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Standard Songs for Average People
Standard Songs for Average People is an album by John Prine and Mac Wiseman, released in 2007 (see 2007 in music). Wiseman was 82 years old at the time of the recording and Prine was 60.
Reception.
Writing for Allmusic, critic Mark Deming wrote of the album "The craft is strong on Standard Songs for Average People, but at its heart it sounds like two friends singing some old songs they love on a quiet evening, and that's part of the
series of classic country music artists titled "Oh Boy Classics Presents..." These are remastered versions of the original recordings. The first three artists in this series were Roger Miller, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. In 2007 Oh Boy released "Standard Songs for Average People", an album of classic country duets by Prine and bluegrass singer Mac Wiseman. 2010 saw the release of a new Prine live album, "In Person & On Stage", followed by "Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows", a tribute album of