Blood from Stars

2009 studio album by Joe Henry

Blood from Stars

Studio album by

Joe Henry

Released| August 18, 2009
Recorded| March 16–20, 2009
Studio|

* The Garfield House (South Pasadena, California)
* Avatar Studios (New York City, New York)

Genre| Blues, experimental, folk rock
Length| 57:08
Label| ANTI-
Producer| Joe Henry
Joe Henry chronology
| Civilians
(2007)  | Blood from Stars
(2009)  | Reverie
(2011)

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 77/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
PopMatters| [3]

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

## 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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Production

* Joe Henry – producer, liner notes
* Ryan Freeland – recording, mixing
* Julian Cubillos – engineering assistance
* Kevin Killen – additional recording
* Anabel Sinn – design
* W. Eugene Smith – photography
* David Piltch – editorial guidance

Musicians

* Joe Henry – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitars
* Jason Moran \- acoustic piano (1)
* Keefus Ciancia – keyboards, acoustic piano, vibraphone
* Patrick Warren – upright piano, tack piano, keyboards, field organ
* Marc Ribot – electric guitars, acoustic guitar, gut-string guitar, Epiphone Coronet, bowed banjo
* David Piltch – electric bass (1-11, 13)
* Jennifer Condos – electric bass (12)
* Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
* Levon Henry – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
* Mark Hatch – flugelhorn (8)
* Marc Anthony Thompson – additional vocals

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

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Joe Henry

Studio albums|

* Kindness of the World (1993)
* Trampoline (1996)
* Fuse (1999)
* Scar (2001)
* Tiny Voices (2003)
* Civilians (2007)
* Blood from Stars (2009)
* Reverie (2011)
* Invisible Hour (2014)
* Shine a Light (2016)
* The Gospel According to Water (2019)

EPs|

* Fireman's Wedding (1994)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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