- country
- 37 min
- 11 tracks
- Fat Possum Records
For the Sake of the Song is the debut studio album by country singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt, released in 1968. The majority of the songs, including the title track, "Tecumseh Valley", "(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria", "Waitin' Around to Die", and "Sad Cinderella", were re-recorded in more stripped-down versions for subsequent studio albums.
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- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- 1For the Sake of the Song4:47
- 2Tecumseh Valley2:43
- 3Many a Fine Lady3:53
- 4Quicksilver Daydreams of Maria3:41
- 5Waitin’ Around to Die2:26
- 6I’ll Be Here in the Morning2:47
- 7Sad Cinderella4:43
- 8Velvet Voices3:15
- 9Talkin’ Karate Blues3:07
- 10All Your Young Servants2:59
- 11Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls2:35
11 tracks, 37 minutes.
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- Artist
- Townes Van Zandt
- Label
- Fat Possum Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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