Cripple Crow
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| Cripple Crow | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 13, 2005 | |||
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| Length | 74:11 | |||
| Label | XL Recordings | |||
| Producer | Devendra Banhart, Andy Cabic, Noah Georgeson, Thom Monahan | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| NME | 8/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[1] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Spin | C+[11] |
Cripple Crow is the fifth album by American-Venezuelan psychedelic folk musician Devendra Banhart released on September 13, 2005 on XL Recordings. It was his first release on the label XL Recordings. The cover references the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band[1] album cover.
Bonus tracks on double LP
All songs written by Devendra Banhart, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Now That I Know" | 4:53 | |
| 2. | "Santa Maria da Feira" | 4:35 | |
| 3. | "Heard Somebody Say" | 3:20 | |
| 4. | "Long Haired Child" | 3:45 | |
| 5. | "Lazy Butterfly" | 4:00 | |
| 6. | "Quédate Luna" | 3:07 | |
| 7. | "Queen Bee" | 2:44 | |
| 8. | "I Feel Just Like a Child" | 4:46 | |
| 9. | "Some People Ride the Wave" | 2:27 | |
| 10. | "The Beatles" | 1:44 | |
| 11. | "Dragonflys" | 0:59 | |
| 12. | "Cripple Crow" | 5:58 | |
| 13. | "Inaniel" | 3:43 | |
| 14. | "Hey Mama Wolf" | 3:52 | |
| 15. | "How's About Tellin' a Story" | 1:21 | |
| 16. | "Chinese Children" | 5:17 | |
| 17. | "Sawkill River" | 1:52 | |
| 18. | "I Love That Man" | 2:26 | |
| 19. | "Luna de Margarita" | Simon Diaz | 2:07 |
| 20. | "Korean Dogwood" | 4:02 | |
| 21. | "Little Boys" | 5:20 | |
| 22. | "Canela" | 1:53 |
The CD release of this album also includes an MP3 bonus track "White Reggae Troll/Africa".[citation needed]
The double LP release of this album includes eight additional tracks, as well as an alternative cover of the normal album cover replaced with photographs of Devendra's own fans.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There's Always Something Happening" | 4:58 |
| 2. | "La Ley" | 1:06 |
| 3. | "Chicken" | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Stewed Bark of an Old Oak Tree" | 1:38 |
| 5. | "La Pastorcita Perdida" ((Atahualpa Yupanqui)) | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Lickety Split" | 1:31 |
| 7. | "Ice Rat" | 2:03 |
| 8. | "White Reggae Troll" | 9:45 |
