Blood from Stars
# Blood from Stars

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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

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.

