Surprise

Original Release Date:  June 1989

Track Listing

• 1. Think Too Hard
• 2. Heart of Darkness
• 3. Chasing Vapor Trails (His Turn to Cry)
• 4. Almost Magic
• 5. Crazy American
• 6. Hard Times (Come Again No More)
• 7. Future 40's (Sting of Pearls)
• 8. The Unanwered Question
• 9. Sphinx
• 10. Racing to the Ruins
• 11. Golden Dreams
• 12. Learning the Game [*]
• 13. If You Don't Want My Love [*]

Credits

• Arlo Guthrie: Composer
• Roger Eno: ?
• Dave Alvin: Guitar (Electric)
• Ray Charles: Composer
• Ry Cooder: Guitar (Acoustic)
• Marshall Crenshaw: Guitar (Acoustic)
• John Doe: Vocals
• Joe Ely: Performer
• Van Dyke Parks: Piano, Producer
• Syd Straw: Vocals, Producer, Mixing
• Richard Thompson: Guitar (Electric)
• Bernie Worrell: Keyboards
• John Jorgenson: Guitar (Acoustic)
• Marc Ribot: Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
• Chris Stamey: Bass
• Peter Blegvad: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (12 String)
• Jorge Calderón: Bass
• Eric Ambel: Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
• Jim Keltner: Drums
• Sid Page: Violin
• Bobbye Hall: Percussion
• Willie Aron: Guitar (Acoustic)
• Benmont Tench: Piano
• Michael Blair: Drums
• Ed Cherney: Engineer
• Don Christensen: Engineer
• David Cook: Engineer
• Anton Fier: Drums
• J.D. Foster: Bass
• David Grissom: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
• Jody Harris: Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
• Larry Hirsch: Engineer
• Peter Holsapple: Guitar, ?
• Matt Irving: Organ, Accordion
• Daniel Lanois: Producer, Mixing
• Greg Leisz: Pedal Steel, Guitar (Steel)
• Tony Levin: Bass, Stick
• Mark Linnet: Engineer
• Jerry Marotta: Drums
• Davis McLarty: Drums
• Anthony Moore: Sound Effects, Producer, Engineer
• Tommy Morgan: Harmonica
• Pino Palladino: Bass
• John Porter: Reissue Producer
• Doug Sax: Mastering
• Michael Stipe: Vocals
• James Tuttle: Engineer
• Bob Vogt: Engineer
• Don Was: Bass
• Neil Conte: Drums
• Julian Wheatley: Engineer
• Inge Schaap: Design
• Melanie Nissen: Art Direction
• Andre Lansel: Photography
• Dave Nives: Reissue Producer
• Joseph Simmons: Composer
• Darryl McDaniels: Composer
• Stony Browder Jr.: Composer
• W. Warring: Composer