A Far Cry From Dead

by Townes Van Zandt

A Far Cry From Dead cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 29 June 1999
  • Label: Arista Austin
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:11
  • Community rating: 3.17/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A posthumous collection of Van Zandt's home recordings, assembled after his death in 1997 from tapes made in the late 1980s. The spare performances document the Texas songwriter's late writing.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, acoustic, storytelling, traditional, personal

Tracklist

  1. Dollar Bill Blues (3:01)
  2. To Live's to Fly (3:39)
  3. Rex's Blues (2:41)
  4. Sanitarium Blues (3:57)
  5. Ain't Leavin' Your Love (2:54)
  6. Greensboro Woman (2:37)
  7. Snake Mountain Blues (3:31)
  8. Pancho & Lefty (3:51)
  9. For the Sake of the Song (4:26)
  10. Waitin' Round to Die (3:04)
  11. Many a Fine Lady (3:59)
  12. Tower Song (3:02)
  13. Squash (2:29)

Credits

  • Carlos Grier - edited by [digital editing by]
  • Eric Conn - edited by [digital editing by]

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