Jackson Browne – Lives In The Balance (VG+/VG+)

Lives In The Balance is an LP by Jackson Browne from 1986 released on the Asylum Records label.

About this album

Lives In The Balance is one of Jackson Browne’s most pointed and uneasy albums, turning his polished singer-songwriter craft towards the politics of mid-1980s America. Released in 1986, it balances accessible pop-rock writing with sharper, more confrontational material such as For America and Soldier of Plenty, while In the Shape of a Heart brought his emotional plainspoken style back into focus. Browne’s songwriting is direct, melodic and restless here, reflecting the tensions between personal reflection and public protest. The result is a record that helped define his socially engaged period and remains one of his most significant 1980s releases.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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