Blood from Stars
Blood from Stars is the eleventh studio album by Joe Henry, released in August 2009, and his third release on the ANTI- label.
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| Released | August 18, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | March 16–20, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Blues, experimental, folk rock | |||
| Length | 57:08 | |||
| Label | ANTI- | |||
| Producer | Joe Henry | |||
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| Source | Rating | 
| Metacritic | 77/100[1] | 
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| Allmusic | |
| PopMatters | |
Track listing
    
All songs written by Joe Henry, except where noted.
- "Prelude: Light No Lamp When the Sun Comes Down" – 5:44
 - "The Man I Keep Hid" – 5:05
 - "Channel" – 5:19
 - "This Is My Favorite Cage" – 4:08
 - "Death to the Storm" (Henry, Patrick Warren) – 4:58
 - "All Blues Hail Mary" – 5:33
 - "Bellwether" – 4:02
 - "Progress of Love (Dark Ground)" – 4:27
 - "Over Her Shoulder" – 3:26
 - "Suit on a Frame" – 6:22
 - "Truce" – 3:46
 - "Stars" – 5:13
 - "Coda: Light No Lamp When the Sun Comes Down" – 2:35
 
Personnel
    
- 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:
- Jennifer Condos – electric bass on "Stars"
 - Mark Hatch – flugelhorn on "Progress of Love"
 - Marc Anthony Thompson – additional vocals
 - Jason Moran - piano on "Prelude"
 
 - Photographs by W. Eugene Smith
 - Design by Anabel Sinn
 
Cover version
    
In 2012, Tom Jones released a recording of "All Blues Hail Mary" on his studio album, Spirit in the Room.[4]
Notes
    
- "Blood From Stars by Joe Henry". metacritic.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
 - "Blood from Stars - Joe Henry - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
 - "Joe Henry: Blood from Stars". popmatters.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
 - "Spirit in the Room - Tom Jones - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
 
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