Storm Windows is the seventh album by American

United States

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 folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 singer and songwriter John Prine

John Prine

John Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:...

, released in 1980. It was his last release on a major label — he would next join Al Bunetta and Dan Einstein to form Oh Boy Records

Oh Boy Records

Oh Boy Records is an independent American record label founded in 1984 by singer John Prine, his manager Al Bunetta and their friend Dan Einstein. The label has released more than 40 audio and video recordings by singer-songwriters Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Slick Ballinger, Shawn Camp, Dan Reeder...

 on which all his subsequent recordings were released.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote of the album "Storm Windows isn't a bad album, but the songs and "studio musician" production lack the bite of Bruised Orange. While Storm Windows captures Prine on autopilot, fans will enjoy listening to his reflections at this transitional stage." Music critic Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".One of the earliest professional rock critics, Christgau is known for his terse capsule reviews, published since 1969 in his Consumer Guide columns...

 wrote "Finally Prine has fun in the studio without falling bang on his face like he did at Sun... Not stunning, but real smart, real relaxed--one to play."

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Prine; except where indicated.

1. "Shop Talk" (Prine, John Burns) – 3:12
2. "Living in the Future" – 3:26
3. "It's Happening to You" (Prine, John Burns) – 2:18
4. "Sleepy Eyed Boy" – 2:53
5. "All Night Blue" (Ava Aldridge, Cindy Richardson) – 2:46
6. "Just Wanna Be With You" – 3:07
7. "Storm Windows" – 5:04
8. "Baby Ruth" (Johnny Wyker) – 3:07
9. "One Red Rose" – 3:17
10. "I Had a Dream" – 3:30

Personnel

• John Prine
  John Prine
  John Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:...
  
   – vocals, guitar
• Barry Beckett
  Barry Beckett
  Barry Edward Beckett was a keyboardist who worked as a session musician with several notable artists on their studio albums...
  
   – piano
• John Burns – guitar, harmony vocals
• Bob Hoban – organ, fiddle, mandolin, piano, background vocals
• Leo LeBlanc – steel guitar
• Rachel Peer – harmony Vocals
• Wayne Perkins
  Wayne Perkins
  Wayne Perkins is a rock and R & B guitarist, singer, songwriter and session musician. He was the oldest of six children, a brother and four sisters. Both of his parents sang and played guitar...
  
  – guitar
• Tom Piekarske – bass, background vocals
• Angie Varias – drums

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard Pop Albums	144