Standing in the Breach
# Standing in the Breach

Standing in the Breach is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. It was released on October 7, 2014, by Inside Recordings and was his first album of new material in six years.

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |

## Track listing

All tracks composed by Jackson Browne except where noted. Lyrics available at Jackson Browne's website.

* "The Birds of St. Marks" – 4:23
* "Yeah Yeah" – 6:15
* "The Long Way Around" – 6:26
* "Leaving Winslow" – 3:53
* "If I Could Be Anywhere" – 7:08
* "You Know the Night" (words: Woody Guthrie; music: Jackson Browne, Rob Wasserman) – 5:32
* "Walls and Doors" (Carlos Varela; English translation by Jackson Browne) – 6:02
* "Which Side" – 6:38
* "Standing in the Breach" – 5:37
* "Here" – 4:26

## Personnel

* Jackson Browne – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 10), acoustic piano (2, 3, 5, 9), electric rhythm guitar (4, 8)
* Benmont Tench – acoustic piano (5), Hammond organ (5)
* Aldo López-Gavilán – acoustic piano (7)
* Jeff Young – Hammond organ (8)
* Mike Thompson – Hammond organ (9)
* Greg Leisz – 12-string electric guitar (1), electric baritone guitar (2), tenor acoustic guitar (3), pedal steel guitar (4), lap steel guitar (6, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (9)
* Val McCallum – electric guitar (1-7, 9), harmony vocals (1, 4, 6, 8), electric baritone guitar (8)
* Carlos Varela – acoustic guitar (7), ending vocals (7)
* Mark Goldenberg – electric guitar (10)
* Bob Glaub – bass (1, 4, 8, 9)
* Taylor Goldsmith bass (2), harmony vocals (2)
* Alex Al – bass (3)
* Tal Wilkenfeld – bass (5)
* Sebastian Steinberg – bass (6)
* Julio César González – bass (7)
* Kevin McCormick – bass (10)
* Don Heffington – drums (1, 6)
* Griffin Goldsmith – drums (2), tambourine (2), harmony vocals (2)
* David Goodstein – drum loop (3)
* Mauricio Lewak – drum fills (3), drums (4, 7, 9, 10)
* Jay Bellerose – snare drum (3), tambourine (3), cymbal (3), percussion (5, 9)
* Jim Keltner – drums (5)
* Pete Thomas – drums (8)
* Luis Conte – udu (5), tambourine (5), djembe (7), shaker (7)
* Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals (1)
* Chavonne Stewart – harmony vocals (3, 5, 8)
* Alethea Mills – harmony vocals (5, 8)
* Doug Haywood – harmony vocals (6)
* Jonathan Wilson – harmony vocals (10)

## Production

* Jackson Browne – producer
* Paul Dieter – producer, recording, mixing
* Bill Lane – additional engineer, recording assistant, mix assistant
* Rich Tosi – recording assistant, mix assistant, photography
* Ron McMaster – mastering
* Dustin Stanton – art design
* Recorded at Groove Masters and Apogee Studios (Santa Monica, California).
* Mastered at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California).
