Standing in the Breach
| Standing in the Breach | ||||
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| Released | October 7, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 55:07 | |||
| Label | Inside | |||
| Producer | Jackson Browne and Paul Dieter | |||
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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.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Jackson Browne except where noted. Lyrics available at Jackson Browne's website.[5]
- "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).
References
- ^ "Standing in the Breach - Jackson Browne". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ Decurtis, Anthony. "Standing in the Breach - Jackson Browne". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Standing in the Breach - Jackson Browne". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ Caldwell, Rob. "Jackson Browne: Standing in the Breach". Pop Matters. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ Song lyrics at Browne's official site