A Stranger Here
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| A Stranger Here | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 7, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | July 21 – 29, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Folk, country blues | |||
| Label | ANTI- | |||
| Producer | Joe Henry | |||
| Ramblin' Jack Elliott chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Boston Phoenix |  [2] |
| Filter | 84%[3] |
| Mojo |  [4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| The Observer | [6] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Record Collector | [9] |
| Slant Magazine | [10] |
| Under the Radar | 7/10[11] |
A Stranger Here is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 2009. It reached number 5 on the Billboard Top Blues albums charts.[12]
At the 52nd Grammy Awards, A Stranger Here won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
- "Rising High Water Blues" (Blind Lemon Jefferson) – 3:55
- "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Reverend Gary Davis) – 6:08
- "Rambler's Blues" (Lonnie Johnson) – 5:14
- "Soul of a Man" (Blind Willie Johnson) – 4:16
- "Richland Women Blues" (Mississippi John Hurt) – 4:25
- "Grinnin' in Your Face" (Son House) – 3:55
- "New Stranger Blues" (Tampa Red) – 3:25
- "Falling Down Blues" (Furry Lewis) – 4:53
- "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 4:44
- "Please Remember Me" (Walter Davis) – 4:03
