1977年尾，Jackson Browne發行了Running On Empty這張專輯，專輯的風格與以往大不相同，當樂評們對這張稍嫌粗糙、缺少修飾，而且還有些瑕疵的作品；還沒做出反應時，專輯在市場上已大賣，銷售量出奇的好，說明了樂迷們對Jackson Browne誠懇的態度是支持的，整張專輯共有十首曲子，其中四首取材自現場演唱，除了Running On Empty還有點朝氣外，其餘的歌曲，如：Rosie、Cocaine…在Jackson Browne以簡單的樂器再加上無意識低吟，十足沉浸在迷幻的情境當中，就好像在訴說著一個搖滾歌手的遭遇與心境的真實記錄。

Jackson Browne - Running on Empty

Jackson Browne - Rosie (Live)

Jackson Browne - The Load-Out / Stay (Live)

Now the seats are all empty
Let the roadies take the stage
Pack it up and tear it down
They're the first to come and last to leave
Working for that minimum wage
They'll set it up in another town
Tonight the people were so fine
They waited there in line
And when they got up on their feet they made the show
And that was sweet--
But I can hear the sound
Of slamming doors and folding chairs
And that's a sound they'll never know

Now roll them cases out and lift them amps
Haul them trusses down and get 'em up them ramps
'Cause when it comes to moving me
You guys are the champs
But when that last guitar's been packed away
You know that I still want to play
So just make sure you got it all set to go
Before you come for my piano

But the band's on the bus
And they're waiting to go
We've got to drive all night and do a show in Chicago
or Detroit, I don't know
We do so many shows in a row
And these towns all look the same
We just pass the time in our hotel rooms
And wander 'round backstage
Till those lights come up and we hear that crowd
And we remember why we came

Now we got country and western on the bus
R and B, we got disco in eight tracks and cassettes in stereo
We've got rural scenes & magazines
We've got truckers on the CB
We've got Richard Pryor on the video
We got time to think of the ones we love
While the miles roll away
But the only time that seems too short
Is the time that we get to play

People you've got the power over what we do
You can sit there and wait
Or you can pull us through
Come along, sing the song
You know you can't go wrong
'Cause when that morning sun comes beating down
You're going to wake up in your town
But we'll be scheduled to appear
A thousand miles away from here

Jackson Browne – Stay
(by Maurice Williams)
People stay just a little bit longer
We want to play -- just a little bit longer
Now the promoter don't mind
And the union don't mind
If we take a little time
And we leave it all behind and sing
One more song------------------------