By the Dawn's Early Light

For articles of a similar name, see By the Dawn's Early Light (disambiguation).

By the Dawn's Early Light is an album by composer Harold Budd. It was first released in 1991 by the Warner Bros. and WEA record labels, and subsequently re-released with new cover art in 2006 by All Saints Records. The album is typical of Budd's signature minimalist style, and features several short poems, each read by Budd himself.

By the Dawn's Early Light
Studio album by Harold Budd
Released	January 1, 1991
Genre	Ambient
Length	53:12
Label	All Saints Records
Harold Budd chronology
The White Arcades (1988) By the Dawn's Early Light (1991) Music for 3 Pianos (1992)

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Track listing

1. "Aztec Hotel (Poem)" – 1:33
2. "Boy About 10" – 4:59
3. "Arcadia" – 2:00
4. "Dead Horse Alive with Flies" – 3:40
5. "The Photo of Santiago McKinn" – 6:55
6. "The Corpse at the Shooting Gallery" – 2:57
7. "Albion Farewell" – 2:38
8. "Distant Lights of Olancha Recede (Poem)" – 1:27
9. "Down the Slopes to the Meadow" – 7:39
10. "She Dances by the Light of the Silvery Moon" – 2:12
11. "Blind Bird" – 2:03
12. "Saint's Name Spoken" – 3:59
13. "The Place of Dead Roads" – 4:50
14. "A Child in a Sylvan Field" – 3:36
15. "Boy About 10 (Poem)" – 1:18
16. "Wings (Poem)" – 0:37
17. "Advent (Poem)" – 0:49

Additional track from release by Opal/Warner Bros Records

17. "No Name (Poem)"  – 0:55

References

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