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The career-spanning double-disc Very Best of Jackson Browne is both generous and astute. Throughout the '70s, Browne epitomized the confessional singer-songwriter genre: His songs were often introspective, personal, and poetic, tinged with melancholy and longing-but they could also rock, albeit in that laid-back, California way. Beginning with the soulful "Doctor My Eyes," the first disc covers the classics from the '70s, including the twangy "Take It Easy," which Browne wrote with Glenn Frey, whose Eagles had a hit with it; the wistful "These Days," covered first by Nico and more recently by Paul Westerberg; the touching "Fountain of Sorrow"; and the desperate "The Pretender." Browne reached his commercial pinnacle with 1977's Running on Empty, and "The Load-Out," "Stay," and the title track were Top 40 hits. In the '80s, Browne's work became more political, and while his albums could seem strident, the songs that make up the second disc, such as "Lives in the Balance" and "Lawyers in Love," are powerful and sharp. The set ends with tracks from 2002's The Naked Ride Home, which was hailed as Browne's return to form.
Condition:Brand new factory sealed.
Disc1
1. Doctor My Eyes
2. Rock Me on the Water
3. Jamaica Say You Will
4. Take It Easy
5. These Days
6. For Everyman
7. Red Neck Friend
8. Fountain of Sorrow
9. For a Dancer
10. Late for the Sky
11. Before the Deluge
12. Your Bright Baby Blues
13. The Pretender
14. Here Come Those Tears Again
15. The Load-Out
16. Stay
Disc: 2
1. Running On Empty
2. You Love The Thunder
3. Boulevard
4. Somebody’s Baby
5. Tender Is The Night
6. In the Shape Of A Heart
7. Lawless Avenue
8. Lives In The Balance
9. I Am A Patriot
10. Sky Blue And Black
11. I’m Alive
12. The Barricades Of Heaven
13. Looking East
14. The Naked Ride Home
15. The Night Inside Me
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