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. It was recorded at the Sons of Hermann Hall in

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, TX, and released in 1988 on Sugar Hill.

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Earl Keen, except where noted #"I Wanna Know" (Robert Earl Keen, Fred Koller) – 2:46 #"The Front Porch Song" (Robert Earl Keen,

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) – 6:29 #"Goin' Down In Style" – 3:39 #"If I Were King" – 2:51 #"Copenhagen" – 2:08 #"I Would Change My Life" – 2:43 #"Stewball" (Traditional; arranged by Robert Earl Keen) – 2:38 #"I'll Go On Downtown" – 3:52 #"The Bluegrass Widow" – 6:10 #"Who'll Be Looking Out For Me" – 2:12

Personnel

In the liner notes, Keen dedicates this album with the simple line, "FOR MOM AND DAD."

Musicians

* Robert Earl Keen Jr. – vocals, acoustic guitar *

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– fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar, and arrangements on "I Wanna Know", "I Would Change My Life", and "The Bluegrass Widow" *

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– upright bass * Doug Hudson – harmony vocals on "I'll Go On Downtown" * Randall Fields – M.C.

Production

* Produced by Jim Rooney * Recorded live at The Sons of Hermann Hall in

, Texas by Omega Audio * Mixed by Mark Miller at

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* Mastered by Jim Loyd at Masterfonics, Nashville, Tennessee * Design by Pat Johnson,

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References

Robert Earl Keen albums 1988 live albums Sugar Hill Records live albums {{1980s-folk-album-stub