Shir Hashirim (album) explained

Shir Hashirim
Type:	studio
Artist:	John Zorn
Cover:	Shir Hashirim (album).jpg
Released:	December 3, 2013
Recorded:	September 2010 at East Side Sound, NYC
Genre:	Avant-garde, vocal music
Length:	30:58
Label:	Tzadik TZ 8310
Producer:	John Zorn
Chronology:	John Zorn
Prev Title:	In Lambeth
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	The Hermetic Organ Vol. 2
Next Year:	2014

Shir Hashirim is an album of vocal music by John Zorn, written in 2008, recorded in New York City in September 2010, and released on the Tzadik label in December 2013.^[1] The album features compositions inspired by the Song of Songs and cover art by Auguste Rodin.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. "Kiss Me" - 4:08
2. "Rose of Sharon" - 3:11
3. "At Night in My Bed" - 3:46
4. "How Beautiful You Are" - 3:07
5. "I Have Come Into My Garden" - 5:22
6. "Where Has Your Lover Gone" - 3:45
7. "Dance Again" - 3:36
8. "O, If You Were Only My Brother" - 4:07

Personnel

The Sapphites:

• Abigail Fischer, Kathryn Mulvehill, Kirsten Sollek, Lisa Bielawa, Martha Cluver - voice

Production

• Marc Urselli - engineer, audio mixer
• Scott Hull - mastering
• John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama – producers

Notes and References

1. http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=8310 Tzadik Catalog
2. http://www.discogs.com/John-Zorn-Shir-Hashirim/release/5201348 Discogs album entry