The Well (Jennifer Warnes album)

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The Well
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2001
Genre Rock
Length48:10
Label Music Force
Producer Martin Davich, Jennifer Warnes,
Jennifer Warnes chronology
The Hunter
(1992)
The Well
(2001)
Another Time, Another Place
(2018)
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The Well is the eighth studio album by Jennifer Warnes. It was released in 2001, Warnes' first album in nine years. It includes her own compositions and covers renowned songwriters Arlo Guthrie, Billy Joel, Allen Toussaint and Tom Waits. Guthrie lends guest vocals to his "Patriot's Dream" while Doyle Bramhall I duets with Warnes on the classic Eddy Arnold song "You Don't Know Me". The album has been reissued over the years, first in 2003 in the Super Audio CD format, and then in 2009 with additional bonus tracks. The album saw its debut European release in 2016, when it was released by BMG records on March 4.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Well" (Jennifer Warnes, Doyle Bramhall II) – 4:47
  2. "It's Raining" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:26
  3. "Prairie Melancholy" (Warnes, Nancy Bacal) – 5:44
  4. "Too Late Love Comes" (Warnes) – 4:21
  5. "Invitation to the Blues" (Tom Waits) – 5:12
  6. "And So It Goes" (Billy Joel) – 4:37
  7. "The Panther" (Warnes, Bramhall) – 4:23
  8. "You Don't Know Me" (Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker) – 2:59
  9. "The Nightingale" (Jude Johnstone) – 5:32
  10. "Patriot's Dream" (Arlo Guthrie) – 5:15
  11. "The Well (reprise)" (Warnes, Bramhall) – 1:54

2003 SACD Bonus track

12. "Loco Girl" - 5:10

2009 reissue track listing

  1. "The Well" (Jennifer Warnes, Doyle Bramhall II) – 4:47
  2. "It's Raining" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:26
  3. "Prairie Melancholy" (Warnes, Nancy Bacal) – 5:44
  4. "Too Late Love Comes" (Warnes) – 4:21
  5. "La Luna Brilla" - 4:47
  6. "Fool for the Look (In Your Eye) - 3:23
  7. "Invitation to the Blues" (Tom Waits) – 5:12
  8. "And So It Goes" (Billy Joel) – 4:37
  9. "The Panther" (Warnes, Bramhall) – 4:23
  10. "You Don't Know Me" (Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker) – 2:59
  11. "The Nightingale" (Jude Johnstone) – 5:32
  12. "Patriot's Dream" (Arlo Guthrie) – 5:15
  13. "The Well (reprise)" (Warnes, Bramhall) – 1:54
  14. "Show Me the Light" (duet with Bill Medley) (bonus track on CD edition) - 4:34
  15. "Born in Time" (bonus track exclusive to the LP edition)

2016 UK edition

  1. "The Well" (Jennifer Warnes, Doyle Bramhall II) – 4:47
  2. "It's Raining" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:26
  3. "Prairie Melancholy" (Warnes, Nancy Bacal) – 5:44
  4. "Too Late Love Comes" (Warnes) – 4:21
  5. "La Luna Brilla" - 4:47
  6. "Fool for the Look (In Your Eye) - 3:23
  7. "Invitation to the Blues" (Tom Waits) – 5:12
  8. "And So It Goes" (Billy Joel) – 4:37
  9. "The Panther" (Warnes, Bramhall) – 4:23
  10. "You Don't Know Me" (Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker) – 2:59
  11. "The Nightingale" (Jude Johnstone) – 5:32
  12. "Patriot's Dream" (Arlo Guthrie) – 5:15
  13. "The Well (reprise)" (Warnes, Bramhall) – 1:54

Personnel

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References

  1. Jurek, Thom. The Well at AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2015.