The seventeen tracks have all been previously released and remastered.
The second disc is a 46-minute limited-edition DVD containing a 1993 documentary on Brown and his music, interviews with Brown, his parents, Garrison Keillor, and others.
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Jeff Burger wrote of the album "Brown released well over 100 songs on 13 albums during the period covered, and nearly all of those tunes are worth hearing. If you're a fan, you probably already have many of the original CDs... The film should be of great interest to longtime fans and newcomers alike; indeed, it's enough to justify buying this package, even if you already own most or all of the songs on disc one."[1] Russell Hall of No Depression wrote of the album "“Wryly observant, and foregoing the facile introspection that’s the bane of the modern singer-songwriter, Brown is the folk music equivalent of the canary in the coal mine, continually testing the air of contemporary culture. The fact that he’s never succumbed to cynicism testifies to the resiliency of spirit about which he sings as well. Beautifully remastered, and supplemented with a limited edition 1993 DVD documentary, "Hacklebarney Tunes" by Jeffrey Ruoff. If I Had Known is the perfect launching point into the work one of American’s most gifted songwriters."[2]
^ abBurger, Jeff. "If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980–96 > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
^ abHall, Russell (January–February 2004). . No Depression. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
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known, essential, recordings, 1980, disc, retrospective, music, recorded, american, folk, singer, guitarist, greg, brown, known, essential, recordings, 1980, 96compilation, album, greg, brownreleasedsep, 2003genrefolklabelred, housegreg, brown, chronologylive,. If I Had Known Essential Recordings 1980 96 is a two disc retrospective of music recorded by American folk singer guitarist Greg Brown If I Had Known Essential Recordings 1980 96Compilation album by Greg BrownReleasedSep 9 2003GenreFolkLabelRed HouseGreg Brown chronologyLive at the Black Sheep 2003 If I Had Known Essential Recordings 1980 96 2003 Honey in the Lion s Head 2004 The seventeen tracks have all been previously released and remastered The second disc is a 46 minute limited edition DVD containing a 1993 documentary on Brown and his music interviews with Brown his parents Garrison Keillor and others Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 No Depression no rating 2 Writing for Allmusic music critic Jeff Burger wrote of the album Brown released well over 100 songs on 13 albums during the period covered and nearly all of those tunes are worth hearing If you re a fan you probably already have many of the original CDs The film should be of great interest to longtime fans and newcomers alike indeed it s enough to justify buying this package even if you already own most or all of the songs on disc one 1 Russell Hall of No Depression wrote of the album Wryly observant and foregoing the facile introspection that s the bane of the modern singer songwriter Brown is the folk music equivalent of the canary in the coal mine continually testing the air of contemporary culture The fact that he s never succumbed to cynicism testifies to the resiliency of spirit about which he sings as well Beautifully remastered and supplemented with a limited edition 1993 DVD documentary Hacklebarney Tunes by Jeffrey Ruoff If I Had Known is the perfect launching point into the work one of American s most gifted songwriters 2 Track listing editAll songs by Greg Brown If I Had Known Worrisome Years Laughing River Canned Goods Who Would Thunk It The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home Ella Mae Our Little Town Good Morning Coffee Downtown You Drive Me Crazy Spring Wind The Poet Game Where is Maria Boomtown Two Little Feet Driftless Personnel editGreg Brown vocals guitar harmonica Bo Ramsey guitar Rick Cicalo bass Pat Donohue guitar Al Murphy fiddle Steve Hayes drums David Hansen bass John Angus Foster bass Robin Adnan Anders cymbals tupan dourbakee Rob Arthur Hammond organ Felix James conga Gordon Johnson bass Dave Moore harmonica Pan pipes Willie Murphy piano Kelly Joe Phelps slide guitar Ron Rohovit bass Prudence Johnson background vocals Dean Magraw guitar Radoslav Lorkovic accordion Kate McKenzie background vocals Randy Sabien violin Al Souchek clarinet David Williams mandolinReferences edit a b Burger Jeff If I Had Known Essential Recordings 1980 96 gt Review Allmusic Retrieved July 2 2011 a b Hall Russell January February 2004 Review If I Had Known Essential Recordings 1980 96 No Depression Archived from the original on 2012 10 03 Retrieved 2011 07 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title If I Had Known Essential Recordings 1980 96 amp oldid 994596768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
