Judee Sill
The debut album, with "Jesus Was a Cross Maker".
Judee Sill, 1971
- Released
- September 15, 1971
- Label
- Asylum
- Producer
- Henry Lewy, John Beck, Jim Pons, Graham Nash
- Length
- 32:55
"The Pearl" and "The Phoenix" were cut to make room for "Jesus Was a Cross Maker" and re-recorded for Heart Food. Acoustic guitar is the base, with piano on "Jesus Was a Cross Maker" and "Enchanted Sky Machines"; the single went to radio on October 1, 1971, engineered by Larry Cox, with art direction by Gary Burden. Christgau's Record Guide gave it a B.
Track listing
- Crayon Angels2:35
- The Phantom Cowboy1:40
- The Archetypal Man3:35
- The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown3:10
- Lady-O3:10
- Jesus Was a Cross Maker3:20
- Ridge Rider4:28
- My Man on Love3:23
- Lopin' Along Thru the Cosmos3:00
- Enchanted Sky Machines2:40
- Abracadabra1:54
Personnel
- Judee Sill vocals, guitar, piano
- David Crosby guitar
- Graham Nash organ, producer of the single
- Henry Lewy producer
More from Judee Sill
Heart Food (1973)
Where to go next
Reference
- Judee Sill (album) on Wikipedia The debut's credits.
Writing and criticism
- New York Review of Books: Boogie on the Higher Levels A long essay.
Sources
- Judee Sill (album), Wikipedia
- Boogie on the higher levels, The New York Review of Books (2023-10)