Harlem (album)

Harlem is an album by artist Shawn Amos. Harlem was released on February 15, 2011.

Harlem
Studio album by Shawn Amos
Released	February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15)
Recorded	Early 2000 at Amos’ Fairfax district apartment, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Americana music
Length	40:08
Label	Unbreakable Records
Producer	Shawn Amos, Patrick Milligan
Shawn Amos chronology
Thank you Shirl-ee May (2005) Harlem (2011)

Amos titled the album Harlem after being inspired by a museum exhibit dedicated to the Harlem Renaissance.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shawn Amos, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Independence Day"	3:54
2.	"Vicksburg"	1:37
3.	"Southern Man" (written by Neil Young)	5:51
4.	"Blackface"	4:57
5.	"Mean As You"	3:29
6.	"Inside Out"	5:08
7.	"Vicious Circle"	3:11
8.	"Fire Down Below"	3:35
9.	"Goin East"	5:41
10.	"Angel In Black"	2:45
11.	"Long Time Gone" (With Julie Miller, Bonus iTunes track)	2:17
Total length:		40:08

Players

• Shawn Amos sings, plays acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, plus banjo on "Vicksburg"
• Patrick Milligan plays banjo, electric & acoustic guitar, and sings
• Ben Peeler plays lap steel, mandolin, and dobro
• Roger Len Smith plays bass and sings
• Robert Jolly plays drums
• Chris Anderson plays piano, plus guitar on "Blackface"
• John Thomas plays organ and piano
• David Henry plays cello and organ
• Gia Ciambotti sings
• Derf Reklaw plays congas on "Blackface"
• Mark Olson sings, plus plays harmonica on "Independence Day"
• Frank "Poncho" Sampedro plays guitar on "Southern Man"
• Jeremy Parzen plays electric guitar on "Angel in Black"
• Charlie George plays snare on "Angel in Black"
• The 3 J's sing on "Vicious Circle"
• Ian Whitcomb arranges brass section on "Goin' East"

References

• Los Angeles Times
• National Public Radio