Belladonna (album)
2005 studio album by Daniel Lanois
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Belladonna is an all-instrumental album of ambient and experimental music by Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Daniel Lanois.[12][13] It was released in 2005 through Anti- and features Lanois on the pedal steel guitar.[12][13]
| Belladonna | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 12, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Toronto, Canada | |||
| Genre | Ambient, experimental | |||
| Length | 36:46 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Producer | Daniel Lanois | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| All About Jazz | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
| Mojo | |
| Pitchfork | 3.8/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[7] |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Stylus | B[10] |
| Uncut | 4/10[11] |
One track on the album, "The Deadly Nightshade", had earlier been released on a 1996 album by Geoffrey Oryema as "LPJ Christine", although the version on Belladonna is without Oryema's vocals.
Reception
Track listing
- "Two Worlds" - 2:03
- "Sketches" - 4:24
- "Oaxaca" - 2:50
- "Agave" - 1:59
- "Telco" - 3:34
- "Desert Rose" - 1:52
- "Carla" - 2:02
- "The Deadly Nightshade" - 4:06
- "Dusty" - 1:39
- "Frozen" - 3:17
- "Panorama" - 3:01
- "Flametop Green" - 2:27
- "Todos Santos" - 5:32
Personnel
- Daniel Lanois - pedal steel guitar
- Malcolm Burn - keyboards, guitar
- Aaron Embry - piano, guitar
- Brad Mehldau - piano
- Bill Dillon - guitar
- Daryl Johnson - bass
- Brian Blade - drums
- Victor Indrizzo - drums
- Gilbert Castellanos - trumpet
- Michael Dessen - trombone
- Adam Samuels - audio mixer