1 am - 2 am

1 A.M. Surrendering to melancholy... Lucinda Williams's Essence (Lost Highway) plays as loud as the hour allows. Her tales of "Lonely Girls" and reasons to cry use only the essential words. This is a deeper shade of "Blue", her lovely ballad. She will inquire, "Are you down?"
If this is not the way to go for you, then put on John Prine's Great Days (Rhino), a collection of his finest moments, or his album of duets, In Spite Of Ourselves (Oh Boy). Finally, play Sam Phillips's Fan Dance (Nonesuch). It is in a world (and class) of its own and you can visit it.

1. Lucinda Williams - Lonely Girls (4:03)
2. Lucinda Williams - Steal Your Love (3:17)
3. Lucinda Williams - Blue (3:56)
4. Lucinda Williams - Out of Touch (5:30)
5. Lucinda Williams - Are You Down (5:28)
6. Lucinda Williams - Essence (5:53)
7. Lucinda Williams - Reason to Cry (3:44)
8. John Prine - Unwed Fathers (3:32)
9. John Prine - Linda Goes To Mars (3:10)
10. *John Prine & Patty Loveless - Back Street Affair (2:47)
11. *John Prine & Connie Smith - Loose Talk (2:44)
12. John Prine & Dolores Keane - In A Town This Size (3:31)
13. Sam Phillips - The Fan Dance (3:45)
14. Sam Phillips - Five Colors (3:42)
15. Sam Phillips - Taking Pictures (1:57)
16. Sam Phillips - Soul Eclipse (3:11)
17. Sam Phillips - Say What You Mean (3:37)