Judee Sill

by Judee Sill

Overview

Judee Sill's debut album (as well as the debut of the Asylum label) heralded a major new talent in the airy, contemporary folk world of the early '70s. The album employed the production skills of Sill's ex-husband Bob Harris, as well as ex-Turtle, ex-Leaves Jim Pons, and Graham Nash (on the album's sole single, "Jesus Was s Crossmaker"). Judee Sill featured all original compositions, many of which relied on Sill's own brand of cosmological Christian imagery to make their point. By turns spare and lavishly orchestrated, there is still a cohesive feel to all of the album; her lyrics are exceptionally poetic (to the point of being almost flowery) and her voice is smooth enough to bear heavy overdubbing with itself, giving every song a shimmery feel. The essence of the music is folk, the execution pop: the songs feel like a comfort blanket, a statement of hope from a troubled soul. ~ Alex Stimmel

Product Details

Release Date:	03/11/2022
Label:	Intervention Records
UPC:	0680270758513
Rank:	10500

Tracks

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 Cross Maker
7. Ridge Rider
8. My Man on Love
9. Lopin' Along Thru the Cosmos
10. Enchanted Sky Machines
11. Abracadabra

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Judee Sill   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Rita Coolidge   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Venetta Fields   Vocals
Clydie King   Vocals (Background),Vocals

Technical Credits

Jim Pons   Audio Production,Producer
John Beck   Audio Production,Producer
Henry Lewy   Audio Production,Producer,Audio Engineer
Graham Nash   Producer
Judee Sill   Arranger,Composer,Supervisor
Henry Diltz   Photography
Don Bagley   Orchestration
Pat Thomas   Reissue Producer
Larry Cox   Engineer
Bob Harris   Orchestration
Bobby Harris   Orchestration
Michael Crumsho   Liner Notes
Nathaniel Russell   Reissue Art Director,Reissue Design
William Nash   Producer
Graham William   Producer
Gary Burden   Art Direction,Design
Gary Hobish   Mastering