Today we have John Prine's fourth studio album Common Sense. Released in 1975, the album was originally mostly stripped back, but producer Steve Cropper convinced Prine to add overdubs. The album generally received positive reviews from critics.
Other than "Common Sense," a commentary on America for immigrants, and "Wedding Day in Funeralville," there aren't many points that match Sweet Revenge but this is a consistently good track list. With considerable additions of vocalists and numerous instruments that are sometimes to the slight detriment of the individual songs, the album feels too unfocused to be considered a masterpiece from Prine, but he continues to have considerable charm and he's no less talent now than he was before. B+
