Blood from Stars is the eleventh studio album by Joe Henry, released in August 2009, and his third release on the ANTI- label.

Blood from Stars
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 18, 2009
RecordedMarch 16–20, 2009
GenreBlues, experimental, folk rock
Length57:08
LabelANTI-
ProducerJoe Henry
Joe Henry chronology
Civilians
(2007)
Blood from Stars
(2009)
Reverie
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
PopMatters[3]

Track listing

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All songs written by Joe Henry, except where noted.

  1. "Prelude: Light No Lamp When the Sun Comes Down" – 5:44
  2. "The Man I Keep Hid" – 5:05
  3. "Channel" – 5:19
  4. "This Is My Favorite Cage" – 4:08
  5. "Death to the Storm" (Henry, Patrick Warren) – 4:58
  6. "All Blues Hail Mary" – 5:33
  7. "Bellwether" – 4:02
  8. "Progress of Love (Dark Ground)" – 4:27
  9. "Over Her Shoulder" – 3:26
  10. "Suit on a Frame" – 6:22
  11. "Truce" – 3:46
  12. "Stars" – 5:13
  13. "Coda: Light No Lamp When the Sun Comes Down" – 2:35

Personnel

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  • Produced by Joe Henry
  • Recorded and mixed by Ryan Freeland at The Garfield House, South Pasadena, CA
  • Engineering assistance provided by Julian Cubillos
  • Additional recording by Kevin Killen at Avatar Studios, New York, NY, March 21, 2009
  • Musicians:
    • Joe Henry – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
    • Jay Bellerose – drums and percussion
    • Keefus Ciancia – keyboards, piano and vibraphone
    • Levon Henry - tenor and soprano saxophone, clarinet
    • David Piltch – electric bass and editorial guidance
    • Marc Ribot - electric, acoustic and gut-string guitar, bowed banjo and coronet
    • Patrick Warren – upright and tack piano, field organ and keyboards
  • Special guests:
  • Photographs by W. Eugene Smith
  • Design by Anabel Sinn

Cover version

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In 2012, Tom Jones released a recording of "All Blues Hail Mary" on his studio album, Spirit in the Room.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Blood From Stars by Joe Henry". metacritic.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Blood from Stars - Joe Henry - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Joe Henry: Blood from Stars". popmatters.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Spirit in the Room - Tom Jones - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.