Grandpa Was A Carpenter (track)
by John Prine
Year: 1973
From the album Sweet Revenge (track #8)
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Grandpa Was A Carpenter appears on the following album(s) by John Prine:
- Sweet Revenge (track #8) (this album) (1973)
- Live (track #5) (1988)
- Prime Prine - The Best Of John Prine (track #5) (compilation) (1976)
- Souvenirs (track #8) (2000)
- Crooked Piece Of Time: The Atlantic & Asylum Albums (1971-1980) (track #34) (compilation) (2020)
Condition: New
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 02/09/2026 22:25 | TheSmiths82-87 | 16,488 | 86/100 | |
| 01/01/2026 04:33 | Exist-en-ciel | 80,350 | 70/100 | |
| 07/29/2025 04:58 | 35,784 | 76/100 | ||
| 12/20/2023 19:49 | Rayzer6 | 18,994 | 89/100 | |
| 12/20/2023 18:50 | MaxStorm98 | 51,529 | 99/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 12% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 80.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.7.
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