Abracadabra: The Asylum Years
Abracadabra: The Asylum Years is a 2006 compilation album by American folk musician Judee Sill.
Reception
Dave Simpson of The Guardian scored this compilation five out of five stars, writing that the music was "created on the cusp of inner torment and her quest for redemption". A review in Mojo rated it four out of five stars, calling it the "conclusive" collection of her studio recordings.Track listing
All tracks arranged and composed by Judee Sill, except where notedDisc One: Judee Sill
- "Crayon Angels" – 2:43
- "The Phantom Cowboy" – 1:44
- "The Archetypal Man" – 3:36
- "The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown" – 3:13
- "Lady-O" – 3:14
- "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" – 3:30
- "Ridge Rider" – 4:49
- "My Man on Love" – 3:29
- "Lopin' Along Thru the Cosmos" – 3:07
- "Enchanted Sky Machines" – 2:52
- "Abracadabra" – 1:59
- "The Pearl" – 1:49
- "The Phoenix" – 2:24
- "Ridge Rider" – 5:06
- "My Man on Love" – 3:31
- Intro / "The Vigilante" – 4:37
- "Lady-O" – 3:25
- "Enchanted Sky Machines" – 6:49
- "The Archetypal Man" – 4:02
- "Crayon Angels" – 3:12
- "The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown" – 4:31
- "Jesus Was a Cross Maker" – 3:47
- "There's a Rugged Road" – 3:45
- "The Kiss" – 4:36
- "The Pearl" – 1:55
- "Down Where the Valleys Are Low" – 3:52
- "The Vigilante" – 3:51
- "Soldier of the Heart" – 3:34
- "The Phoenix" – 2:37
- "When the Bridegroom Comes" – 4:15
- "The Donor" – 7:54
- – 1:03
- "The Desperado" – 3:57
- "The Kiss" – 4:13
- "Down Where the Valleys Are Low" – 4:49
- "The Donor" – 4:44
- "Soldier of the Heart" – 3:06
- "The Phoenix" – 2:29
- "The Vigilante" – 3:44
- "The Pearl" – 1:58
- "There's a Rugged Road" – 3:43
- "The Donor" – 7:51
Personnel
Judee Sill- Judee Sill – guitar, piano, vocals, arrangement
- Don Bagley – orchestration
- John Beck – production
- Gary Burden – art direction, design
- Rita Coolidge – backing vocals
- Larry Cox – engineering on "Jesus Was a Cross Maker"
- David Crosby – guitar
- Venetta Fields – backing vocals
- Bob Harris – orchestration
- Clydie King – backing vocals
- Henry Lewy – production
- Graham Nash – organ on "Jesus Was a Cross Maker", production on "Jesus Was a Cross Maker"
- Jim Pons – production
- Judee Sill – guitar, keyboards, vocals, arrangement
- Lynn Blessing – vibraphone
- Gene Cipriano – saxophone
- Vincent DeRosa – French horn
- Doug Dillard – banjo
- Oma Drake – vocals
- Assa Drori – violin
- Jesse Ehrlich – cello
- Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
- Chris Ethridge – bass
- Ronald Folsom – violin
- Harris Goldman – violin
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Gloria Jones – vocals
- Ray Kelley – cello
- William Kurasch – violin
- Henry Lewy – production, audio engineering
- Leonard Malarsky – violin
- Spooner Oldham – keyboards
- Richard Perissi – French horn
- Bill Plummer – bass
- Emil Richards – percussion
- Ralph Schaeffer – violin
- David Schwartz – viola
- Louie Shelton – guitar
- Carolyn Willis – vocals
- Tibor Zelig – violin
- Greg Allen – art direction, design
- Stuart Batsford – supervision
- Ken Bright – photography
- Henry Diltz – cover photography, photography
- Bill Halverson – engineering
- Dan Hersch – remastering
- Mick Houghton – supervision
- Anthony Hudson – art direction, design
- Brian Kehew – mixing at O.F.R., North Hollywood, California, United States
- Michele Kort – liner notes
- Eddie Lynn – assistant engineering
- Bob Maile – typography
- Michael Ochs Archives – photography
- Dave Schultz – remastering
- Andy Zax – compilation production, liner notes