Song Up in Her Head

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Song Up in Her Head
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 2009
RecordedMinutia Studios, The Mastering Lab
Genre Bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, folk
Length45:25
Language English
Label Sugar Hill Records
Producer Gary Paczosa, Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz chronology
Song Up in Her Head
(2009)
Follow Me Down
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 79/100 [1]
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Paste 8.8/10 [3]
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Song Up in Her Head is the first studio album by American folk and bluegrass singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz, released on June 19, 2009 on Sugar Hill Records. It was recorded and mixed at Minutia Studios and The Mastering Lab, respectively, in Nashville, TN, by Gary Paczosa with additional engineering by Brandon Bell, John Netti, Keith Gary, Mike Judeh and Chris Dye. The song "Mansinneedof" was nominated for Best Country Instrumental Performance at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. [6]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sarah Jarosz, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Song Up in Her Head"Sarah Jarosz, Jerry Douglas 2:42
2."Edge Of A Dream" 3:42
3."Tell Me True" 4:08
4."Mansinneedof" (instrumental) 2:51
5."I Can't Love You Now" 2:33
6."Broussard's Lament" 3:35
7."Fischer Store Road" (instrumental) 2:17
8."Left Home" 3:23
9."Shankill Butchers" Colin Meloy 4:21
10."Can't Hide" 3:11
11."Long Journey" 5:16
12."Come On Up to the House" Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits 4:27
13."Little Song" 2:48

Personnel

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