| For the Sake of the Song | ||||
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| Released | August 1968 | |||
| Recorded | April 1968 | |||
| Studio | Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:43 | |||
| Label | Poppy Tomato/Rhino Fat Possum | |||
| Producer | Jack Clement, Jim Malloy | |||
| Townes Van Zandt chronology | ||||
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For the Sake of the Song is the debut studio album by country singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt, released in 1968. The majority of the songs, including the title track, "Tecumseh Valley", "(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria", "Waitin' Around to Die", and "Sad Cinderella", were re-recorded in more stripped-down versions for subsequent studio albums.