Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee Sill

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Crayon Angel: A Tribute To The Music of Judee Sill
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Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2009
Recorded2007–2009
Genre Folk
Label American Dust
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Crayon Angel: A Tribute To The Music of Judee Sill is a tribute album to Judee Sill released in 2009.

Track listing

  1. Ron Sexsmith - "Crayon Angel"
  2. Beth Orton - "Reach for the Sky"
  3. Daniel Rossen - "Waterfall"
  4. Frida Hyvönen - "Jesus Was a Cross Maker"
  5. Shalants - "Lopin Along Thru the Cosmos"
  6. Final Fantasy - "The Donor"
  7. Nicolai Dunger -"Soldier of the Heart"
  8. Trembling Blue Stars - "Lady-O"
  9. Colossal Yes - "The Phoenix"
  10. Marissa Nadler & Black Hole Infinity - "The Kiss"
  11. Princeton -"Down Where the Valleys Are Low"
  12. The Bye Bye Blackbirds - "There's a Rugged Road"
  13. Meg Baird - "When the Bridegroom Comes"
  14. Bill Callahan - "For a Rainbow"
  15. P.G. Six - "Til Dreams Come True"

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References

  1. Reges, Margaret. "Review: Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee Sill". Allmusic . Retrieved 29 December 2009.