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In Spite of Ourselves

~ John Prine
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (13 Dec 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Ulftone
  • ASIN: B00002DE34
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 136,125 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. We're Not The Jet Set - Prine, John & Iris DeMent
2. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - Prine, John & Connie Smith
3. Wedding Bells/Let's Turn Back The Years - Prine, John & Lucinda Williams
4. When Two Worlds Collide - Prine, John & Trisha Yearwood
5. Milwaukee Here I Come - Prine, John & Melba Montgomery
6. I Know One - Prine, John & Emmylou Harris
7. It's A Cheating Situation - Prine, John & Dolores Keane
8. Back Street Affair - Prine, John & Patty Loveless
9. Loose Talk - Prine, John & Connie Smith
10. Let's Invite Them Over - Prine, John & Iris DeMent
11. Till A Tear Becomes A Rose - Prine, John & Fiona
12. In A Town This Size - Prine, John & Dolores Keane
13. We Could - Prine, John & Iris DeMent
14. We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds - Prine, John & Melba Montgomery
15. In Spite Of Ourselves - Prine, John & Iris DeMent
16. Dear John (I Sent Your Saddle Home) - Prine, John

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Amazon.co.uk Review
You've got to hand it to John Prine. On the first song on In Spite of Ourselves he plunges valiantly into "(We're Not) The Jet Set", singing the part made famous by George Jones, the Caruso of country music. And Prine, never blessed with the most pliant pipes, promptly pancakes a note flatter than Kansas. Aw, heck! The songwriter's songwriter takes a curious turn with his first studio album since 1995's Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings. Here he's penned only the hysterically coarse title track, opting instead to coo a slew of classic lovin'-and-losin' country tunes with Iris Dement, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Connie Smith, Trisha Yearwood, Melba Montgomery, Patty Loveless, Fiona Prine and Dolores Keane. Given Prine's ragged-but-right voice, the effect is something akin to casting a grizzled character actor opposite Katherine Hepburn in Philadelphia Story. And you know what? It'd probably still be a charming (albeit very different) movie, because romantic comedies, like country duets, are all about chemistry, which is something this collection of duets has in excess. --Steven Stolder

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5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute gem!, 13 Feb 2002
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John Prine chose his 16 favourite country duets and asked his 9 favourite country ladies to sing them with him. Thankfully they all said yes and together produced this absolute gem. It is a real treat especially the track he sings with Fiona Prine.
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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An unexpected masterpiece, 24 Oct 2002
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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hadn't taken much notice of John Prine before I bought this, and I'd tried to ignore Iris DeMent. This collection changed my mind about both of them. I was attracted to the album by the other guests - especially Connie, Trisha, Melba, Emmylou and Patty. Those excellent ladies lived up to my expectations - but I was surprised to discover that, of all the guests, Iris is the real star here. Iris sings four duets with John, and they seem to inspire each other. Connie, Dolores and Melba each do two duets, while the other five ladies do one each.

All the songs are country classics, several of them associated with George Jones and most of the others dating from the fifties and sixties. I see from the other reviewers that John's traditional fans do not all like this album. It is a departure from John's usual music, so that is inevitable. John recorded the album because he wanted to, and he obviously enjoyed himself. None of the ladies were contractually obliged to sing with John - they all agreed voluntarily when asked. Perhaps that's why this album works so well - it wasn't recorded to make a fast buck, yet it probably sold as well as any of John's other albums.

Fans of traditional country will enjoy this. John's loyal fans must make up their own minds.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Traditional John Prine Fan, 17 Sep 2005
Being a JP fan for more than 30 years now, I guess I would classify myself as traditional. I would also say that this album is a must buy for all JP fans. Go get it, if you don't like it, I guess you are not really a traditional JP fan.
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