Balm in Gilead (album) explained
Balm in Gilead is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, released on November 3, 2009 by Fantasy Records. It was produced by Rickie Lee Jones together with David Kalish and Sheldon Gomberg.
Personnel
- Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitars, bowed bass, banjo, keyboards, piano, electric piano, percussions, finger snaps; horn arrangements on "Wild Girl" and "Old Enough"
- Sebastian Steinberg – bass
- Tom Evans – saxophone, flute
- Brian Swartz – trumpet
- Arnold McCuller – background vocals
- Jon Brion – baritone guitar, guitar, bass
- David Kalish – bass, guitar, dobro, piano, organ
- Pete Thomas – drums
- Ben Harper – slide guitar
- Joel Guzman – organ, accordion
- Reggie McBride – bass
- Charlie Paxson – drums
- Patrick Maguire – octave guitar
- Alison Krauss – violin
- Vic Chesnutt – vocals
- John Reynolds – guitar, whistle
- Victoria Williams – vocals
- Tony Scherr – bass
- Kenny Wollesen – drums
- Chris Joyner – electric piano, vocals
- Bill Frisell – guitar
- Paulie Cerra – saxophone
- Grey DeLisle – autoharp
- Danny Frankel – percussions, tambourine
- Ed Maxwell – bass
- John Doan – harp guitar
- Craig Eastman – violin, mandolin
- Blair Aaronson – string and horn arrangement on "Eucalyptus Trail"
- Technical
- Barrie Maguire, Chris Testa, David Kalish, Mark Johnson, Sheldon Gomberg – engineer
- Larissa Collins – art direction
