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Released on Rebel Records, also Bringing Mary Home (The Country Gentlemen), Small Exception of Me and Little Maggie (Ralph Stanley)
Engineered by Bob Dawson, also Passionate Kisses (Mary Chapin Carpenter), He Thinks He'll Keep Her (Mary Chapin Carpenter) and Cry Tough (Nils Lofgren)
Written by John Duffey, also Bringing Mary Home (The Country Gentlemen), Cold Wind A Blowing (The Country Gentlemen) and This World’s No Place to Live (The Country Gentlemen)
Recorded at Bias Studios, also Cry Tough (Nils Lofgren), Small Exception of Me and Last Train From Poor Valley
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
5 other songs on fono were recorded at Bias Studios, by Nils Lofgren and Pentagram and others
Bill McElroy engineered 4 of The Seldom Scene’s top 10 songs
Bob Dawson engineered 4 of The Seldom Scene’s top 10 songs
Bob Dawson engineered 55 songs on fono
Credits
All 12 credits
- Written by
- Ann Hill and John Duffey
- Performed by
- Ben Eldridge, John Duffey, John Starling, Mike Auldridge and Tom Gray
- Engineered by
- Bill McElroy and Bob Dawson
- Part of
- Act Two
- Recorded at
- Bias Studios
- Released on
- Rebel Records
- Written by
- Ann Hill and John Duffey
- Performed by
- Ben Eldridge, John Duffey, John Starling, Mike Auldridge and Tom Gray
- Engineered by
- Bill McElroy and Bob Dawson
- Part of
- Act Two
- Recorded at
- Bias Studios
- Released on
- Rebel Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Bob Dawson
Same writer: John Duffey
Same engineer: Bill McElroy
Same studio: Bias Studios
Same engineer: Bob Dawson
Same writer: John Duffey
Same engineer: Bill McElroy
Same writer: John Duffey
Elsewhere
Sources (13)
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1MusicBrainz Reason for Being was performed by Ben Eldridge
Reason for Being was performed by Ben Eldridge
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Reason for Being was performed by John Duffey
Reason for Being was performed by John Duffey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Reason for Being was performed by John Starling
Reason for Being was performed by John Starling
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Reason for Being was performed by Mike Auldridge
Reason for Being was performed by Mike Auldridge
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Reason for Being was performed by Tom Gray
Reason for Being was performed by Tom Gray
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Reason for Being was written by Ann Hill
Reason for Being was written by Ann Hill
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Reason for Being was written by John Duffey
Reason for Being was written by John Duffey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Reason for Being is part of the release Act Two
Reason for Being is part of the release Act Two
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Reason for Being was recorded at Bias Studios
Reason for Being was recorded at Bias Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Rebel Records is the label of the song Reason for Being
Rebel Records is the label of the song Reason for Being
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Reason for Being was engineered by Bill McElroy
Reason for Being was engineered by Bill McElroy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Reason for Being was engineered by Bob Dawson
Reason for Being was engineered by Bob Dawson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Reason for Being was released on 1973-02
Reason for Being was released on 1973-02
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026