O Pure Prairie League foi formado em 1969 em Columbus, Ohio, e cujo nome deriva de uma personagem do filme "Dodge City" (1939) de Errol Flynn. Começou tocando nos arredores de Cincinati até conseguir um contrato com a gravadora RCA. Apesar de não ter conseguido boas vendas em seus primeiros álbuns, ter perdido o contrato com a gravadora e das inúmeras trocas de componentes o PPL conseguiu manter-se ativo e com um som bem característico, conseguindo muitos fãs no meio-oeste americano, voltando a fazer sucesso quando então em meados de 1975 voltou a gravar e excursionar até que em 1979 decidiram mudar de gravadora, passando para a Casablanca Records. Isto acabou decretando o fim do PPL quando em 1981 a Casablanca faliu e o PPL apesar de continuar fazendo shows acabou encerrando as atividades em 1987. Em 1998 Craig Fuller e Mike Reilly resolveram reeditar a banda que permanece na ativa até hoje.
Line-up:
CRAIG FULLER : ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC GUITARS , MANDOLIN , VOCALS
MIKE REILLY: BASSES, VOCALS
CURTIS WRIGHT: ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC GUITARS, VOCALS
MICHAEL CONNOR (1949 – 2004) KEYBOARDS EXTRAORDINAIRE
RICK SCHELL : DRUMS, PERCUSSION , VOCALS
FATS KAPLIN: PEDAL STEEL GUITAR, MANDOLIN , ACCORDION, FIDDLE, WASHBOARD
Discografia
(1972) Pure Prairie League
Track list:
1. TEARS
2. TAKE IT BEFORE YOU GO
3. YOU’RE BETWEEN ME
4. WOMAN
5. DOC’S TUNE
6. COUNTRY SONG
7. HARMONY SONG
8. IT’S ALL ON ME
[SB] [51MB]
(1972) Bustin Out
Track list:
1. Jazzman
2. Angel No. 9
3. Leave My Heart Alone
4. Early Morning Riser
5. Falling In and Out of Love
6. Amie
7. Boulder Skies
8. Angel
9. Call Me, Tell Me
[SB] [49MB]
(1975) Two Lane Highway
Track list:
1. Two Lane Highway
2. Kentucky Moonshine
3. Runner
4. Memories
5. Kansas City Southern
6. Harvest
7. Sister's Keeper
8. Just Can't Believe It
9. Give Us a Rise
10. I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle
11. Pickin' to Beat the Devil
[SB] [30MB]
(1976) If The Show Fits
Track list:
01. THAT’LL BE THE DAY
02. I CAN ONLY THINK OF YOU
03. SUN SHONE LIGHTLY
04. LONG COLD WINTER
05. LUCILLE CRAWFIELD
06, GIMMIE ANOTHER CHANCE
07. AREN’T YOU MINE
08. YOU ARE SO NEAR TO ME
09. OUT IN THE STREET
10. GOIN’ HOME
[SB] [31MB]
(1976) Dance
Track list:
01. DANCE
02. IN THE MORNING
03. ALL THE WAY
04. LIVIN’ EACH DAY
05. FADE AWAY
06. TORNADO WARNING
07. CATFISHIN’
08. HELP YOURSELF
09. SAN ANTONIO
10. ALL THE LONESOME COWBOYS
[SB] [62MB]
(1977) Live! Takin' The Stage
Track list:
01. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
02. HARVEST
03. I’LL CHANGE YOUR FLAT TIRE , MERLE
04. LUCILLE CRAWFIELD
05. TWO LANE HIGHWAY
06. COUNTRY SONG
07. OUT IN THE STREET
08. DARK COLORS
09. THAT’LL BE THE DAY
10. SUN SHONE LIGHTLY
11. HEART OF HER OWN
12. AMIE
13. PICKIN’ TO BEAT THE DEVIL
14. KENTUCKY MOONSHINE
15. FADE AWAY
16. FEELIN’ OF LOVE
17. DANCE
18. LOUISE (WHAT I DID)
19. ALL THE LONESOME COWBOYS
20. CAME THROUGH
Part 1 [SB] [96MB]Part 2 [SB] [73MB]
(1978) Just Fly
Track list:
01. PLACE IN THE MIDDLE
02. SLIM PICKIN’S
03. LOVE WILL GROW
04. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE ALONE
05. LOVE IS FALLING
06. JUST FLY
07. LIFETIME
08. WORKING IN THE COAL MINE
09. MY YOUNG GIRL
10. BAD DREAM
[SB] [31MB]
(1979) Can't Hold Back
Track list:
1. I Can't Hold Back
2. I Can't Believe
3. Rude Rude Awakening
4. White Line
5. Misery Train
6. Restless Woman
7. I'm Goin' Away
8. Jerene
9. Livin' It Alone
10. Fool Fool
11. Goodbye So Long
[SB] [39MB]
(1980) Firin' Up
Track list:
01. I'm Almost Ready
02. Give It Up
03. Too Many Heartaches in Paradise
04. She's All Mine
05. You're My True Love
06. Let Me Love You Tonight
07. I Can't Stop This Feelin'
08. Lifetime of Nightime
09. I'll Be Damned
10. Janny Lou
[SB] [84MB]
(1981) Something In The Night
Track list:
01. DON’T KEEP ME HANGIN’
02. LOVE ME AGAIN
03. HOLD ON TO OUR HEARTS
04. SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT
05. DO YOU LOVE ME TRULY, JULIE?
06. YOU’RE MINE TONIGHT
07. STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART
08. I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME
09. FEEL THE FIRE
10. TELL ME ONE MORE TIME
[SB] [84MB]
(1999) Greatest Hits
Track list:
01. TEARS
02. TAKE IT BEFORE YOU GO
03. YOU’RE BETWEEN ME
04. WOMAN
05. HARMONY SONG
06. IT’S ALL ON ME
07. JAZZMAN
08. ANGEL #9
09. LEAVE MY HEART ALONE
10. EARLY MORNING RISER
11. FALLING IN AND OUT OF LOVE
12. AMIE
13. BOULDER SKIES
14. ANGEL
15. CALL ME,TELL ME
16. TWO LANE HIGHWAY
17. RUNNER
[SB] [96MB][SB] [22MB]
(1998) Antology
Track list:
01. TEARS
02. TAKE IT BEFORE YOU GO
03. YOU’RE BETWEEN ME
04. WOMAN
05. HARMONY SONG
06. IT’S ALL ON ME
07. JAZZMAN
08. ANGEL #9
09. LEAVE MY HEART LONE
10. EARLY MORNING RISER
11. FALLING IN AND OUT OF LOVE
12. AMIE
13. BOULDER SKIES
14. ANGEL
15. CALL ME TELL ME
16. TWO LANE HIGHWAY
17. RUNNER
18. I JUST CAN’T BELIEVE IT
19. I CAN ONLY THINK OF YOU
20. GOIN’ HOME
[SB] [84MB]
(2005) All In Good Time
Track list:
01. GETTIN’ OVER YOU
02. I SURE DO MISS YOU NOW
03. DON’T GO CONFESSING YOUR LOVE
04. WALKING IN MY SLEEP
05. NOTHING LIKE THE LONELY
06. HERE TOMORROW, GONE TODAY
07. MEANT TO BE
08. THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING AGAIN
09. ONE OF THOSE THINGS
10. CAJUN GIRL
11. THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS
12. IF YOU COULD SAY WHAT I’M THINKING
[SB] [65MB]
