A Stranger Here Explained

A Stranger Here
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Cover:	A Stranger Here.jpg
Released:	April 7, 2009
Recorded:	July 21 – 29, 2008
Genre:	Folk, country blues
Label:	ANTI-
Producer:	Joe Henry
Prev Title:	Vanguard Visionaries
Prev Year:	2007

A Stranger Here is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 2009. It reached number 5 on the Billboard Top Blues albums charts.^[1]

At the 52nd Grammy Awards, A Stranger Here won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Track listing

1. "Rising High Water Blues" (Blind Lemon Jefferson) – 3:55
2. "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Reverend Gary Davis) – 6:08
3. "Rambler's Blues" (Lonnie Johnson) – 5:14
4. "Soul of a Man" (Blind Willie Johnson) – 4:16
5. "Richland Women Blues" (Mississippi John Hurt) – 4:25
6. "Grinnin' in Your Face" (Son House) – 3:55
7. "New Stranger Blues" (Tampa Red) – 3:25
8. "Falling Down Blues" (Furry Lewis) – 4:53
9. "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 4:44
10. "Please Remember Me" (Walter Davis) – 4:03

Personnel

• Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, guitar
• Greg Leisz – guitar, dobro, mandolin, mandola, Weissenborn
• Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
• Keith Ciancia – piano, keyboards
• Van Dyke Parks – piano, vibraphone
• David Piltch – upright bass
• David Hidalgo – guitar, accordion

Production notes:

• Joe Henry - producer
• Ryan Freeland – engineer, mixing
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Anabel Sinn – design
• Michael "Mick" Wilson – photography

Notes and References

1. Allmusic entry for A Stranger Here.