Blood from Stars
2009 studio album by Joe Henry
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Blood from Stars is the eleventh studio album by Joe Henry, released in August 2009, and his third release on the ANTI- label.
ReleasedAugust 18, 2009
RecordedMarch 16–20, 2009
Studio
- The Garfield House (South Pasadena, California)
- Avatar (New York City, New York)
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| Released | August 18, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | March 16–20, 2009 | |||
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| Genre | Blues, experimental, folk rock | |||
| Length | 57:08 | |||
| Label | ANTI- | |||
| Producer | Joe Henry | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[1] |
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| Allmusic | |
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Track listing
All songs written by Joe Henry, except where noted.
- "Prelude: Light No Lamp When the Sun Comes Down" – 5:44
- "The Man I Keep Hid" – 5:05
- "Channel" – 5:19
- "This Is My Favorite Cage" – 4:08
- "Death to the Storm" (Henry, Patrick Warren) – 4:58
- "All Blues Hail Mary" – 5:33
- "Bellwether" – 4:02
- "Progress of Love (Dark Ground)" – 4:27
- "Over Her Shoulder" – 3:26
- "Suit on a Frame" – 6:22
- "Truce" – 3:46
- "Stars" – 5:13
- "Coda: Light No Lamp When the Sun Comes Down" – 2:35
Personnel
Production
- Joe Henry – producer, liner notes
- Ryan Freeland – recording, mixing
- Julian Cubillos – engineering assistance
- Kevin Killen – additional recording
- Anabel Sinn – design
- W. Eugene Smith – photography
- David Piltch – editorial guidance
Musicians
- Joe Henry – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitars
- Jason Moran - acoustic piano (1)
- Keefus Ciancia – keyboards, acoustic piano, vibraphone
- Patrick Warren – upright piano, tack piano, keyboards, field organ
- Marc Ribot – electric guitars, acoustic guitar, gut-string guitar, Epiphone Coronet, bowed banjo
- David Piltch – electric bass (1-11, 13)
- Jennifer Condos – electric bass (12)
- Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
- Levon Henry – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Mark Hatch – flugelhorn (8)
- Marc Anthony Thompson – additional vocals
Cover version
In 2012, Tom Jones released a recording of "All Blues Hail Mary" on his studio album, Spirit in the Room.[4]