Natural History (J. D. Souther album)
# Natural History (J. D. Souther album)

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Natural History is an album by J. D. Souther, released in 2011. It includes new recordings of some of his best known songs, many most prominently recorded by other artists; "Best of My Love" and "New Kid in Town" by the Eagles, "Faithless Love" and "Prisoner in Disguise" by Linda Ronstadt. The arrangements are spare featuring acoustic guitar and piano.

## Track listing

All songs written by J. D. Souther, except where noted.

* "Go Ahead and Rain" – 3:29
* "Faithless Love" – 4:07
* "You're Only Lonely" – 4:07
* "The Sad Cafe" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Souther) – 4:50
* "Silver Blue" – 3:57
* "New Kid in Town" (Henley, Frey, Souther) – 5:26
* "I'll Take Care of You" – 2:25
* "Little Victories" – 4:37
* "Prisoner in Disguise" – 3:47
* "Best of My Love" (Henley, Frey, Souther) – 4:34
* "I'll Be Here at Closing Time" – 3:50
* "How Long" - 3:27 (bonus track for Japan)
* "Heartache Tonight" - 3:45 (bonus track for Japan)

## Personnel

* J. D. Souther – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
* Chris Walters – piano
* John Hobbs – piano
* Bryan Sutton – acoustic and electric guitar
* Jim White – drums, percussion
* Viktor Krauss – upright bass
* Jerry Douglas – dobro
* Charlie McCoy – vibes
* Jeff Coffin – soprano and tenor saxophone
* Rod McGaha – trumpet
* John Jorgenson – clarinet, nylon string and electric guitar

Production notes

* Fred Mollin – producer
* Casey Wood, Dave Salley – engineer
* Kyle Lehning – mixer
* Alan Silverman – mastering
