Balm in Gilead (album)

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Balm in Gilead
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009
Genre Folk rock
Length42:51
Label Fantasy
Producer
Rickie Lee Jones chronology
The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard
(2007)
Balm in Gilead
(2009)
Live in Stockholm
(2010)
Professional ratings
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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.

Contents

Track listing

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

Technical

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References

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