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John Prine

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness

1986 · via Nanci Griffith

John Prine wrote “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1986. Also recorded by Alabama 3 (released 1997), Nanci Griffith (released 1993) and Kim Carnes (released 1988), among 38 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

John Prine – Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
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Nanci's version is lovely, but John Prine wrote it and got it on tape first, back in 1986. Hear his, then notice how far it traveled, from Kim Carnes all the way to Alabama 3.

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Credited writer: John Prine.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1986.

Other recordings on file · first release year

38 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Nanci Griffith recorded "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness," but she didn't write it. Who wrote the song and cut the first recording?John Prine
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