Biography

In many ways, [roviLink="MN0000130689"]Jackson Browne was the quintessential sensitive Californian singer/songwriter of the early '70s. Only [roviLink="MN0000270491"]Joni Mitchell and [roviLink="MN0000204386"]James Taylor ranked alongside him in terms of influence, but neither artist tapped into the post-'60s zeitgeist like [roviLink="MN0000130689"]Browne. While the majority of his classic '70s work was unflinchingly personal, it nevertheless provided a touchstone for a generation of maturing baby boomers coming to terms with adulthood. Not only did his introspective, literate lyrics strike a nerve, but his laid-back folk-rock set the template for much of the music to come out of California during the '70s. [roviLink="MN0000130689"]Browne built a loyal following that helped him break into the mainstream with 1976's The Pretender. Throughout the late '70s and early '80s, he was at the height of his popularity, but midway through the '80s, [roviLink="MN0000130689"]Browne made a series of political protest records which caused his audience to gradually shrink; when he returned to introspective songwriting with 1993's I'm Alive, he made a modest comeback. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Top Tracks

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• Alive In The World

• Anything Can Happen

• Baby How Long

• Call It A Loan

• Chasing You Into The Light

• Doctor My Eyes

• Everywhere I Go

• For A Dancer

• For A Rocker

• For Taking The Trouble [oviedo Sound Check]

• Fountain Of Sorrow

• Going Down To Cuba

• Here Come Those Tears Again

• I'm Alive

• In The Shape Of A Heart

• Jamaica Say You Will

• Late For The Sky

• Lawyers In Love

• Lives In The Balance

• Looking East

• Mercury Blues

• My Problem Is You

• My Stunning Mystery Companion

• Of Missing Persons

• Redneck Friend

• Rock Me On The Water

• Running On Empty

• Sergio Leone

• Sky Blue And Black

• Soldier Of Plenty

• Somebody's Baby

• Stay

• Take It Easy

• Tender Is The Night

• The Drums Of War

• The Load Out

• The Naked Ride Home

• The Next Voice You Hear

• The Night Inside Me

• The Pretender

• These Days

• Time The Conqueror

• World In Motion

Discography

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• Love Is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino

  Inside Recordings

  2010

• Time the Conqueror

  Inside Recordings

  2008

• Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2

  Inside Recordings

  2008

• The Naked Ride Home

  Elektra

  2002

• Looking East

  Elektra

  1996

• I'm Alive

  Elektra

  1993

• World in Motion

  Elektra

  1989

• Lives in the Balance

  Asylum

  1986

• Lawyers in Love

  Asylum

  1983

• Hold Out

  Asylum

  1980

• Running on Empty

  Asylum

  1977

• For Everyman

  Asylum

  1973

• Jackson Browne

  Asylum

  1972