Day After Tomorrow (Joan Baez album)
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| Day After Tomorrow | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 9, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | December 2007 – March 2008 | |||
| Studio | Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee; Room & Board Recording, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Proper | |||
| Producer | Steve Earle | |||
| Joan Baez chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Day After Tomorrow the twenty-fifth studio album (and twenty-seventh overall) by the American singer and musician Joan Baez, released in 2008. It was her first studio album in 5 years. The album features songs written by such composers as Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett, Patty Griffin, Thea Gilmore and Steve Earle. Earle also produced the album. It was recorded in Nashville between December 2007 and March 2008. The album had the dedication "to my Mom in her 96th year".[3]
The album is released by Proper records in Europe and Razor & Tie in North America. It debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 100.[4] In the US it became her first charting album in 29 years, reaching number 128 on the Billboard 200 in its opening week.[5] It was also nominated for a Grammy (Best Contemporary Folk Album).
Track listings[edit]
- "God Is God" (Steve Earle) – 3:29
- "Rose of Sharon" (Eliza Gilkyson) – 3:34
- "Scarlet Tide" (Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett) – 2:25
- "Day After Tomorrow" (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 5:31
- "Henry Russell's Last Words" (Diana Jones) – 3:37
- "I Am a Wanderer" (Steve Earle) – 2:30
- "Mary" (Patty Griffin) – 3:54
- "Requiem" (Eliza Gilkyson) – 3:55
- "The Lower Road" (Thea Gilmore) – 4:11
- "Jericho Road" (Steve Earle) – 3:29
Personnel[edit]
- Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
- Steve Earle – guitar, harmonium, backing vocals, tamboura
- Viktor Krauss – bass
- Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
- Tim O'Brien – fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, backing vocals
- Darrell Scott – guitar, dobro, bouzouki, Hawaiian guitar, banjolin, resonator guitar, backing vocals
- Thea Gilmore – harmony vocals
- Siobhan Maher Kennedy – harmony vocals
- Ray Kennedy - tambourine
Chart positions[edit]
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 72 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 70 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 124 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 95 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] | 40 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 100 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 128 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 88 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] | 14 |
References[edit]
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ www.discogs.com https://www.discogs.com/release/1507019-Joan-Baez-Day-After-Tomorrow. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[title missing] - ^ "Official Album Chart for the week ending 20 September 2008". ChartsPlus (369). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 5–8.
- ^ Bronson, Fred. "Joan Baez back on chart after 29 years". Reuters. September 19, 2008.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Joan Baez – Day After Tomorrow" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joan Baez – Day After Tomorrow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Joan Baez – Day After Tomorrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joan Baez – Day After Tomorrow" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Joan Baez – Day After Tomorrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Joan Baez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
