1975년에 발표된 알 쿠퍼의 앤솔러지 2CD 세트. 솔로 커리어에 대한 기록과 더불어 블러드 스웨트 & 티어스, 마이크 블룸필드, 스티브 스틸스, 그리고 밥 딜런에 이르기까지 당대의 전설적인 뮤지션들과 협연한 알 쿠퍼의 주옥같은 레퍼토리들을 담고 있다. 특히 수록곡 대부분을 알 쿠퍼 본인이 직접 선곡하여 연주자이자 작곡가이면서 제작자로서도 록음악계의 큰 족적을 남겼던 알 쿠퍼의 깊이 있는 음악세계의 대한 가장 완성도 높은 가이드 라인을 제시할 수 있는 앨범으로 평가받고 있다.
When I was comin’ down from someone else ya know You took my hand You pushed me up, you pulled me out Ya done me good do ya understand? Noone else around could have saved me Oh Jolie ya shone just like the sun And like the dead you came & you raised me Oh Jolie Look at what you done
You may be young but you got so much more Than any girl I know And I see your face most every place Don't make no difference where I go So lets not fall so fast that we get crazy Oh Jolie will ya think of me ? And when your picture of me gets a little hazy Ya know Jolie its only you I see
Noone else around could have saved me Oh Jolie ya shone just like the sun And like the dead you came & you raised me Oh Jolie Look at what you done Look at what you done
I stand alone Cant nobody make me change my mind about my love So many people tryin’ to bring a good thing down today Ya know it’s down on the ground Before it’s had a chance to get away I stand alone In a world where people wheel ya this way, deal ya that I tried so very hard to win her love for me Cant nobody take me where I don't wanna be
Love of my life I feel so much love for you That’s why I stand alone and do the things I have to do I have never been so much in love as I am today And tomorrow - I know tomorrow I’ll stand alone
Sam stone came home, To his wife and family After serving in the conflict overseas. And the time that he served, Had shattered all his nerves, And left a little shrapnel in his knee. But the morphine eased the pain, And the grass grew round his brain, And gave him all the confidence he lacked, With a purple heart and a monkey on his back.
Chorus: Theres a hole in daddys arm where all the money goes, Jesus christ died for nothin I suppose. Little pitchers have big ears, Dont stop to count the years, Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmm....
Sam stones welcome home Didnt last too long. He went to work when hed spent his last dime And sammy took to stealing When he got that empty feeling For a hundred dollar habit without overtime. And the gold rolled through his veins Like a thousand railroad trains, And eased his mind in the hours that he chose, While the kids ran around wearin other peoples clothes...
Repeat chorus:
Sam stone was alone When he popped his last balloon Climbing walls while sitting in a chair Well, he played his last request While the room smelled just like death With an overdose hovering in the air But life had lost its fun And there was nothing to be done But trade his house that he bought on the g, i. bill For a flag draped casket on a local heroes hill