Voluntary Target is a 1984 compilation LP album by guitarist Leo Kottke. It includes all of Balance and Burnt Lips.

Voluntary Target
Compilation album by
Released1984
LabelPair
Leo Kottke chronology
Time Step
(1983)
Voluntary Target
(1984)
A Shout Toward Noon
(1986)

Track list edit

Record 1 Balance
Side A:

  1. "Tell Mary" - 3:04
  2. "I Don't Know Why" - 2:07
  3. "Embryonic Journey" (Jorma Kaukonen) - 3:17
  4. "Disguise" - 2:45
  5. "Whine" - 3:10

Side B:

  1. "Losing Everything" - 2:58
  2. "Drowning" - 2:12
  3. "Dolores" - 3:09
  4. "1/2 Acre of Garlic" - 2:33
  5. "Learning the Game" (Buddy Holly) - 3:16

Record 2 Burnt Lips
Side A:

  1. "Endless Sleep" (Nick Lowe) - 3:37
  2. "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan) - 2:25
  3. "Frank Forgets" - 2:09
  4. "Sonora's Death Row" (Kevin Blackie Farrell) - 4:30
  5. "The Quiet Man" - 2:05
  6. "Everybody Lies" - 2:19
  7. "I Called Back" - 2:38

Side B:

  1. "A Low Thud" - 3:07
  2. "Orange Room" - 3:33
  3. "The Credits: Out-takes from Terry's Movie" - 3:46
  4. "Voluntary Target" - 2:58
  5. "Burnt Lips" - 2:07
  6. "Sand Street" - 1:46
  7. "The Train and the Gate: From Terry's Movie" - 3:18

All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted

Personnel edit

  • Leo Kottke - 6- & 12-string guitars, electric guitar, vocals
  • Kenneth Buttrey - drums, clavinet
  • Mike Leech - bass
  • Bobby Ogdin & John Harris - piano

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