Longbranch Pennywhistle Liner Notes

Liner Notes

Gatefold:

Jubilee Anne (J.D. Souther)

On the banks of the Sacramento
runnin' up in a redland farm
I looked up and love came
walkin' down......

Knee deep in the grassy sunshine
Never singin' me same old song.
By myself until she comes along...

Whatcha doin?
(bathin' in the funky water)
Whatcha name?
(got none I'm a mudcat's daughter)

But are you goin straight home afterward?
and could I change your mind
with a kind word?
(You're never gonna do it with talkin'
You better put up city boy
or shut up and start walkin')

Jubilee Anne
She's a livin' little piece of California country soul.
She don't walk fast
She don't have to...
The lovin' that's livin' at the right speed
bringin' the country what the city needs
The lovin' that's livin' at the right speed
...got to be home grown

...... Jubilee Anne

 

Run, Boy, Run (Glenn Frey)

Well, it won't be long until mornin'
And I know I won't be hard to find.
Bloodhound leadin all the state police
I gotta make it to the Georgia line.

I met a girl in Montgomery
She told me she was twenty-three
Turned out she was in high school,
now her daddy wants to walk me
to the hangin' tree

Run, boy, run you gotta move

Well, an easy going rock n'roll refugee
booked trouble on a southbound train
The law books say that I'm a guilty man
And I wouldn't get time to explain.

Dead run, ain't no stoppin'
'til I make the border line.
Two more miles on a bottom land run
'Til I find a sanctuary
in the Georgia pine

Hey! Run, boy, run You gotta move

 

Rebecca (Glenn Frey)

She looked on me sweetly
I told her I couldn't stay.
I reasoned discreetly,
yet I couldn't turn away.

Two nights I'd played
and I still hadn't prayed
for the girl in L.A. who called me
today, to say, I love you.

If I really loved you
why'd Rebecca come today.
And I placed her above you
blind to all except my own way.

In a cold country town,
In a green gingham gown,
I'm pledged to a dove.
but I must give some love to Rebecca.

She'd been walkin' at my heels
and I know just how it feels to see a face.
She never asked my name
she knew it was the same as my embrace.

Soar through the night
with mellow smiling love is mine,
It all takes time.

 

Lucky Love (J.D. Souther)

Lucky Love
and you couldn't be better
livin' on misery that you paid for
two-bits - to keep it together
lucky love and you finally met her
Lucky love - you finally met your Waterloo.

It's a long time past my bedtime and
when you feel good it isn't good enough
You got to read my main brain headline
lucky lovin's gonna get tough.

Lucky Love
you're a sugar dandy
thumbin' a ride was a long time back
on the make with a bag of candy
lucky love you're a little too handy
Lucky Love - you just a little old handyman.

Lucky Love
and you couldn't be better
livin' on misery that you paid for
Bye-bye - keep it together
Lucky Love.

 

Kite Woman (J.D. Souther)

She's got a way about her - no need to mention
how she makes you at home
with your feet up in the sky.
She's got your attention
'cause you're just hangin' by a thread
if she cuts it you will die.

She's a kite woman
high flyin' woman.
Kite woman's got you strung out
somewhere down the line
but you don't mind.

Ain't no doubt about her style or her intentions.
She looks farther away
as she's reelin' you in.
But it's damn near worth the magic
of that minute or two when you think you might win.

She's a kite woman
high flyin' woman.
Kite woman's got you strung out
somewhere down the line
but you don't mind.

God, I know how it feels comin' down
makes you wonder if anyone knows you're still around...

My young friend you'll never get accustomed
to part time sunshine / full time rain
and I know how you're sufferin'
but maybe the lightnin' will ease all your pain.

 

Bring Back Funky Women (J.D. Souther / Glenn Frey)

You have pleased every man you knew
but you never had a lover.
Now you're beggin' me to listen
tellin' me lies you told to your mother......

Totally new and unafraid - thinkin' that you got your own.
Bold as love and shoes to match - no one's stayin' home.
Got a friend who's busy tellin' someone who you are
friendly stranger busy sellin' silly dogs and foreign cars.

Better get down mama
before I lose my lovin' mind.
And bring back funky women
my eyes are goin' blind.

Lady Magazine Madonna I think it's time you knew
that the pants your [sic] puttin' on
ain't equipped to love......

Do you have to get off by yourself to get on good with a brother
but you got love in your hands
holdin' too tight
Wouldn't you rather get down mama
before I lose my mind - get down, barefoot
before I just go blind - sing, sing to me woman
keep a man from losin' his mind
and Bring Back Funky Women.

Star-Spangled Bus (J.D. Souther)

If my captain tells me
that I'm makin' too much noise
it's his trip and I guess I could be walkin'.
But I believe there's folks on board
who paid their dues and dollars
and they'll be damned
if they ain't gonna be talkin'......

Ridin' on the Star-Spangled bus
we're gonna whip on down to Canaan
and weeping watch the beggars drink their fill.
The ones in front are dyin'
to shake the hand of Jesus
and them that shook before are shakin' still.

Hey buddy take a seat
and rest your mind a minute
jumpin' from the one side to the other.
Don't you see the weight's in front
shiftin' to the inside
so come on back and help us
won't you brother? ......

Ridin' on the Star-Spangled bus
we're gonna whip on down to Canaan
and weeping watch the beggars drink their fill.
The dirty ones are dyin'
to bathe in the River Jordan
and glory hallelujah, yes they will.

Don't it strike you kinda dumb
to find me sittin' shotgun
ridin' on the window of the nation.
But I believe I could walk
and still get there before......
you'll see me shakin' hands - congratulatin'

All the Winners on the Star-Spangled Bus
Roll on into Canaan
and weeping watch the beggars drink their fill
You see the dirty one's [sic] are drownin'
sinkin' in the River Jordan.
Glory Hallelujah......
Glory Hallelujah, yes they will.

 

Mister, Mister (J.D. Souther)

Mister, mister... where you goin'
pardon me sir, but where've you been.
Why don't you look me in the eye, mister?
All you need's a friend.

Mister there's a space between us
stretchin' far as I can see.
Don't you think everybody could stand
just a whole lot closer together
and still be free?

Just a dream I had walkin' down a street......
didn't see any bars on the windows
no locks on the doors
and love......

Did you see your daughter smilin'
she's betrayed your selfish plans.
Must be someone else's world
your little girl in holdin' in her hands.

You say men are born in anger
to be cruel is to be strong.
Wouldn't it make you happy
to open your eyes and find you wrong?

Just a dream I had walkin' down a street......
didn't see any bars on the windows
no locks on the doors
and love......
more love

 

Don't Talk Now (James Taylor)

Where I've been, you don't know
And what I've got, babe it don't show.
Now I won't try, to teach you how,
Don't talk now.

Don't talk roads, don't talk sand.
Don't talk dust, don't talk no man.
Don't talk rules, don't talk vows.
Don't talk now.

I don't wanna hear the same old song,
and too many rights still make her wrong.
She can't hurt me less by talking more,
she can't make good what was bad before.

It's too late, for me to lie
and I can't make a second try.
I just came on back got to say goodbye.
Don't talk now.

 

Never Have Enough (J. D. Souther)

Never have enough been ready
that's why it took me so long.
Everybody that feels happy inside
already knows the song.

 

Vocals, Guitar and Arrangements
John David Souther / Glenn Frey

Produced by : Tom "take-damn it" Thacker

Our Heavy Helpers
James Burton, Ryland P. Cooder, Buddy Emmons, Larry Knectel (piano), Joe Osborne, James Gordon, and Doug Kershaw

Engineering by Amos
Mic Lietz and Chuck Britz

Recorded alive at TTG Studios
Mixed at Wally Heider's Studio

Inspirationticipation by Alexandra / Joan Claudia

Patience by James Bowen
(who liked our dirty songs)

Thank you

Supervised by James Bowen
Amos Records, A Division of Amos Productions Inc.
6565 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, Calif.
1501 Broadway, New York, N.Y.

Back:
Longbranch / Pennywhistle

Side One
Jubilee Anne (3:00)
Run Boy Run (2:58)
Rebecca (2:45)
Lucky Love (2:26)
Kite Woman (2:30)
Bring Back Funky Women (2:21)

Side Two
Star-Spangled Bus (3:10)
Mister, Mister (4:10)
Don't Talk Now (3:18)
Never Have Enough (5:00)

AAS 7007
Amos Records

On the Record Itself:
"LONGBRANCH / PENNYWHISTLE"
Longbranch / Pennywhistle

AMOS RECORDS

STEREO
AAS-7007

Side 1
1. JUBILEE ANNE (John David Souther) Taj Music Co. / Palo Mesa ASCAP

2. RUN BOY RUN (Glenn Frey) Palo Mesa Publishing Co. ASCAP

3. REBECCA (Glenn Frey) Palo Mesa Publishing Co. ASCAP

4. LUCKY LOVE (John David Souther) Taj Music Co. / Palo Mesa ASCAP

5. KITE WOMAN (John David Souther) Palo Mesa Publishing Co. ASCAP

6. BRING BACK FUNKY WOMEN (J.D. Souther - G. Frey) Taj Music Co. / Palo Mesa ASCAP

Side 2
1. STAR SPANGLED BUS (John David Souther) Taj Music Co. / Palo Mesa ASCAP

2. MISTER, MISTER (John David Souther) Taj Music Co. / Palo Mesa ASCAP

3. DON'T TALK NOW (James Taylor) Apple Music Publishing Co. ASCAP

4. NEVER HAVE ENOUGH (John David Souther) Palo Mesa Publishing Co. ASCAP

Produced by: Tom Thacker

AMOS RECORDS
A DIVISION OF AMOS PROD. INC
MADE IN U.S.A.

 

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