Stars in My Crown (album)

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Stars in My Crown
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 2007
Recorded2007
Studio17 Grand, Sound Emporium, and Minutia, Nashville, Tennessee
Label Red House
Producer Byron House
Jorma Kaukonen chronology
Blue Country Heart
(2002)
Stars in My Crown
(2007)
River of Time
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Stars in My Crown is a Jorma Kaukonen studio album released in 2007 on Red House Records. Kaukonen returned to songwriting with this album, and again incorporated the work of several contributing musicians including Barry Mitterhoff, who had been playing mandolin with Hot Tuna since 2002. The album made it to the Billboard chart for "Top Heatseekers" peaking at No. 37.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Overture: Heart Temporary" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 5:12
  2. "Fur Peace Rag" (Kaukonen) – 3:00
  3. "By the Rivers of Babylon" (Brent Dowe, Trevor McNaughton) – 4:54
  4. "Living in the Moment" (Kaukonen) – 3:56
  5. "Late Breaking News" (Kaukonen) – 3:03
  6. "Come Back Baby" (Walter Davis) – 5:47
  7. "Mighty Hard Pleasure" (Joe Croker) – 3:31
  8. "No Demon" (Byron House) – 3:06
  9. "There's a Table Sitting in Heaven" (Rev. Gary Davis) – 3:54
  10. "The Man Comes Around" (Johnny Cash) – 4:03
  11. "A Life Well Lived" (Kaukonen) – 4:00
  12. "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?" (John R. Sweney, Eliza E. Hewitt) – 3:55
  13. "Preacher Picked the Guitar" (Roy Book Binder) – 3:08
  14. "Instrumental Reprise: Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?" (Sweney, Hewitt, arranged by Davis, Ernie Hawkins) – 1:03

Personnel

Heart Temporary

Fur Peace Rag

By the Rivers of Babylon

Living in the Moment

Late Breaking News

Come Back Baby

Mighty Hard Pleasure

No Demon

There's a Table Sitting in Heaven

The Man Comes Around

A Life Well Lived

Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?

Preacher Picked the Guitar

Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown? (instrumental)

Production

Charts

YearChartPosition
2007Billboard Top Heatseekers37

References

  1. Nickson, Chris. Stars in My Crown at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2011.