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“I'd Run Away” by The Jayhawks
From the album Tomorrow the Green Grass (1995)
“I'd Run Away” by The Jayhawks appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2023. It was first released in 1995 on the album Tomorrow the Green Grass. Its best result is #416 on The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,642 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Gary Louris and Mark Olson wrote "I'd Run Away" for Tomorrow the Green Grass, the Jayhawks' fourth album, released on Valentine's Day 1995, and they sing it together with Karen Grotberg, who plays piano and Wurlitzer on the record that first had her in the band as a full member. Louris and Olson both play acoustic and electric guitar, Marc Perlman is on bass, Don Heffington handles drums and percussion, Benmont Tench adds organ, and Lili Haydn brings violin and viola.
George Drakoulias produced, Clif Norrell recorded and David Bianco mixed. The same album carries Olson's tribute to his wife, Victoria Williams, in "Miss Williams' Guitar", and he would later leave the band to start the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers with her.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1780 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2009 | 443 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2022 | 416 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2022 | 887 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2023 | 434 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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