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

Track list

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

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