Natural History (J. D. Souther album)

Natural History is an album by J. D. Souther, released in 2011. It includes new recordings of some of his best known songs, many most prominently recorded by other artists; "Best of My Love" and "New Kid in Town" by the Eagles, "Faithless Love" and "Prisoner in Disguise" by Linda Ronstadt. The arrangements are spare featuring acoustic guitar and piano.

Track listing
All songs written by J. D. Souther, except where noted.
 * 1) "Go Ahead and Rain" – 3:29
 * 2) "Faithless Love" – 4:07
 * 3) "You're Only Lonely" – 4:07
 * 4) "The Sad Cafe" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Souther) – 4:50
 * 5) "Silver Blue" – 3:57
 * 6) "New Kid in Town" (Henley, Frey, Souther) – 5:26
 * 7) "I'll Take Care of You" – 2:25
 * 8) "Little Victories" – 4:37
 * 9) "Prisoner in Disguise" – 3:47
 * 10) "Best of My Love" (Henley, Frey, Souther) – 4:34
 * 11) "I'll Be Here at Closing Time" – 3:50
 * 12) "How Long" - 3:27 (bonus track for Japan)
 * 13) "Heartache Tonight" - 3:45 (bonus track for Japan)

Personnel

 * J. D. Souther – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
 * Chris Walters – piano
 * John Hobbs – piano
 * Bryan Sutton – acoustic and electric guitar
 * Jim White – drums, percussion
 * Viktor Krauss – upright bass
 * Jerry Douglas – dobro
 * Charlie McCoy – vibes
 * Jeff Coffin – soprano and tenor saxophone
 * Rod McGaha – trumpet
 * John Jorgenson – clarinet, nylon string and electric guitar

Production notes
 * Fred Mollin – producer
 * Casey Wood, Dave Salley – engineer
 * Kyle Lehning – mixer
 * Alan Silverman – mastering