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- Date Released: January 1, 1991
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: ROUNDER RECORDS / IODA
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Veteran folk-pop singer Tom Paxton was still delivering excellent albums in the early 1990s, one fine example being It Ain't Easy. Paxton was always a thoughtful lyricist and a masterful storyteller, and as usual, he gives us a lot to think about. "Billy Got Some Bad News Today" describes a man who has just learned he has a serious illness, while "Living the Street Life" examines the horrors of homelessness without preaching. "Something Going On" finds Paxton portraying a parent whose son is using crack cocaine, and on "Mister Can't-Go-On," he tries to dissuade a man from committing suicide. True to form, Paxton really makes us feel for his characters -- from the man calling a suicide prevention hotline to the homeless man, the singer-songwriter brings these individuals to life in a most insightful, moving fashion.
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Something Going On |
4:35 |
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| 02. | |
It Ain't Easy (USFF29157402) |
3:41 |
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| 03. | |
Billy Got Some Bad News Today |
3:03 |
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| 04. | |
Livin' The Street Life |
3:33 |
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| 05. | |
Second Nature |
2:56 |
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| 06. | |
I Was Beautiful |
4:17 |
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| 07. | |
The Spirit Said "No" |
4:09 |
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| 08. | |
When It's Gone, It's Gone |
2:50 |
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| 09. | |
Time To Spare |
3:43 |
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| 10. | |
Home, Sweet Oklahoma |
3:33 |
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| 11. | |
Mister Can't-Go-On |
4:34 |
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| 12. | |
Poems Written With A Borrowed Pen |
4:37 |
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| 13. | |
If I Pass This Way Again |
4:18 |
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13 Total Tracks, 49:49 Total Length
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Credits
- Colleen Peterson - ? // Colleen Peterson - Vocal Harmony // Tom Paxton - Guitar (Acoustic) // Tom Paxton - Guitar // Tom Paxton - Vocals // Graham Townsend - Fiddle // Buckey Berger - Drums // Rodrigo Chavez - Pipe // Rodrigo Chavez - Pan Flute // Rodrigo Chavez - Pan Pipes // Kathryn Moses - Sax (Soprano) // Kathryn Moses - Sax (Tenor) // Dennis Pendrith - Bass // Jamie Sulek - Engineer // Chris Whiteley - Organ // Chris Whiteley - Synthesizer // Chris Whiteley - Dobro // Chris Whiteley - Guitar // Chris Whiteley - Harmonica // Chris Whiteley - Piano // Chris Whiteley - Pedal Steel // Chris Whiteley - Accordion // Chris Whiteley - Guitar (Electric) // Chris Whiteley - Guitar (Steel) // Chris Whiteley - Triangle // Chris Whiteley - Guitar (12 String) // Chris Whiteley - ? // Chris Whiteley - Vocal Harmony // Ken Whiteley - Organ // Ken Whiteley - Synthesizer // Ken Whiteley - Guitar (Acoustic) // Ken Whiteley - Dobro // Ken Whiteley - Guitar // Ken Whiteley - Piano // Ken Whiteley - Accordion // Ken Whiteley - Guitar (Electric) // Ken Whiteley - Triangle // Ken Whiteley - Guitar (12 String) // Ken Whiteley - Engineer // Ken Whiteley - Charango // Ken Whiteley - Vocal Harmony // Tom Baxton - Guitar (Acoustic) // Tom Baxton - Vocals // Clive Allen - Digital Editing
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