City of Refuge (Abigail Washburn album)

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City of Refuge
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 4, 2011
Genre
Length40:40
Label Rounder Records
Producer Tucker Martine
Abigail Washburn chronology
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet
(2008)
City of Refuge
(2011)
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 8.2/10 [1]
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Paste Magazine 8.7/10 [4]

City of Refuge is the third album by singer, songwriter, and banjoist Abigail Washburn. Produced and mixed by Tucker Martine, City of Refuge boasts an extensive list of collaborators, players, and singers, including Bill Frisell, Jeremy Kittel, Viktor Krauss, guzheng master Wu Fei, and Kai Welch. It was engineered by Kevin Dailey

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prelude"Traditional0:52
2."City of Refuge"
3:42
3."Bring Me My Queen"
  • Kai Welch
  • Washburn
4:14
4."Chains"
3:51
5."Ballad of Treason"
  • Welch
  • Washburn
3:07
6."Last Train"
  • Welch
  • Washburn
3:55
7."Burn Thru"
  • Welch
  • Washburn
4:26
8."Corner Girl"Abigail Washburn3:24
9."Dreams of Nectar"
  • Welch
  • Washburn
5:51
10."Divine Bell"
2:38
11."Bright Morning Stars"Traditional4:40
Total length:40:40

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