The Lucky Ones (Willie P. Bennett album)


The Lucky Ones was the both the fourth and fifth album released by Canadian singer-songwriter Willie P. Bennett, his only releases in the 1980s.
Bennett self-released the album on cassette only in 1985. This album featured a solo acoustic side co-produced with Paul Trotter, and a second side backed with a band, including guitarist Colin Linden, who co-produced Side B with Danny Greenspoon and Willie.
A substantially different album, produced by Danny Greenspoon and featuring some of the same songs but entirely different recordings was released by Duke Street Records in 1989. The tracks from this version have since been released in MP3 format through the iTunes Store, a consequence of Duke Street Records sale to the Universal Music Group, making it the only album by Willie P. Bennett available digitally.
The 1989 single release of "The Lucky Ones", rose to #19 on the Canadian Country Music charts. The song "Goodbye, So Long, Hello", co-written with Russell deCarle was later recorded by deCarle's band Prairie Oyster, who released it as a single. It was subsequently named the 1990 Song of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association.
The 1989 album includes a re-recording of the title song from Bennett's debut album, Tryin' to Start Out Clean.

1985 release

Track listing

SIDE A COUSTIC
  1. Sometimes It Comes So Easy
  2. Rains On Me
  3. The Lucky Ones
  4. L.I.A.D.T.
  5. Reckless Baby
  6. Job Disorder
Produced by Paul Trotter and Willie P. Bennett
SIDE B AND
  1. Maybe Grandfather
  2. Push On
  3. Sometimes It Comes So Easy
  4. Our Love, Our Love
  5. Patience Of A Working Man
  6. Heart Headlines
Produced by Colin Linden, Danny Greenspoon and Willie P. Bennett

1989 release

Track listing

  1. Train Tracks - 4:25
  2. The Lucky Ones - 4:10
  3. Ain't Got No Notion - 2:46
  4. Cryin' the Blues - 3:11
  5. Goodbye, So Long, Hello - 2:24
  6. Tryin' to Start Out Clean - 3:34
  7. Reckless Baby - 3:45
  8. Don't Have Much to Say - 2:27
  9. Patience of a Working Man - 3:30
  10. Andrew's Waltz - 2:46
All words and music by Willie P. Bennett, except "Goodbye, So Long, Hello" by Wille P. Bennett and Russell deCarle. All song published by Top Side Charlie Music/Willlie P. Bennett Publishing except "Patience of a Working Man" by Top Side Charlie Music/Mendelsongster Publishing & Willie P. Bennett Publishing.

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