Sanctuary (Charlie Musselwhite album) explained

Sanctuary
Type:Studio
Artist:Charlie Musselwhite
Cover:SanctuaryMusselwhite.jpg
Released:April 6, 2004
Genre:Delta blues, Electric blues
Length:46:10
Label:Real World Records
Producer:John Chelew
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Delta Hardware
Next Year:2006

Sanctuary is the twenty third studio album by American singer and harpist Charlie Musselwhite. It was released in 2004 on Peter Gabriel's Real World label, Musselwhite's debut release on this label.

The album features two other American artists who have released on Real World: all male vocal gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama, and folk blues guitarist Ben Harper.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Charlie Musselwhite; except where indicated

  1. "Homeless Child" (Ben Harper) – 2:59
  2. "My Road Lies in Darkness" – 4:41
  3. "Burn Down the Cornfield" (Randy Newman) – 3:29
  4. "Train to Nowhere" (Chris Youlden, Kim Simmonds) – 5:13
  5. "Shootin' for the Moon" (Sonny Landreth) – 3:15
  6. "Shadow People" (Musselwhite, Charlie Sexton, Jared Nickerson, Michael Jerome) – 3:44
  7. "Snake Song" (Townes Van Zandt) – 3:49
  8. "The Neighborhood" (Charlie Sexton) – 5:58
  9. "Alicia" (Eddie Harris) – 4:05
  10. "Sanctuary" (Bob Telson, Lee Breuer) – 3:29
  11. "I Had Trouble" – 4:12
  12. "Route 19 (Attala County, Mississippi)" – 1:10

Personnel