Take My Own Advice
album by Willie P. Bennett
Take My Own Advice was the sixth album released by Canadian singer-songwriter Willie P. Bennett and was released on compact disc by Dark Light Records in 1993 (DL 12003), the same label that had previously issued his compilation album Collectibles.
The title track is a re-recording of a song from Bennett's 1979 album Blackie and the Rodeo King. It features both new songs and songs from the 1985 demo cassette The Lucky Ones.
Track listing
"L.A.D.T. (Livin' in a Dirty Town)" (6:14)
"Jukebox" (3:14)
"(If I Could) Take My Own Advice" (3:06)
"Step Away" (4:59)
"You Care" (4:44)
"Sometimes It Comes So Easy" (4:18)
"Katie's Tune" (3:17)
"Breaking the Silence" (3:44)
"Blood Brother" (5:06)
"Push On" (4:39)
"Red Dress" (2:06)
"Why'd I Go Zydeco" (instrumental) (2:06)
All words and music by Willie P. Bennett, all songs published by Eiffel Dog Publishing.
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