Abracadabra: The Asylum Years
| Abracadabra: The Asylum Years | ||||
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| Released | June 19, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1972 | |||
| Venue | Boston Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (live tracks) | |||
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| Genre | Christian music, folk | |||
| Length | 155:25 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Asylum/Rhino Records | |||
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| Judee Sill chronology | ||||
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Abracadabra: The Asylum Years is a 2006 compilation album by American folk musician Judee Sill.
Reception[edit]
Dave Simpson of The Guardian scored this compilation five out of five stars, writing that the music was "created on the cusp of inner torment and her quest for redemption".[1] A review in Mojo rated it four out of five stars, calling it the "conclusive" collection of her studio recordings.[2]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks arranged and composed by Judee Sill, except where noted
Disc One: Judee Sill
- "Crayon Angels" – 2:43 (Judee Sill)
- "The Phantom Cowboy" – 1:44 (Judee Sill)
- "The Archetypal Man" – 3:36 (Judee Sill)
- "The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown" – 3:13 (Judee Sill)
- "Lady‐O" – 3:14 (Judee Sill)
- "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" – 3:30 (Judee Sill)
- "Ridge Rider" – 4:49 (Judee Sill)
- "My Man on Love" – 3:29 (Judee Sill)
- "Lopin’ Along Thru the Cosmos" – 3:07 (Judee Sill)
- "Enchanted Sky Machines" – 2:52 (Judee Sill)
- "Abracadabra" – 1:59 (Judee Sill)
- "The Pearl" (original version) – 1:49 (Judee Sill outtake, re-recorded for Heart Food)
- "The Phoenix" (original version) – 2:24 (Judee Sill outtake, re-recorded for Heart Food)
- "Ridge Rider" (alternate version) – 5:06 (Judee Sill outtake)
- "My Man on Love" (alternate version) – 3:31 (Judee Sill outtake)
- Intro / "The Vigilante" (live) – 4:37 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
- "Lady‐O" (live) – 3:25 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
- "Enchanted Sky Machines" (live) – 6:49 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
- "The Archetypal Man" (live) – 4:02 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
- "Crayon Angels" (live) – 3:12 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
- "The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown" (live) – 4:31 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
- "Jesus Was a Cross Maker" (live) – 3:47 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
Disc Two: Heart Food
- "There’s a Rugged Road" – 3:45 (Heart Food)
- "The Kiss" – 4:36 (Heart Food)
- "The Pearl" – 1:55 (Heart Food)
- "Down Where the Valleys Are Low" – 3:52 (Heart Food)
- "The Vigilante" – 3:51 (Heart Food)
- "Soldier of the Heart" – 3:34 (Heart Food)
- "The Phoenix" – 2:37 (Heart Food)
- "When the Bridegroom Comes" (lyrics: David Omer Bearden, music: Sill) – 4:15 (Heart Food)
- "The Donor" – 7:54 (Heart Food)
- [untitled] – 1:03 (Heart Food)
- "The Desperado" – 3:57 (Heart Food outtake)
- "The Kiss" (demo) – 4:13 (Heart Food solo demo)
- "Down Where the Valleys Are Low" (demo) – 4:49 (Heart Food solo demo)
- "The Donor" (demo) – 4:44 (Heart Food solo demo)
- "Soldier of the Heart" (demo) – 3:06 (Heart Food solo demo)
- "The Phoenix" (demo) – 2:29 (Heart Food solo demo)
- "The Vigilante" (demo) – 3:44 (Heart Food solo demo)
- "The Pearl" (demo) – 1:58 (Heart Food solo demo)
- "There’s a Rugged Road" (demo) – 3:43 (Heart Food solo demo)
- "The Donor" (alternate mix) – 7:51 (previously unissued new mix)
Personnel[edit]
Judee Sill
- Judee Sill – guitar, piano, vocals, arrangement
- Don Bagley – orchestration
- John Beck – production
- Gary Burden – art direction, design
- Rita Coolidge – backing vocals
- Larry Cox – engineering on "Jesus Was a Cross Maker"
- David Crosby – guitar
- Venetta Fields – backing vocals
- Bob Harris – orchestration
- Clydie King – backing vocals
- Henry Lewy – production
- Graham Nash – organ on "Jesus Was a Cross Maker", production on "Jesus Was a Cross Maker"
- Jim Pons – production
Heart Food
- Judee Sill – guitar, keyboards, vocals, arrangement
- Lynn Blessing – vibraphone
- Gene Cipriano – saxophone
- Vincent DeRosa – French horn
- Doug Dillard – banjo
- Oma Drake – vocals
- Assa Drori – violin
- Jesse Ehrlich – cello
- Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
- Chris Ethridge – bass
- Ronald Folsom – violin
- Harris Goldman – violin
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Gloria Jones – vocals
- Ray Kelley – cello
- William Kurasch – violin
- Henry Lewy – production, audio engineering
- Leonard Malarsky – violin
- Spooner Oldham – keyboards
- Richard Perissi – French horn
- Bill Plummer – bass
- Emil Richards – percussion
- Ralph Schaeffer – violin
- David Schwartz – viola
- Louie Shelton – guitar
- Carolyn Willis – vocals
- Tibor Zelig – violin
Abracadabra: The Asylum Years
- Greg Allen – art direction, design
- Stuart Batsford – supervision
- Ken Bright – photography
- Henry Diltz – cover photography, photography
- Bill Halverson – engineering
- Dan Hersch – remastering
- Mick Houghton – supervision
- Anthony Hudson – art direction, design
- Brian Kehew – mixing at O.F.R., North Hollywood, California, United States (2003)
- Michele Kort – liner notes
- Eddie Lynn – assistant engineering
- Bob Maile – typography
- Michael Ochs Archives – photography
- Dave Schultz – remastering
- Andy Zax – compilation production, liner notes
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Simpson, Dave (June 23, 2006). "Judee Sill, Abracadabra: The Asylum Years". Music. The Guardian.
- ^ "Filter Albums". Mojo Filter. Mojo. No. 158. January 2007. p. 68. ISSN 1351-0193.
External links[edit]
- Abracadabra: The Asylum Years at Discogs (list of releases)
- Abracadabra: The Asylum Years at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
