sun -- Pink Cadillac was a good idea that went slightly awry in the execution. If Prine had had the songs as well as the studio, it would have been among his best.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 11/28/1989
  • Label: Oh Boy
  • UPC: 094012000721
  • Catalog Number: 7
  • Sales rank: 49,248

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Chinatown (2:24)
  2. 2 Automobile (4:23)
  3. 3 Killing the Blues (4:35)
  4. 4 No Name Girl (3:31)
  5. 5 Saigon (3:16)
  6. 6 This Cold War with You (4:11)
  7. 7 Baby Let's Play House (3:30)
  8. 8 Down by the Side of the Road (5:03)
  9. 9 How Lucky (3:38)
  10. 10 Ubangi Stomp (2:41)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
John Prine Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Helen Bernard Background Vocals
Helen Duncan Vocals
John Burns Guitar, Vocals
Phyllis Duncan Vocals, Background Vocals
Leo LeBlanc Guitar, Steel Guitar
Howard Levy Harmonica, Keyboards, Saxophone
Jerry Phillips Guitar
Tom Piekarske Bass
Billy Lee Riley Guitar, Vocals
Angie Varias Drums
Beverly White Vocals, Background Vocals
Technical Credits
John Prine Producer
Jerry Phillips Producer
Knox Phillips Producer
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