Harlem (album)

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2011 studio album by Shawn Amos

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)  |

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

Amos titled the album Harlem after being inspired by a museum exhibit dedicated to the Harlem Renaissance.[1]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Shawn Amos, except where noted.

No.| Title| Length

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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

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* 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"

## Notes

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1. ^ Hardy, Ernest. Renaissance Man. LA Weekly, 2000

## References

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* Los Angeles Times
* National Public Radio

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* MusicBrainz release group

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