Townes Van Zandt/Discography
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This page contains albums, compilation albums, live recordings and soundtracks released by Townes Van Zandt.
Although Towne's wrote most of the songs lists here, some albums contain lyrics written by, and/or songs sung by others.
Albums of Townes Van Zandt with track listings
For the Sake of the Song - 1968
- For the Sake of the Song
- Tecumseh Valley
- Many a Fine Lady
- Quicksilver Daydreams of Maria
- Waitin' Around to Die
- I'll Be There in the Morning
- Sad Cinderella
- The Velvet Voices
- Talkin' Karate Blues
- All Your Young Servants
- Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls
Our Mother the Mountain - 1969
- Be Here to Love Me
- Kathleen
- She Came and She Touched Me
- Like A Summer Thursday
- Our Mother The Mountain
- Second Lovers Song
- St. John The Gambler
- Tecumseh Valley
- Snake Mountain Blues
- My Proud Mountains
- Why She's Acting This Way
Townes Van Zandt - 1970
- For the Sake of the Song
- Columbine
- Waiting Around to Die
- Don't You Take It Too Bad
- Colorado Girl
- Lungs
- I'll Be Here in the Morning
- Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
- (Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria
- None But the Rain
Delta Momma Blues - 1971
- FFV
- Delta Momma Blues
- Only Him or Me
- Turnstyled, Junkpiled
- Tower Song
- Come Tomorrow
- Brand New Companion
- Where I Lead Me
- Rake
- Nothin'
High, Low and in Between - 1972
- Two Hands
- You are Not Needed Now
- Greensboro Woman
- Highway Kind
- Standin'
- No Deal
- To Live Is To Fly
- When He Offers His Hand
- Mr. Gold & Mr. Mudd
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- High, Low And In Between
The Late Great Townes Van Zandt - 1972
- No Lonesome Tune
- Sad Cinderella
- German Mustard
- Don't Let the Sunshine Fool Ya'
- Honky Tonkin'
- Snow Don't Fall
- Fraulein"
- Pancho & Lefty
- If I Needed You
- Silver Ships of Andilar
- Heavenly Houseboat Blues
Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas - 1977 [recorded July 1973]
Disc 1:
- Announcement
- Pancho and Lefty
- Mr. Gold and Mr. Mud
- Don't You Take It Too Bad
- Two Girls
- Fraternity Blues
- If I Needed You
- Brand New Companion
- White Freight Liner Blues
- To Live Is to Fly
- She Came and She Touched Me
- Talking Thunderbird Blues
- Rex's Blues
- Nine Pound Hammer"
Disc 2:
- For the Sake of the Song
- Chauffeur's Blues
- No Place to Fall
- Loretta
- Kathleen
- Why She's Acting This Way
- Cocaine Blues
- Who Do You Love?"
- Tower Song
- Waiting 'Round to Die
- Tecumseh Valley
- Lungs
- Only Him or Me
The Masters - 1977
- Poncho & Lefty
- Loretta
- No Place to Fall
- Flyin' Shoes
- When She Don't Need Me
- Rex's Blues
- Waiting Around to Die
- Don't Take It Too Bad
- Colorado Girl
- For the Sake of the Song
- (Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria
- I'll Be Here in the Morning
- Delta Momma Blues
- Saint John the Gambler
- Honky Tonkin'
- If I Needed You
- White Freightliner Blues
- Nine Pound Hammer
- Why She's Acting This Way
- Who Do You Love
Flyin' Shoes - 1978
- Dollar Bill Blues
- Rex's Blues
- Pueblo Waltz
- Brother Flower
- Snake Song
- Loretta
- No Place to Fall
- Flyin' Shoes
- Who do you Love?
- When She Doesn't Need Me
Live and Obscure - 1987 [recorded Nashville, April 1985]
This album is a compilation
- Dollar Bill Blues
- Many a Fine Lady
- Nothin'
- Pueblo Waltz
- Talking Thunderbird Blues
- Rex's Blues
- White Freightliner Blues
- Loretta
- Snake Mountain Blues
- Waitin' Round to Die
- Tecumseh Valley
- Pancho and Lefty
- You Are Not Needed Now
At My Window - 1987
- Snowin' on Raton
- Blue Wind Blew
- At My Window
- For the Sake of the Song
- Ain't Leavin' Your Love
- Buckskin Stallion Blues
- Little Sundance #2
- Still Lookin' for You
- Gone, Gone Blues
- The Catfish Song
Rain on a Conga Drum: Live in Berlin - 1991 [recorded October 1990]
Roadsongs - 1993
- Ira Hayes
- Dead Flowers
- Automobile Blues
- Coo Coo
- Fraulein
- Hello Central
- Indian Cowboy
- Racing in the Streets
- My Starter Won't Start
- Texas River Song
- Wabash Cannonball
- Short-Haired Woman Blues
- Man Gave Names to All the Animals
- Little Willie the Gambler
- Cocaine Blues
- You Win Again
- High, Low + In Between
- When He Offers His Hand
The Nashville Sessions - 1993 [1974 studio recordings]
- At My Window
- Rex's Blues
- No Place to Fall
- Buckskin Stallion Blues
- White Freight Liner
- The Snake Song
- Loretta
- Two Girls
- The Spider Song
- When She Don't Need Me
- Pueblo Waltz
- Upon My Soul
Rear View Mirror - 1993 [recorded live Oklahoma, 1979]
- Pancho & Lefty
- If I Needed You
- For the Sake of the Song
- Our Mother the Mountain
- To Live Is to Fly
- Lungs
- Flying Shoes
- No Place to Fall
- Dollar Bill Blues
- White Freightliner Blues
- Tecumseh Valley
- Don't You Take It Too Bad
- Tower Song
- Rex's Blues
- Brother Flower
- Waitin' Round to Die
- Colorado Girl
No Deeper Blue - 1994
- A Song For
- Blaze's Blue
- The Hole
- Marie
- Goin' Down to Memphis
- Hey Willie Boy
- Niles River Blues
- Billy, Boney and Ma
- Katie Belle Blue
- If I Was Washington
- Lover's Lullaby
- Cowboy Junkies Lament
- BW Railroad Blues
- Gone Too Long
Abnormal - 1996, reissued in 1998 with 3 tracks replaced
- If I Needed You
- Pancho & Lefty
- Snake Mountain Blues
- Two Girls
- Kathleen (Into)
- Waiting Around To Die
- Tecumseh Valley (Into)
- Dead Flowers
- Catfish Song (Into)
- Flying Shoes
- Blazes Blues
- Marie
- A Song For
- Lungs
- Old Shep
The Highway Kind - 1997
- Lost Highway
- My Proud Mountains
- Highway Kind
- Dublin Blues
- Blaze's Blues
- Wreck on the Highway
- The Hole
- (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
- Rake
- Banks of the Ohio
- Ira Hayes
- Darcy Farrow
- A Song For
- Still Lookin' for You
- Joke
- No Deal
- At My Window
(Last Rights) Documentary - 1997 [issued, re-edit, in US as 'Last Rights']
- For the Sake of the Song
- Tecumseh Valley
- Many a Fine Lady
- Quicksilver Daydreams of Maria
- Waitin' Around to Die
- I'll Be There in the Morning
- Sad Cinderella
- The Velvet Voices
- Talkin' Karate Blues
- All Your Young Servants
- Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls
In Pain - 1999 [recorded live, 1994/1996]
- Katie Belle Blues 2:12
- Buckskin Stallion Blues 2:31
- Loretta 3:07
- Snowin' on Raton 3:51
- Nothin' 3:27
- Gone Too Long 2:40
- To Live Is to Fly 3:25
- Highway Kind 2:34
- Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold 2:41
- Lover's Lullaby 3:24
- White Freightliner Blues 3:14
- You Are Not Needed Now 3:51
- Rex's Blues 2:22
- Stopping Off Place 2:40
- Alone and Forsaken 2:41
- You Gotta Move
A Far Cry from Dead - 1999
This is a compilation album
- Dollar Bill Blues
- To Live's to Fly
- Rex's Blues
- Sanitarium Blues
- Ain't Leavin' Your Love
- Greensboro Woman
- Snake Mountain Blues
- Pancho and Lefty
- For the Sake of the Song
- Waitin' 'round to Die
- Many a Fine Lady
- Tower Song
- Squash
Together at the Bluebird Café w/ Guy Clark and Steve Earle - 2001 [recorded live, Sept. 1995]
- Baby Took a Limo to Memphis (Guy Clark)
- My Old Friend the Blues (Steve Earle)
- Introduction to Katie Belle (Townes Van Zandt)
- Katie Belle (Townes Van Zandt)
- The Cape (Guy Clark)
- Introduction to Valentine's Day (Steve Earle)
- Valentine's Day (Steve Earle)
- Ain't Leavin Your Love (Townes Van Zandt)
- Randall Knife (Guy Clark)
- Tom Ames' Prayer (Steve Earle)
- The Interfaith Dental Clinic (Townes Van Zandt)
- A Song For (Townes Van Zandt)
- Dublin Blues (Guy Clark)
- I Ain't Ever Satisfied (Steve Earle)
- Pancho and Lefty (Townes Van Zandt)
- Immigrant Eyes (Guy Clark)
- Sirocco's Pizza (Steve Earle)
- Mercenary Song (Steve Earle)
- Tecumseh Valley (Townes Van Zandt)
- Copperhead Road (Steve Earle)
Texas Rain: The Texas Hill Country Recordings - 2001 with (among others) Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Doug Sahm, and Freddy Fender
Anthology 1968-1979 - 2001
Disc 1:
- Be Here to Love Me
- Kathleen
- Our Mother the Mountain
- St. John the Gambler
- Snake Mountain Blues
- For the Sake of the Song
- Waiting Around to Die
- Don't Take It Too Bad
- Colorado Girl
- I'll Be Here in the Morning
- None but the Rain
- Delta Momma Blues
- Turnstiled, Junkpiled
- Tower Song
- Come Tomorrow
- Brand New Companion
- Where I Lead Me
- Two Hands
- Standin'
- No Deal
Disc 2:
- To Live Is to Fly
- Mr. Gold and Mr. Mud
- High, Low and in Between
- No Lonesome Tune
- Don't Let the Sunshine Fool You
- Honky Tonkin'
- Fraulein
- Pancho and Lefty
- If I Needed You
- Heavenly Houseboat Blues
- Fraternity Blues
- Tecumseh Valley
- Lungs
- Only Him or Me
- Loretta
- No Place to Fall
- Flyin' Shoes
- Who do You Love
- When She Don't Need Me
- Snake Song
Live at McCabe's - 2001 [recorded Feb. 1995]
- The Hole
- Pueblo Waltz
- Pancho & Lefty
- Short Haired Woman Blues
- Shrimp Song
- Snowin' On Raton
- Katie Belle
- Dollar Bill Blues
- A Song For
- Banks Of Ohio (TVZ W/ Kelly Joe Phelps)
- Wabash Cannonball (TVZ W/ Kelly Joe Phelps)
- Marie
A Gentle Evening with Townes Van Zandt - 2002 [recorded live New York, Nov. 1969]
Absolutely Nothing - 2002 [recorded live, 1994/1996]
- Flying Shoes
- Kathleen
- Waiting Round to Die
- To Live's to Fly
- A Song For
- Snowing on Raton
- The Hole
- Two Girls
- Marie
- Lungs
- No Place to Fall
- Thunderbird Wine
- German Mustard
- Where I Lead Me
- Nothin'
- Heavenly Houseboat
- Willie Boy
- Dirty Old Town
Acoustic Blue - 2003 [recorded live, 1994/1996]
- The Hole
- Snake Mountain Blues
- Short Haired Woman Blues
- Waitin' Round to Die
- Goin' Down to Memphis
- Coo Coo
- Automobile Blues
- Loretta
- Nothin'
- Gone to Long
- Dollar Bill Blues
- My Starter Won't Start
- Lungs
- A Song For
In the Beginning - 2003 [recorded approx. 1967]
- Black Widow Blues
- Maryetta's Song
- Hunger Child Blues
- Gypsy Friday
- Waitin' for the Day
- Black Jack Mama
- When Your Dream Lovers Die
- Colorado Bound
- Big Country Blues
- Black Crow Blue
Live at the Jester Lounge, Houston, Texas, 1966 - 2004
Rear View Mirror, Volume 2 - 2004 [recorded live, 1978/79]
Texas Troubadour
This is a compilation album Disc 1:
- For the Sake of the Song
- Tecumseh Valley
- Many a Fine Lady
- Quicksilver Daydreams of Maria
- Waitin' Around to Die
- I'll Be Here in the Morning
- Sad Cinderella
- The Velvet Voices
- All Your Young Servants
- Talkin' Karate Blues
- Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls
- Be Here to Love Me
- Kathleen
- She Came and She Touched Me
- Like a Summer Thursday
- Our Mother the Mountain
- Second Lover's Song
- St. John the Gambler
- Tecumseh
- Snake Mountain Blues
- My Proud Mountains
- Why She's Acting This Way
Back to Top Disc 2:
- For the Sake of the Song
- Columbine 2:30
- Waitin' Around to Die
- Don't Take It Too Bad
- Colorado Girl
- Lungs
- I'll Be Here in the Morning
- Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
- (Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria
- None but the Rain
- F.F.V.
- Delta Momma Blues
- Only Him or Me
- Turnstyled, Junkpiled
- Tower Song
- Come Tomorrow
- Brand New Companion
- Where I Lead Me
- Rake
- Nothin'
Back to Top Disc 3:
- Two Hands
- You Are Not Needed Now
- Greensboro Woman
- Highway Kind
- Standin'
- No Deal
- To Live Is to Fly
- When He Offers His Hand
- Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- High, Low and in Between
- No Lonesome Tune
- Sad Cinderella
- German Mustard
- Don't Let the Sunshine Fool Ya'
- Honky Tonkin'
- Snow Don't Fall
- Fraulein
- Pancho and Lefty
- If I Needed You
- Silver Ships of Andilar
- Heavenly Houseboat Blues
Back to Top Disc 4:
- Loretta
- No Place to Fall
- Flyin' Shoes
- Who Do You Love
- When She Don't Need Me
- Dollar Bill Blues
- Rex's Blues
- Pueblo Waltz
- Brother Flower
- Snake Song
- The Spider Song
- Upon My Soul
- Buckskin Stallion Blues
- At My Window
- Two Girls
- Fraternity Blues
- White Freight Liner Blues
- Talking Thunderbird Blues
- Nine Pound Hammer
- Chauffeur's Blues
- Cocaine Blues
- Only Him Or Me
Houston 1988: A Private Concert, DVD and CD - DVD 2004, CD 2005
Live at Union Chapel, London, England - 2005 [recorded April 1994]
High, Low and in Between/The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
- Two Hands
- You Are Not Needed Now
- Greensboro Woman
- Highway Kind
- Standin'
- No Deal
- To Live Is to Fly
- When He Offers His Hand
- Mr. Gold and Mr. Mudd
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- High, Low and in Between
- No Lonesome Tune
- Sad Cinderella
- German Mustard
- Don't Let The Sunshine Fool Ya'
- Honky Tonkin'
- Snow Don't Fall
- Fraulein
- Pancho & Lefty
- If I Needed You
- Silver Ships of Andilar
- Heavenly Houseboat Blues
Legend
This album is a compilation
Disc 1:
- If I Needed You
- Pancho and Lefty
- Snow Don't Fall
- No Lonesome Tune
- Silver Ships of Andilar
- Heavenly Houseboat Blues
- Be Here to Love Me
- Kathleen
- Snake Mountain Blues
- St John the Gambler
- Our Mother the Mountain
- For the Sake of the Song
- None but the Rain
- Waiting Around to Die
- Lungs
- Colorado Girl
- I'll Be Here in the Morning
- Nothin'
- Tower Song
- Come Tomorrow
- Marie (feat. Willie Nelson)
- Pancho and Lefty (feat. Freddy Fender)
- If I Needed You (feat. Emmylou Harris)
Disc 2:
- Turnstyled, Junkpiled
- Brand New Companion
- Delta Momma Blues
- No Deal
- You Are Not Needed Now
- Highway Kind
- To Live Is to Fly
- Mr Mudd and Mr Gold
- High, Low and in-Between
- Loretta
- No Place to Fall
- Flyin Shoes
- Who Do You Love
- When She Don't Need Me
- Snake Song
- Fraternity Blues (live)
- Tecumseh Valley (live)
- Cocaine Blues (live)
- White Freight Liner Blues (live)
- Only Him or Me (live)
- Brother Flower (feat. Kimmie Rhodes)
- Two Girls (feat. Doug Sahm)
- At My Window (feat. Kathy Mattea)
The Best of Townes Van Zandt
- Tecumseh Valley
- Our Mother the Mountain
- Snake Mountain Blues
- Waiting Around to Die
- White Freightliner Blues
- Tower Song
- Who Do You Love
- Pancho & Lefty
- Dead Flowers
- For the Sake of the Song
- If I Needed You
- Only Him or Me
- The Ballad of Ira Hayes
- Flyin' Shoes
- To Live Is to Fly
- Buckskin Stallion
- No Place to Fall
The Very Best of Townes Van Zandt
- To Live is to Fly
- No Deal
- High, Low, and In Between
- No Lonesome Tune
- Sad Cinderella
- Don't Let the Sunshine Fool Ya'
- Honky Tonkin'
- Snow Don't Fall
- Pancho and Lefty
- If I Needed You
- Loretta
- No Place to Fall
- Flyin' Shoes
- Talking Thunderbird Blues (live)
- Cocaine Blues (live)
- Only Him or Me (live)
Last Rights: The Life and Times of Townes Van Zandt
- Blaze's Blues
- The Homeless (spoken)
- Marie
- Life (spoken)
- The Hole
- Cowboy Junkies Lament
- Pancho and Lefty Story (spoken)
- Pancho and Lefty
- Lightin' Hopkins (spoken)
- Brand New Companion
- Tecumseh Valley
- Wedding Songs and Hits (spoken)
- If I Needed You
- I'll Be Here in the Morning
- Waitin' Round to Die
- Seeds, Roots and Sprouts (spoken)
- One Man House Band at the Jester Lounge (spoken)
- Early Influences (spoken)
- Under the Influences (spoken)
- Pancho, Lefty and Townes (spoken)
- Somebody Had to Write It (spoken)
- Exiles, Exits and Endings (spoken)
- Ghost Harp and Concertina (spoken)
Be Here to Love Me (soundtrack)
Disc 1:
- I've Designed It That Way
- At My Window
- Highway Kind
- Rake
- Pancho and Lefty
- My Proud Mountains
- Nothin'
- Dollar Bill Blues
- Waitin' Round to Die
- If I Needed You
- Where I Lead Me
- Be Here to Love Me
- No Place to Fall
- My Starter Won't Start
Back to Top Disc 2:
- Wild Crazy Things
- Rex's Blues
- Black Crow Blues
- Don't You Take It Too Bad
- When She Don't Need Me
- Snake Song
- Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold
- Flyin' Shoes
- Delta Momma Blues
- Marie
- To Live is to Fly
- Brand New Companion
- High, Low and in Between
- St. John the Gambler
- I Just Had to Fall