Blood from Stars

2009 studio album by Joe Henry From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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)
Quick facts Studio album by Joe Henry, Released ...
Blood from Stars
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 18, 2009
RecordedMarch 16–20, 2009
Studio
  • The Garfield House (South Pasadena, California)
  • Avatar (New York City, New York)
GenreBlues, experimental, folk rock
Length57:08
LabelANTI-
ProducerJoe Henry
Joe Henry chronology
Civilians
(2007)
Blood from Stars
(2009)
Reverie
(2011)
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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[3]
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Track listing

All songs written by Joe Henry, except where noted.

  1. "Prelude: Light No Lamp When the Sun Comes Down" – 5:44
  2. "The Man I Keep Hid" – 5:05
  3. "Channel" – 5:19
  4. "This Is My Favorite Cage" – 4:08
  5. "Death to the Storm" (Henry, Patrick Warren) – 4:58
  6. "All Blues Hail Mary" – 5:33
  7. "Bellwether" – 4:02
  8. "Progress of Love (Dark Ground)" – 4:27
  9. "Over Her Shoulder" – 3:26
  10. "Suit on a Frame" – 6:22
  11. "Truce" – 3:46
  12. "Stars" – 5:13
  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

Cover version

In 2012, Tom Jones released a recording of "All Blues Hail Mary" on his studio album, Spirit in the Room.[4]

Notes

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