Abracadabra: The Asylum Years

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Abracadabra: The Asylum Years
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Compilation album by
Judee Sill
ReleasedJune 19, 2006 (2006-06-19)
Recorded1971–1972
Venue Boston Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (live tracks)
Studio
  • Crystal-Sound Recording Studio, Hollywood, California, United States (Heart Food demos)
Genre Christian music, folk
Length155:25
LanguageEnglish
Label Asylum/Rhino Records
Producer
Judee Sill chronology
Dreams Come True
(2005)		Abracadabra: The Asylum Years
(2006)		 Live in London: The BBC Recordings 1972–1973
(2007)

Abracadabra: The Asylum Years is a 2006 compilation album by American folk musician Judee Sill.

Contents

Reception

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

All tracks arranged and composed by Judee Sill, except where noted

Disc One: Judee Sill

  1. "Crayon Angels" – 2:43 ( Judee Sill )
  2. "The Phantom Cowboy" – 1:44 (Judee Sill)
  3. "The Archetypal Man" – 3:36 (Judee Sill)
  4. "The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown" – 3:13 (Judee Sill)
  5. "Lady-O" – 3:14 (Judee Sill)
  6. "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" – 3:30 (Judee Sill)
  7. "Ridge Rider" – 4:49 (Judee Sill)
  8. "My Man on Love" – 3:29 (Judee Sill)
  9. "Lopin' Along Thru the Cosmos" – 3:07 (Judee Sill)
  10. "Enchanted Sky Machines" – 2:52 (Judee Sill)
  11. "Abracadabra" – 1:59 (Judee Sill)
  12. "The Pearl" (original version) – 1:49 (Judee Sill outtake, re-recorded for Heart Food)
  13. "The Phoenix" (original version) – 2:24 (Judee Sill outtake, re-recorded for Heart Food)
  14. "Ridge Rider" (alternate version) – 5:06 (Judee Sill outtake)
  15. "My Man on Love" (alternate version) – 3:31 (Judee Sill outtake)
  16. Intro / "The Vigilante" (live) – 4:37 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  17. "Lady-O" (live) – 3:25 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  18. "Enchanted Sky Machines" (live) – 6:49 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  19. "The Archetypal Man" (live) – 4:02 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  20. "Crayon Angels" (live) – 3:12 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  21. "The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown" (live) – 4:31 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  22. "Jesus Was a Cross Maker" (live) – 3:47 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)

Disc Two: Heart Food

  1. "There's a Rugged Road" – 3:45 ( Heart Food )
  2. "The Kiss" – 4:36 (Heart Food)
  3. "The Pearl" – 1:55 (Heart Food)
  4. "Down Where the Valleys Are Low" – 3:52 (Heart Food)
  5. "The Vigilante" – 3:51 (Heart Food)
  6. "Soldier of the Heart" – 3:34 (Heart Food)
  7. "The Phoenix" – 2:37 (Heart Food)
  8. "When the Bridegroom Comes" (lyrics: David Omer Bearden, music: Sill) – 4:15 (Heart Food)
  9. "The Donor" – 7:54 (Heart Food)
  10. [untitled] – 1:03 (Heart Food)
  11. "The Desperado" – 3:57 (Heart Food outtake)
  12. "The Kiss" (demo) – 4:13 (Heart Food solo demo)
  13. "Down Where the Valleys Are Low" (demo) – 4:49 (Heart Food solo demo)
  14. "The Donor" (demo) – 4:44 (Heart Food solo demo)
  15. "Soldier of the Heart" (demo) – 3:06 (Heart Food solo demo)
  16. "The Phoenix" (demo) – 2:29 (Heart Food solo demo)
  17. "The Vigilante" (demo) – 3:44 (Heart Food solo demo)
  18. "The Pearl" (demo) – 1:58 (Heart Food solo demo)
  19. "There's a Rugged Road" (demo) – 3:43 (Heart Food solo demo)
  20. "The Donor" (alternate mix) – 7:51 (previously unissued new mix)

Personnel

Judee Sill

Heart Food

Abracadabra: The Asylum Years

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References

  1. ↑ Simpson, Dave (June 23, 2006). "Judee Sill, Abracadabra: The Asylum Years". Music. The Guardian .
  2. ↑ "Filter Albums". Mojo Filter. Mojo . No. 158. January 2007. p. 68. ISSN   1351-0193.
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