Jackson Browne Running On Empty

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• Running on Empty, Jackson Brownes fifth album, stands as a remarkable blend of live performance and conceptual storytelling. Recorded in 1977 entirely while on tourcapturing moments onstage, backstage, in hotel rooms, and even aboard the tour busthe album offers a vivid snapshot of a musicians life on the road. This unconventional approach, featuring entirely new material rather than live renditions of familiar songs, brings an authenticity and intimacy that resonated widely with listeners. It quickly became Brownes best-selling work, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard charts and eventually earning a 7 Platinum certification.

  The album balances lyrical introspection with accessible, heartfelt musicianship. Its title track and the medley “The Load-Out/Stay” became enduring radio staples, while the ensembleincluding David Lindley, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Craig Doerge, and othersdelivers performances rich in warmth and emotional clarity. This record not only reinvigorated Brownes artistic profile but also expanded his audience, combining conceptual innovation with genuine connection.

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  As impressed as I am with Jackson Brownes art, Im even more impressed with the humanity that shines through it. Maybe theyre inseparable, but I doubt it. Rolling Stone

  Brownes least ambitious, but perhaps most accessible, album ironically became his biggest seller. for many, it will be the only Browne album they will want to own. AllMusic

  Jackson sounds relaxed verbally, vocally, even instrumentally I consider this his most attractive album. Robert Christgau

  It cuts deeper than most road sagas partly because Browne had the brilliant notion of recording on the fly it taps the cultures circa-1977 sense that it was running on empty, feeling like a trashed Holiday Inn roomEmpty is about something larger than the misery of room service. Blender

  Running on Empty has both the real rockers raw-edged sensibility and a filmmakers unflinching reportorial eye Here, however, his regular recording band works out with a vengeance, and the raw clatter adds a weight and an authority to his lyrics a marvelous, compelling piece of work. Stereo Review

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  • 180-gram vinyl
  • Remastered audio and original package artwork

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  AllMusic rating: AllMusic users: (1,440 votes) Read the AllMusic.com review

• Artist: Jackson Browne Label: Asylum Records, Inside Recordings Format: LP Units: 1 Country: US Genre: Pop & Rock Style: Aor, Classic Rock, Pop Rock

• A1 Running On Empty
  A2 The Road
  A3 Rosie
  A4 You Love The Thunder
  A5 Cocaine
  B1 Shaky Town
  B2 Love Needs A Heart
  B3 Nothing But Time
  B4 The Load-Out
  B5 Stay