| Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein | |
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | June 2010 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 58:06 |
| Label | Sugar Hill |
| Producer | Bobby Bare, Bobby Bare, Jr. |
Twistable Turnable Man is a tribute album to Shel Silverstein. It was released in 2010 by Sugar Hill Records. [1] [2]
Most of the tracks feature Chip Young on acoustic guitar. [3]
All tracks are written by Shel Silverstein except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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| 1. | "Lullabys, Legends & Lies" | My Morning Jacket | 3:24 | |
| 2. | "The Twistable, Turnable Man Returns" | Andrew Bird, Shel Silverstein | Andrew Bird | 3:02 |
| 3. | "This Guitar Is For Sale" | Fred Koller, Shel Silverstein | John Prine | 4:38 |
| 4. | "The Unicorn" | Dr. Dog | 4:21 | |
| 5. | "The Winner" | Kris Kristofferson | 4:58 | |
| 6. | "Queen of the Silver Dollar" | Sarah Jarosz, Black Prairie | 5:02 | |
| 7. | "Daddy What If [4] " | Isabella Bare, Bobby Bare, Jr. | 2:58 | |
| 8. | "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" | Black Francis, Joey Santiago | 3:36 | |
| 9. | "Sylvia's Mother" | The Boxmasters | 3:16 | |
| 10. | "Me & Jimmy Rodgers" | Ray Price | 3:53 | |
| 11. | "A Boy Named Sue" | Todd Snider | 4:09 | |
| 12. | "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" | Lucinda Williams | 5:22 | |
| 13. | "The Living Legend" | Bobby Bare | 3:25 | |
| 14. | "The Giving Tree" | Nanci Griffith | 5:35 | |
| 15. | "26 Second Song" | My Morning Jacket | 0:27 | |
| Total length: | 58:06 | |||
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