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Balm in Gilead (album)

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Balm in Gilead
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009
GenreFolk rock
Length42:51
LabelFantasy
Producer
Rickie Lee Jones chronology
The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard
(2007)
Balm in Gilead
(2009)
Live in Stockholm
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Balm in Gilead is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, released on November 3, 2009 by Fantasy Records. It was produced by Rickie Lee Jones together with David Kalish and Sheldon Gomberg.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Rickie Lee Jones except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wild Girl" 4:46
2."Old Enough"
  • Rickie Lee Jones
  • David Kalish
4:21
3."Remember Me" 2:44
4."The Moon Is Made of Gold"
  • Richard Loris Jones
3:00
5."His Jewelled Floor" 6:32
6."Eucalyptus Trail" 3:58
7."The Blue Ghazel" 4:51
8."The Gospel of Carlos, Norman and Smith"
  • Jones
  • Kalish
4:19
9."Bonfires" 4:15
10."Bayless St."
  • Jones
  • Kalish
4:05

Personnel

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  • Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitars, bowed bass, banjo, keyboards, piano, electric piano, percussions, finger snaps; horn arrangements on "Wild Girl" and "Old Enough"
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Tom Evans – saxophone, flute
  • Brian Swartz – trumpet
  • Arnold McCuller – background vocals
  • Jon Brion – baritone guitar, guitar, bass
  • David Kalish – bass, guitar, dobro, piano, organ
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Ben Harper – slide guitar
  • Joel Guzman – organ, accordion
  • Reggie McBride – bass
  • Charlie Paxson – drums
  • Patrick Maguire – octave guitar
  • Alison Krauss – violin
  • Vic Chesnutt – vocals
  • John Reynolds – guitar, whistle
  • Victoria Williams – vocals
  • Tony Scherr – bass
  • Kenny Wollesen – drums
  • Chris Joyner – electric piano, vocals
  • Bill Frisell – guitar
  • Paulie Cerra – saxophone
  • Grey DeLisle – autoharp
  • Danny Frankel – percussions, tambourine
  • Ed Maxwell – bass
  • John Doan – harp guitar
  • Craig Eastman – violin, mandolin
  • Blair Aaronson – string and horn arrangement on "Eucalyptus Trail"
Technical
  • Barrie Maguire, Chris Testa, David Kalish, Mark Johnson, Sheldon Gomberg – engineer
  • Larissa Collins – art direction

References

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  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Balm in Gilead". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 December 2013.