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Balm in Gilead

Producer: Rickie Lee Jones, David Kalish, Sheldon Gomberg.
Released: 3 November 2009.
Label: Fantasy
Length 42:51.

1. Wild Girl

Written by Rickie Lee Jones

 

2. Old Enough *

Written by Rickie Lee Jones / David Kalish

Featuring Ben Harper

 

3. Remember Me *

Written by Rickie Lee Jones

Featuring Vic Chesnutt: Vocal
Featuring Alison Krauss: Violin

 

4. The Moon is Made of Gold

Written by Richard Loris Jones

 

5. His Jewelled Floor

Written by Rickie Lee Jones

Featuring Vic Chesnutt and Victoria Williams: Vocal

 

6. Eucalyptus Trail *

Written by Rickie Lee Jones

 

7. The Blue Ghazel

Written by Rickie Lee Jones

[Instrumental]

length: 4:51 minutes
Rickie Lee Jones: Electric Guitar, Keyboard
Joel Guzman: Organ
Reggie McBride: Bass
Paulie Cerra: Sax
Charlie Paxson: Drums

8. The Gospel of Carlos, Norman and Smith **

Written by Rickie Lee Jones / David Kalish

Featuring Chris Joyner: Vocal

 

9. Bonfires

Written by Rickie Lee Jones

 

10. Bayless St. *

Written by Rickie Lee Jones / David Kalish

Produced by Rickie Lee Jones
* Co-Produced with David Kalish
** Co-Produced with Sheldon Gomberg
Mixed by Rob Schnapf at MANT studios, Los Angeles CA and Kingsize Sound, Los Angeles CA
Mastered by Alan Yoshida at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA

Engineered by Sheldon Gomberg, Barrie Macguire, Chris Testa, Mark Johnson and David Kalish
Second Engineers: Jesse Honig, Mike Poole, John Keane, Jason Wormer and Jeff Halbert

Photography: Rickie Lee Jones (family photos courtesy of Rickie Lee Jones)
Art Direction: Larissa Collins
Design: Rickie Lee Jones and Larissa Collins

Lyrics by Rickie Lee Jones (except “Moon Is Made Of Gold”
Rickie Lee Jones” publishing is Structurally Sound/Duck Kill Duck Music (Rickie Lee Jones) (ASCAP)
David Kalish”s publishing is David Kalish Publishing c/o Bughouse (ASCAP)
“The Moon Is Made Of Gold” is published by Jean M. Jones Publishing (ASCAP)

Ben Harper: Slide Guitar
Vic Chesnutt: vocal
Alison Krauss: Violin
Sebastian Steinberg: Bass
Tom Evans: Saxophone, Flute
Brian Swartz: Trumpet, Trumpet Horns
Jon Brion: Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Bass, Harmonics
David Kalish: Bass, Guitars, Piano, Dobro, Hammond B-3
Pete Thomas: Drums
Arno McCuller: Backing Vocal
Reggie McBride: Bass
Barrie Maguire: Octave Guitar
Joel Guzman: Accordion, Organ
Charlie Paxson: Drums
John Reynolds: Lead Guitar, Whistler
Sebastian Steinberg: Upright Bass
Bill Frisell: Guitar
Tony Scherr: Bass
Kenny Wollesen: Drums
Chris Joyner: Electric Piano and Vocal
Paulie Cerra: Sax
Grey DeLisle: Autoharp
Danny Frankel: Body Slapping, Tambourine
John Doan: Harp Guitar
Craig Eastman: Violin, Mandolin
Ed Maxwell: Bass