Have One on Me

by Joanna Newsom

Have One on Me cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February聽23,聽2010
  • Label: Drag City
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:04:10
  • Community rating: 4.3/5 from 19 ratings

Artists on this release: Steve Rooke, Dan Osborn, Jim O'Rourke, Greg Moore, Shira Kammen, Thom Moore, David Morris, Eric Oberthaler, Katie Kresek, Lila Sklar, Noah Georgeson, Lily Storm, Ryan Francesconi, Dan Cantrell

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The sprawling triple album 'Have One on Me' finds Joanna Newsom expanding her sonic palette with arrangements by Ryan Francesconi that integrate elements of jazz, blues, and diverse instrumentation like the tambura and kaval. A vocal injury during recording resulted in a noticeably smoother, more varied vocal delivery, complementing a production, led by Newsom herself, that is lush yet less ornate than on her previous work. The album's cryptic, pastoral lyrics and lengthy, intricate song structures were widely acclaimed, cementing it as a significant and ambitious work in the contemporary folk-songwriter canon.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, harp, orchestral, storytelling, literary

Tracklist

  1. Easy (6:04)
  2. Have One On Me (11:02)
  3. '81 (3:52)
  4. Good Intentions Paving Co. (7:02)
  5. No Provenance (6:25)
  6. Baby Birch (9:30)
  7. On A Good Day (1:49)
  8. You And Me, Bess (7:13)
  9. In California (8:42)
  10. Jackrabbits (4:23)
  11. Go Long (8:03)
  12. Occident (5:31)
  13. Soft As Chalk (6:29)
  14. Esme (7:56)
  15. Autumn (8:02)
  16. Ribbon Bows (6:11)
  17. Kingfisher (9:11)
  18. Does Not Suffice (6:45)

Credits

  • Joanna Newsom - harp, piano, vocals, producer, written-by, arranged-by
  • Ryan Francesconi - arranger, bulgarian tambura, kaval, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, banjo, mandolin, soprano recorder, conductor, recorded by, additional piano arrangements, additional vocal harmony arrangement
  • Neal Morgan - drums, percussion, drum set, timpani, backing vocals, additional vocal harmony arrangement, additional recording of percussion
  • Alex Camphouse - horn
  • Dan Cantrell - piano, hammond organ, pump organ, harpsichord, accordion
  • Patrick Cress - bass clarinet
  • Sascha Groschang - cello
  • Djeina Haruta - viola
  • Shawn Jones - bassoon
  • Shira Kammen - vielle, rebec
  • Dan Koretzky - timpani
  • Katie Kresek - violin
  • Judith Linsenberg - alto recorder, tenor recorder, bass recorder
  • Kane Mathis - kora
  • Greg Moore - backing vocals, additional vocal harmony arrangement
  • Thom Moore - backing vocals, additional vocal harmony arrangement
  • David Morris - viola da gamba
  • Yeolim Nam - violin
  • Eric Oberthaler - trumpet, cornet
  • Philip Payton - violin
  • Laura Reynolds - oboe
  • Andrew Roitstein - double bass
  • Phaedon Sinis - flute, tarhu, kemence
  • Lila Sklar - additional violin arrangement
  • Lily Storm - backing vocals
  • Andrew Strain - trombone
  • Jim O'Rourke - mixed by
  • Noah Georgeson - mixed by, recorded by
  • Steve Rooke - mastered by
  • Annabel Mehran - photographer, photography by
  • Corinna Taylor - calligraphy
  • Dan Osborn - layout
  • Becca Mann - painting
  • T.J. Doherty - recorded by
  • Dana Gumbiner - recorded by

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