Running On Empty

1977 Pop Rock

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Tracklist

A1 Running On EmptyBrowne 5:20
A2 The RoadO’Keefe 4:50
A3 RosieMiller, Browne 3:37
A4 You Love The ThunderBrowne 3:52
A5 CocaineFrey, Browne, Davis 4:55
B1 Shaky Town 3:36
B2 Love Needs A HeartBrowne, George, Carter 3:28
B3 Nothing But TimeBurke, Browne 3:05
B4 The Load-OutGarofalo, Browne 5:38
B5 StayWilliams 3:28

Musicians

Also credited. Production Manager: Donald Miller. Written-By: Donald Miller, Howard Burke, Danny O’Keefe, Rev. Gary Davis, Lowell George, Valerie Carter, Bryan Garofalo, Maurice Williams. Tour Manager: Howard Burke. Lyrics By (Additional): Glenn Frey. Art Direction: Jimmy Wachtel. Design: Jimmy Wachtel. Booking (Tour Booked By): Peter Golden. Crew (Bus Driver): Thomas Gustaferro. Crew (House Mixer): Jim Bornhorst. Crew (Monitor Mixers): Bill “Doc” Gans, Rance Caldwell. Crew (Road Crew): Bill Thompson, Edd Kolakowski, Eric Deterding, Jan Alahandro, Michael Deterding. Crew (Truck Drivers): Byron Lisenbee, Jimmy Deluca, Mike “Mountain Boy” Rogers. Engineer: Greg Ladanyi. Engineer (Assisted On Hotel And Bus Recordings): David Hewitt, Mark Salwasser, Norman Mershon. Engineer (Assisted On Stage Recordings): Russell Schmitt, Tom Walsh. Lighting: Alan Owen, Jim Waits, Kevin Di Piazza. Mastered By: Bernie Grundman. Mixed By (Assisted By): Dennis Kirk, George Ybarra. Other (Spasmodic Woman): Joann Madden. Other (The Kid): Steven Deluca. Photography By (Where Noted): Aaron Rapoport. Technician (With Thanks To): Dave Hassinger, Jim Nipar.

Release notes

“PRC-W” in label matrix denotes a pressing.

Please see label photos for possible variants.

[Back Cover]:
A1, B4: Recorded live on stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland — 8/27/77.
A2: Recorded in room 301 at the Cross Keys Inn, Columbia, Maryland — 8/27/77 (thanks to Pete Wiley); and on stage at the Garden State Arts Center, Holmdale, New Jersey — 9/7/77. For Judy.
A3: Recorded backstage in the big rehearsal room at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Sarasota Springs, New York — 9/1/77.
A4: Recorded live on stage at the Garden State Arts Center, Holmdale, New Jersey — 9/6/77.
A5: Recorded in room 124 at the Holiday Inn, Edwardsville, Illinois — 8/17/77.
Any resemblance to persons living or nearly dead...
B1: Recorded in room 124 at the Holiday Inn, Edwardsville, Illinois — 8/18/77.
The author sings harmony.
B2: Recorded live at the Universal Ampitheatre, Universal City, California — 9/17/77.
B3: Recorded on a bus (a Continental Silver Eagle) somewhere in New Jersey — 9/8/77.
B5: The Zodiacs don’t mind

Craig Doerge, Russell Kunkel, and Danny Kortchmar appear courtesy of The Section and Capitol Records
Danny Kortchmar also appears courtesy of Dark Horse Records

[Spine]:
Printed in U.S.A.

[Insert]:
Full-size 8-page booklet included.

[Inner Sleeve]:
Assistance on stage recordings using Showco’s 24-track Studer.
Assistance on hotel & bus recordings using N.Y.C. Record Plant’s remote truck.
Mixed at Sound Factory, L. A., using the Aphex.
Mastered at A&M.
Lights & Sound by Showco.
Piano supplied by Sound Productions.
Tour booked for the Wm. Morris Agency.
Many thanks to Elizabeth Reynolds.
Thanks always to David Geffen.

A1, A3, A4, B3: © Copyright 1977 Swallow Turn Music ASCAP.
All rights administered by WB Music Corp.
A2: © Copyright 1971 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Road Canon Music BMI.
All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
A5: © 1968 Chandos Music ASCAP
B1: © 1977 Kortchmar Music ASCAP
B2: © 1977 Swallow Turn Music ASCAP, Naked Snake Music BMI & Vanilla Grits Music BMI.
All rights on behalf of Swallow Turn Music administered by WB Music Corp.
B4: © 1977 Swallow Turn Music ASCAP & Gianni Music BMI.
All rights administered by WB Music Corp. on behalf of Swallow Turn Music.
All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. on behalf of Gianni Music.
B5: © 1960 Cherio Corp. BMI