John Prine FOR BETTER OR WORSE

Audio Mixer: Mark Miller .Liner Note Authors: Iris DeMent; John Prine.Recording information: Allentown Studios, Nashville, TN; Room & Board Studio, Nashville, TN; The Doghouse Studio, Nashville, TN.Photographers: Se?or McGuire; Amy Richmond.In 1999, John Prine released a thoroughly charming and engaging album called In Spite of Ourselves, in which he covered a handful of classic country tunes (tossing in one new original for good measure) as duets with nine talented female vocalists. Prine has given the same approach another try 17 years later, and though For Better, or Worse isn't quite as good as his first go-round with this concept, it's still a fine collection of songs from a man who knows a bit about crafting a tune. The greatest strength of For Better, or Worse is also one of its weaknesses -- Prine himself. Prine was nearly 70 when he recorded this album, and his voice has grown worse for wear (his battle with throat cancer in the '90s and a more recent brush with lung cance