Recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee and Larabee Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Engineered by Richard Rosebrough, Ron Capone & Barry Rudolph

Re-mixed at Ardent by Ron Capone & Steve Cropper

CD Mastering  by Stephen Innocenzi, Atlantic Studios, N.Y.C.
Backliner painting compliments of Sandy Gibson's bathroom. Thanks Sandy.
Art Director: Bob Defrin
Designer: Paula Scher
Illustration concept: Al Bunetta
Front & back cover illustration: Charles B. Slackman
Special thanks to Al Bunetta for being Al Bunetta.

Bonnie Raitt appears through the courtesy of Warner Bros. Records,

J.D. Souther, Glenn Frey, Jackson Browne & Steve Goodman appear through the courtesy of Asylum Records.

Donald "Duck" Dunn appears through the courtesy of Stax Records, INC

Other John Prine albums on Atlantic : 
"John Prine" (SD 8296)
"Diamonds in the Rough" (SD 7240) 
"Sweet Revenge" (SD 7274)

1975 

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  Drums: Peter Bunetta
  Bass: Tommy Cathey
  Piano: Larry Muhoberac
  Organ: James Brown
  Electric guitars: Paul Cannon, Rick Vito
  Background vocals: J.D. Souther, Glenn Frey, Herb Peterson

5. Way Down
  Drums: Peter Bunetta
  Bass: Tommy Cathey
  Piano & Organ: James Brown
  Electric guitars: Rick Vito, Paul Cannon
  Steel Guitar: Leo LeBlanc
  Strings arranged by Carl Marsh

6. My Own Best Friend (3:12)
  Drums: Peter Bunetta
  Bass: Tommy Cathey
  Piano: Larry Muhoberac
  Organ: James Brown
  Electric guitars: Rick Vito, Glenn Frey, Paul Cannon
  Slide guitar: Rick Vito

7: Forbidden Jimmy (2:52)
  Drums & percussion: Peter Bunetta
  Bass: Donald "Duck" Dunn
  Piano: Alan Hand
  Organ: James Brown
  Congas & percussion: Mailto Correa
  Horns: Wayne Jackson, Jack Hale
  Background Vocals: Brooks Hunnicutt, Pat Coulter, Gwenn Edwards

8. Saddle In The Rain (3:30)
  Drums: Peter Bunetta
  Bass: Donald "Duck" Dunn
  Piano: Alan Hand
  Organ: James Brown
  Acoustic Guitar: Steve Goodman
  Electric guitar: Steve Cropper
  Congas: Mailto Correa
  Horns: Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love, Jack Hale, James Mitchell, Lewis Collins
  Background Vocals: Brooks Hunnicutt, Pat Coulter, Gwenn Edwards

9. That Close To You (2:45)
  Drums: Peter Bunetta
  Bass: Tommy Cathey
  Piano: Larry Muhoberac
  Organ: James Brown
  Electric guitars: Paul Cannon, Rick Vito
  Steel Guitar: Leo LeBlanc
  Horns: jim Horn, Chuck Findley, Jackie Kelson
  Background vocals: Brooks Hunnicutt, Pat Coulter, Gwenn Edwards

10. He Was In Heaven Before He Died (2:12)

 Bass: Steve Spear
  Pump organ: James Brown
  Acoustic guitar: Steve Goodman
  Steel guitar: Leo LeBlanc
  Background vocals: Steve Goodman

11. You Never Can Tell (3:17)
Drums: Peter Bunetta
Bass: Tommy Cathey
Piano: Larry Muhoberac
Electric guitars: Rick Vito, Paul Cannon
Horns: Jim Horn, Chuck Findley, Jackie Kelson
Background vocals: John Prine, Danny Cronin, Greg Jackson, Alan Hand, Peter Bunetta, Al Bunetta