Heart Food
The second and last album, with orchestration by Sill herself.
Judee Sill, 1973
- Released
- March 1973
- Label
- Asylum
- Producer
- Judee Sill, Henry Lewy
- Length
- 36:14
Recording dates and studio are not stated in the sources found. AllMusic gave it three and a half stars, Christgau's Record Guide a B-plus and Pitchfork 8.8. Rhino reissued it in 2003 and 2005, and Intervention Records remastered it from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray, as a 45rpm double LP in 2017 and with re-presses in 2023 and 2024.
Track listing
- There's a Rugged Road3:44
- The Kiss4:36
- The Pearl1:55
- Down Where the Valleys Are Low3:52
- The Vigilante3:50
- Soldier of the Heart3:34
- The Phoenix2:37
- When the Bridegroom Comes4:14
- The Donor7:55
- Jig1:07
Personnel
- Judee Sill vocals, guitar, keyboards, orchestration
- Jim Gordon drums
- Buddy Emmons pedal steel
- Spooner Oldham keyboards
More from Judee Sill
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Where to go next
Reference
- Heart Food on Wikipedia Tracklist, personnel and song history.
Writing and criticism
- Something Else!: Heart Food A track-by-track appreciation.
Fan sites and communities
- David Bearden: Heart Food A collaborator's page.
Sources
- Heart Food, Wikipedia
- Heart Food, David Bearden
- Forgotten series: Judee Sill, Heart Food, Something Else! (2014-02-05)