South of Delia


South of Delia is the seventh solo album by American folk singer-songwriter Richard Shindell. South of Delia is a cover album. Although he himself is sometimes described as a "songwriter's songwriter," covers are not new to Shindell. In addition to recording a few on his previous solo albums, he was also one third of the folk supergroup / cover band Cry [Cry Cry (band)|Cry Cry Cry]. On South of Delia, Shindell covers songs from several songwriting legends, including Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, as well as some from younger up-and-coming writer/performers, such as Jeffrey Foucault and Josh Ritter.
Although the official release date was May 10, 2007, pre-orders began shipping in late March. The album began to appear on a number of radio airplay charts prior to its official release.
The title "South of Delia" comes from a line in the Josh Ritter song, "Lawrence, KS". The song was previously recorded by Ritter for his 2001 album, Golden Age of Radio.

Track listing

  1. "Acadian Driftwood" – 5:33
  2. *Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, acoustic guitar
  3. * Larry Campbell – pedal steel
  4. * Lucy Kaplansky – harmony
  5. * Radoslav Lorković – accordion
  6. * Dennis McDermott – drums
  7. * – violin, harmony
  8. * – electric bass
  9. * Ben Wittman – triangle
  10. "Señor " – 4:53
  11. * Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, electric slide guitar
  12. * Greg Anderson – piano
  13. * Viktor Krauss – upright bass, bass harmonics
  14. * Dennis McDermott – snare drum, cymbal
  15. * David Sancious – hammond b3
  16. "The Humpback Whale" – 4:56
  17. * Richard Shindell – vocal, nylon string guitar, cajón peruano, cymbal
  18. * Richard Thompson – electric guitar
  19. * Viktor Krauss – upright bass
  20. "Born in the U.S.A." – 3:06
  21. *Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, keyboard, harmony
  22. * Greg Anderson – mandolin
  23. * Larry Campbell – electric guitar
  24. * Mark Dann – electric bass
  25. * Radoslav Lorković – harmonium
  26. * Dennis McDermott – drums
  27. * Ben Wittman – tambourine, cymbal
  28. "Mercy Street" – 4:18
  29. * Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, piano, electric guitar, cajón peruano
  30. * Greg Anderson – electric bass
  31. * Lucy Kaplansky – harmony
  32. * Sara Milonovich – low whistle, harmony
  33. "The Storms Are on the Ocean" – 3:19
  34. * Richard Shindell – vocal, acoustic guitar, bouzouki
  35. * Sara Milonovich – violin, harmony
  36. * Viktor Krauss – upright bass
  37. * Ben Wittman – snare drum
  38. "Northbound 35" – 5:18
  39. * Richard Shindell – vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, cajón peruano
  40. * Greg Anderson – electric bass
  41. * Lucy Kaplansky – harmony
  42. * Sara Milonovich – violin
  43. * David Sancious – piano
  44. "Sitting on Top of the World" – 3:05
  45. * Richard Shindell – vocal, electric guitar, foot
  46. "Texas Rangers" – 4:09
  47. * Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, electric guitar
  48. * Viktor Krauss – upright bass
  49. * Dennis McDermott – tom-toms, drum heads, bodhrán, cymbals
  50. * Richard Thompson – lead guitar
  51. * Tony Trischka – banjo
  52. * Ben Wittman – snare drum, garbage can
  53. "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" – 5:06
  54. * Richard Shindell – vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  55. * Eliza Gilkyson – harmony
  56. * Mark Hallman – harmony
  57. * Radoslav Lorković – hammond b3
  58. * Dennis McDermott – drums
  59. * Lincoln Schleifer – electric bass
  60. "Solo le Pido a Dios" – 4:41
  61. * Richard Shindell – vocal, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mountain dulcimer, tambourine, bombo leguero
  62. * Pablo Aslan – upright bass
  63. * Leon Gieco – harmony
  64. * Lisa Gutkin – violin
  65. * Analia Sirio – harmony
  66. "Lawrence, KS" – 4:10
  67. * Richard Shindell – vocal, bouzouki, electric guitar, tambourine, cymbal
  68. * Greg Anderson – electric bass
  69. * Larry Campbell – pedal steel
  70. * Lucy Kaplansky – harmony
  71. * Dennis McDermott – drums
  72. * Sara Milonovich – violin, harmony