Doctor My Eyes (2022 Remaster)
Jackson Browne (Remaster) · 1971
Running On Empty
The Very Best of Jackson Browne · 1977
The Pretender
The Pretender · 1976
These Days
For Everyman · 1973
Tender Is the Night
Lawyers In Love · 1983
Somebody's Baby
The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne · 1982
The Load-Out (Remastered)
Running on Empty (Remastered) · 1977
Fountain of Sorrow
Late For the Sky · 1974
Late For the Sky
Late For the Sky · 1974
Rock Me On The Water (2022 Remaster)
Jackson Browne (Remaster) · 1971
Stay
The Very Best of Jackson Browne · 1977
Stay (Remastered)
Running on Empty (Remastered) · 1977
Somebody's Baby
The Very Best of Jackson Browne · 1982
Essential Albums
I'm Alive
I'm Alive
After spending much of the ‘80s writing songs of political consequence, Jackson Browne worked his way back to songs of love and the human soul with 1993’s I’m Alive. The material’s tone is gentler, and so are the performances. “I’m Alive” is a powerful opening number that signals his return to form. Guest performers sprinkled throughout the album add a special musicality, with David Crosby and Don Henley adding their touches to “All Good Things” and Jennifer Warnes, Ryan Browne, and longtime bandmates Valerie Carter and Doug Haywood throwing themselves behind the striking epic “Too Many Angels.” “Everywhere I Go” adds an uplifting reggae groove to a melody that bursts into the sky, while “Sky Blue and Black” sits Browne back behind the piano for the kind of song that wouldn’t be out of place on his classic Late for the Sky. Keyboardist and coproducer Scott Thurston makes his presence felt, while longtime friend and bandmate David Lindley breaks out the bouzouki and oud along with his guitars.
Hold Out
Hold Out
Browne started the ‘80s hoping to capitalize on Running on Empty’s success. He succeeded with Hold Out, his only album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart. This was due partly to the FM radio presence of “Boulevard” and partly to the album being his most polished and electrified to date. Keyboardist Craig Doerge adds synthesizers to his arsenal of Fender Rhodes, pianos, and organs, while David Lindley fires up the lap steel guitar and violin for perfect accompaniment. “Disco Apocalypse” lets Browne step out into a near-dance groove, while “Hold Out,” “That Girl Could Sing,” and especially the eight-minute “Hold On Hold Out” combine the love and ambivalence and eventual surrender of the human heart with the most joyous sounds of Browne’s career. “Of Missing Persons” remembers his friend Lowell George of Little Feat. Browne sings heartbreakingly to the daughter George left behind, Inara George, who’s now a performer herself.
Running on Empty (Remastered)
Running on Empty (Remastered)
1977
The Pretender
The Pretender
The Pretender was another step in Jackson Browne’s transition from singer/songwriter to rocker. From the opening lines of “The Fuse”—his observation on the movement of time and the limits of life itself—on out, it’s clear that his wife’s suicide haunts this record. Browne worries for his son (“The Only Child") and wonders how he himself will soldier forth (“The Pretender”). In the end, his poetic lines beautify the truth, while the full band gives him a hopeful edge. The Pretender is a world of consequence—a heavy but deeply rewarding listen.
Late For the Sky
Late For the Sky
1974
Downhill From Everywhere
Downhill From Everywhere
2021
Standing In the Breach
Standing In the Breach
2014
Time the Conqueror
Time the Conqueror
2008
The Naked Ride Home
The Naked Ride Home
2002
Looking East
Looking East
1996
I'm Alive
I'm Alive
1993
World In Motion
World In Motion
1989
Music Videos
Minutes To Downtown
2023
A Human Touch (From "5B")
2021
My Cleveland Heart
2021
Lives in the Balance
2021
I Found Out
2021
Lapé, Lanmou
2019
Artist Playlists
Jackson Browne Essentials
Jackson Browne Essentials
Rock and folk favorites from an articulate, emotive, and effective troubadour.
Jackson Browne: Deep Cuts
Jackson Browne: Deep Cuts
His catalog includes moments of profound enchantment.
Inspired by Jackson Browne
Inspired by Jackson Browne
Modern strummers echo his mix of rugged and plaintive.
Jackson Browne: The Songwriters
Jackson Browne: The Songwriters
Singles & EPs
Minutes To Downtown (Radio Edit) - Single
Minutes To Downtown (Radio Edit) - Single
2022
Until Justice Is Real (Radio Edit) - Single
Until Justice Is Real (Radio Edit) - Single
2021
My Cleveland Heart (Radio Edit) - Single
My Cleveland Heart (Radio Edit) - Single
2021
Downhill From Everywhere - Single
Downhill From Everywhere - Single
2020
Downhill From Everywhere (Radio Edit) - Single
Downhill From Everywhere (Radio Edit) - Single
2020
A Little Soon To Say (Radio Edit) - Single
A Little Soon To Say (Radio Edit) - Single
2020
A Little Soon To Say - Single
A Little Soon To Say - Single
2020
Live Albums
Love Is Strange (Con Tino Di Geraldo) [En Vivo]
Love Is Strange (Con Tino Di Geraldo) [En Vivo]
2010
Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2 (Live)
Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2 (Live)
2008
Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1
Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1
2005
Compilations
The Very Best of Jackson Browne
The Very Best of Jackson Browne
2004
The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne
The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne
1997
Appears On
Ace of Cups
Grace Potter
More To Hear
Jackson Browne: The Downhill From Everywhere Interview
Jackson Browne: The Downhill From Everywhere Interview
Conversation on creation and inspiration behind the music.
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
The singer-songwriter talks music and tricks of the trade.
More To See
Jackson Browne: The Downhill From Everywhere Interview
11:13
About Jackson Browne
In the ‘70s California folk music scene, Jackson Browne loomed large, helping define the sound and spirit of the era—and the West Coast itself—with his intimate, insightful songwriting and rootsy sound. Born Clyde Jackson Browne in 1948 in West Germany, he was still a toddler when his parents headed to Los Angeles, and by the time he was a teen, he was writing songs and playing folk clubs in the city. Browne didn’t make waves as a solo act until his first, self-titled record in 1972, but for nearly a decade before its release, he proved himself as a wunderkind songwriter and musician, working with artists like the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tim Buckley, Nico, and Linda Ronstadt. Jackson Browne’s biggest song was “Doctor My Eyes,” an upbeat but world-weary, piano-driven tune. While not a huge success commercially, the album opened the floodgates on Browne’s defining decade. Songs like 1973’s country rocker “Take It Easy” (also a massive hit for the Eagles) and albums like 1977’s Running on Empty, a folk-rock opus that laid bare the trials of touring, showed the ways Browne could meld accessibility with perceptive lyrics. Taking into account his often politically charged ‘80s output and a return to his signature style of inward-looking songwriting in the ‘90s and well into the 21st century, Browne’s legacy is that of a true rock ‘n’ roll lifer.
- HOMETOWN
- Heidelberg, Germany
- BORN
- October 9, 1948
- GENRE
- Rock
- James Taylor
- Eagles
- Van Morrison
- Neil Young
- The Doobie Brothers
- Bruce Springsteen
- Fleetwood Mac
- Dan Fogelberg
