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Abracadabra: The Asylum Years
A photo of Sill's face with a halo of a dark green globe and a yellow-white light behind her
Compilation album by
Judee Sill
ReleasedJune 19, 2006 (2006-06-19)
Recorded1971–1972
VenueBoston Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (live tracks)
Studio
  • Crystal-Sound Recording Studio, Hollywood, California, United States (Heart Food demos)
GenreChristian music, folk
Length155:25
LanguageEnglish
LabelAsylum/Rhino Records
Producer
Judee Sill chronology
Dreams Come True
(2005) 		Abracadabra: The Asylum Years
(2006) 		Live in London: The BBC Recordings 1972–1973
(2007)

Abracadabra: The Asylum Years is a 2006 compilation album by American folk musician Judee Sill.

Reception

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Dave Simpson of The Guardian scored this compilation five out of five stars, writing that the music was "created on the cusp of inner torment and her quest for redemption".[1] A review in Mojo rated it four out of five stars, calling it the "conclusive" collection of her studio recordings.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks arranged and composed by Judee Sill, except where noted

Disc One: Judee Sill

  1. "Crayon Angels" – 2:43 (Judee Sill)
  2. "The Phantom Cowboy" – 1:44 (Judee Sill)
  3. "The Archetypal Man" – 3:36 (Judee Sill)
  4. "The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown" – 3:13 (Judee Sill)
  5. "Lady-O" – 3:14 (Judee Sill)
  6. "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" – 3:30 (Judee Sill)
  7. "Ridge Rider" – 4:49 (Judee Sill)
  8. "My Man on Love" – 3:29 (Judee Sill)
  9. "Lopin' Along Thru the Cosmos" – 3:07 (Judee Sill)
  10. "Enchanted Sky Machines" – 2:52 (Judee Sill)
  11. "Abracadabra" – 1:59 (Judee Sill)
  12. "The Pearl" (original version) – 1:49 (Judee Sill outtake, re-recorded for Heart Food)
  13. "The Phoenix" (original version) – 2:24 (Judee Sill outtake, re-recorded for Heart Food)
  14. "Ridge Rider" (alternate version) – 5:06 (Judee Sill outtake)
  15. "My Man on Love" (alternate version) – 3:31 (Judee Sill outtake)
  16. Intro / "The Vigilante" (live) – 4:37 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  17. "Lady-O" (live) – 3:25 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  18. "Enchanted Sky Machines" (live) – 6:49 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  19. "The Archetypal Man" (live) – 4:02 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  20. "Crayon Angels" (live) – 3:12 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  21. "The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown" (live) – 4:31 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
  22. "Jesus Was a Cross Maker" (live) – 3:47 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)

Disc Two: Heart Food

  1. "There's a Rugged Road" – 3:45 (Heart Food)
  2. "The Kiss" – 4:36 (Heart Food)
  3. "The Pearl" – 1:55 (Heart Food)
  4. "Down Where the Valleys Are Low" – 3:52 (Heart Food)
  5. "The Vigilante" – 3:51 (Heart Food)
  6. "Soldier of the Heart" – 3:34 (Heart Food)
  7. "The Phoenix" – 2:37 (Heart Food)
  8. "When the Bridegroom Comes" (lyrics: David Omer Bearden, music: Sill) – 4:15 (Heart Food)
  9. "The Donor" – 7:54 (Heart Food)
  10. [untitled] – 1:03 (Heart Food)
  11. "The Desperado" – 3:57 (Heart Food outtake)
  12. "The Kiss" (demo) – 4:13 (Heart Food solo demo)
  13. "Down Where the Valleys Are Low" (demo) – 4:49 (Heart Food solo demo)
  14. "The Donor" (demo) – 4:44 (Heart Food solo demo)
  15. "Soldier of the Heart" (demo) – 3:06 (Heart Food solo demo)
  16. "The Phoenix" (demo) – 2:29 (Heart Food solo demo)
  17. "The Vigilante" (demo) – 3:44 (Heart Food solo demo)
  18. "The Pearl" (demo) – 1:58 (Heart Food solo demo)
  19. "There's a Rugged Road" (demo) – 3:43 (Heart Food solo demo)
  20. "The Donor" (alternate mix) – 7:51 (previously unissued new mix)

Personnel

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Judee Sill

Heart Food

Abracadabra: The Asylum Years

  • Greg Allen – art direction, design
  • Stuart Batsford – supervision
  • Ken Bright – photography
  • Henry Diltz – cover photography, photography
  • Bill Halverson – engineering
  • Dan Hersch – remastering
  • Mick Houghton – supervision
  • Anthony Hudson – art direction, design
  • Brian Kehew – mixing at O.F.R., North Hollywood, California, United States (2003)
  • Michele Kort – liner notes
  • Eddie Lynn – assistant engineering
  • Bob Maile – typography
  • Michael Ochs Archives – photography
  • Dave Schultz – remastering
  • Andy Zax – compilation production, liner notes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Simpson, Dave (June 23, 2006). "Judee Sill, Abracadabra: The Asylum Years". Music. The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Filter Albums". Mojo Filter. Mojo. No. 158. January 2007. p. 68. ISSN 1351-0193.
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