The Best of Townes Van Zandt

~ Release by Townes Van Zandt (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleLength
1Tecumseh Valley
recording of:
Tecumseh Valley
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
4:25
2Our Mother the Mountain
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-01)
producer:
Jack Clement, Kevin Eggers and Jim Malloy
recording of:
Our Mother the Mountain (in 1969-01)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
4:22
3Snake Mountain Blues
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-01)
producer:
Jack Clement, Kevin Eggers and Jim Malloy
recording of:
Snake Mountain Blues (in 1969-01)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
2:39
4Waiting Around to Die
recording of:
Waiting ’Round to Die
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
2:59
5White Freightliner Blues
edit of:
White Freight Liner Blues by Townes Van Zandt
live recording of:
White Freight Liner Blues (in 1973-07)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
publisher:
Columbine Music Inc.
3:08
6Tower Song
engineer:
Brooks Arthur
producer:
Ron Frangipane
recorded at:
Century Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
Tower Song (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
4:08
7Who Do You Love
cover recording of:
Who Do You Love?
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (in 1956)
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp. and Tristan Music Ltd.
4:02
8Pancho & Lefty
executive producer:
Kevin Eggers
producer:
Jack Clement
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 498)
recording of:
Pancho and Lefty (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
3:41
9Dead Flowers
cover recording of:
Dead Flowers
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc.
2:57
10For the Sake of the Song
producer:
Kevin Eggers and Jim Malloy
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (in 1969-07)
recording of:
For the Sake of the Song (in 1969-07)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
5:19
11If I Needed You
recording of:
If I Needed You
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
publisher:
Columbine Music Inc. (in 1981) and United Artists Music Co., Inc. (in 1981)
3:50
12Only Him or Me
engineer:
Brooks Arthur
producer:
Ron Frangipane
recorded at:
Century Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
Only Him or Me (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
2:30
13The Ballad of Ira Hayes
recording of:
The Ballad of Ira Hayes
lyricist and composer:
Peter La Farge
4:07
14Flyin' Shoes
recording of:
Flyin' Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
4:25
15To Live Is to Fly
recording of:
To Live Is to Fly
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
publisher:
Columbine Music Inc.
3:15
16Buckskin Stallion
producer:
Kevin Eggers
guitar:
Townes Van Zandt (in 1974)
vocals:
Townes Van Zandt (in 1974)
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1974)
recording of:
Buckskin Stallion Blues (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
2:57
17No Place to Fall
recording of:
No Place to Fall
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
3:23