Judee Sill (album)

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Judee Sill
Judee Sill cover
Studio album by Judee Sill
Released October 1971
Recorded 1970-71
Genre Singer-Songwriter / Rock
Label Asylum Records
Producer(s) Judee Sill
Reissue Producer: Andy Zax
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Judee Sill chronology
Judee Sill Heart Food


Judee Sill is the eponymous debut album by the American singer-songwriter and musician.

It was the first album released on David Geffen's Asylum label in 1971. Backing musicians include John Beck and Jims Pons from The Leaves. While the majority of the album was produced by Henry Lewy, Graham Nash handled the duties for the single "Jesus Was a Crossmaker." Sill released one more album during her lifetime, Heart Food, in 1973, before her death in 1979. Demos for an unreleased third album were finally released in 2005, more than three decades after they were originally recorded.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Crayon Angels
  2. The Phantom Cowboy
  3. The Archetypal Man
  4. The Lamb Ran Away With The Crown
  5. Lady-O
  6. Jesus Was A Crossmaker
  7. Ridge Rider
  8. My Man On Love
  9. Lopin' Thru The Cosmos
  10. Enchanted Sky Machines
  11. Abracadabra

[edit] Cover Versions & Tributes to Sill

Warren Zevon covered `Jesus Was A Crossmaker` on his 1995 album [[Mutineer]. In addition, it has been covered by The Hollies.

Jackie Leven wrote and recorded a tribute to Sill in 2006 entitled `The Silver In Her Crucifix` on his recent album Oh What A Blow That Phantom Dealt Me