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2007 studio album by Jorma Kaukonen
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Stars in My Crown is a
Jorma Kaukonen studio album released in 2007 on
Red House Records . Kaukonen returned to songwriting with this album, and again incorporated the work of several contributing musicians including
Barry Mitterhoff , who had been playing
mandolin with
Hot Tuna since 2002. The album made it to the
Billboard charts for "Top Heatseekers" peaking at #37.
Track listing
"Overture: Heart Temporary" (
Jorma Kaukonen ) – 5:12
"Fur Peace Rag" (Kaukonen) – 3:00
"By the Rivers of Babylon" (Brent Dowe, Trevor McNaughton) – 4:54
"Living in the Moment" (Kaukonen) – 3:56
"Late Breaking News" (Kaukonen) – 3:03
"Come Back Baby" (
Lightning Hopkins ) – 5:47
"Mighty Hard Pleasure" (Joe Croker) – 3:31
"No Demon" (Byron House) – 3:06
"There's a Table Sitting in Heaven" (
Rev. Gary Davis ) – 3:54
"The Man Comes Around" (
Johnny Cash ) – 4:03
"A Life Well Lived" (Kaukonen) – 4:00
"Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?" (
John R. Sweney , Eliza E. Hewitt) – 3:55
"Preacher Picked the Guitar" (
Roy Book Binder ) – 3:08
"Instrumental Reprise: Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?" (Sweney, Hewitt, arranged by Davis, Ernie Hawkins) – 1:03
Personnel
Heart Temporary
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitar
Barry Mitterhoff – bouzouki
Byron House – upright bass
Andrea Zonn, Conni Ellisor, David Angell, Mary Kathryn VanOsdale, Pamela Sixfin – violins
Chris Farrell, James Grosjean, Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell – violas
John Catchings, Kirsten Cassel – cellos
Fur Peace Rag
Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitar
Barry Mitterhoff – mandolin
Byron House – upright bass
Jim Hoke – clarinet
By the Rivers of Babylon
Jorma Kaukonen – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Barry Mitterhoff – mandolin
Byron House – upright bass
Chris Brown – drums, percussion
Ed Gerhard – weissenborn
Fred Eltringham – cowbell, guiro, shaker
Phil Madeira – organ
Ann McCray, Gale West – support vocals
Henry House, Lily Mitterhoff, Maya Mitterhoff, Tessa Mitterhoff, Truman House – children's support vocals
Living in the Moment
Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitar
Barry Mitterhoff – mandolin
Byron House – upright bass
Chris Brown – drums, percussion
Ed Gerhard – acoustic guitar
Sally Van Meter – resonator guitar
Late Breaking News
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitar
Barry Mitterhoff – mandolin
Byron House – upright bass
Chris Brown – drums, percussion
Ed Gerhard – weissenborn
Jim Hoke – soprano saxophone
Sally Van Meter – resonator guitar
Come Back Baby
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitar
Barry Mitterhoff – mandolin
Byron House – upright bass
Jelly Roll Johnson – harmonica
Mighty Hard Pleasure
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals
Ed Gerhard – acoustic guitar
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
Phil Madeira – organ
No Demon
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals
Barry Mitterhoff – mandolin
Byron House – upright bass
Reese Wynans – upright piano
Sally Van Meter – resonator guitar
Tim Stafford – acoustic guitar
There's a Table Sitting in Heaven
Jorma Kaukonen – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Barry Mitterhoff – tenor banjo
Byron House – upright bass, bass support vocal
Jelly Roll Johnson – harmonica
Sally Van Meter – resonator guitar, high tenor support vocal
Tim Stafford – acoustic guitar, high baritone support vocal
The Man Comes Around
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitar
Byron House – upright bass
Greg Leisz – electric guitar
Jason Burleson – 5-string banjo
Rob Ickes – resonator guitar
Shawn Lane – mandolin
Tim Stafford – acoustic guitar
A Life Well Lived
Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitar
Barry Mitterhoff – mandolin, tenor banjo
Byron House – upright bass
Chris Brown – drums, percussion
Fats Kaplin – pedal steel guitar
Jelly Roll Johnson – harmonica
Reese Wynans – upright piano
Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?
Jorma Kaukonen – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Barry Mitterhoff – mandolin
Byron House – upright bass
Chris Brown – drums, percussion
Fred Eltringham – tambourine
Reese Wynans – upright piano
Sally Van Meter – resonator guitar
Ann McCrary, Gale West – support vocals
Calvin Settles – tenor support vocal
Odessa Settles – alto support vocal
Shirley Settles – soprano support vocal
Ted Settles – bass support vocal
Preacher Picked the Guitar
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitar
Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown? (instrumental)
Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitar
Production
Byron House – producer
Gary Paczosa – recordist, engineer
Recorded in Nashville at 17 Grand, Sound Emporium and Minutia
Mixed in Nashville at Minutia
Additional recording by
Ed Cash at Ed's in Franklin, TN; Phil Madeira at Planet of the Tapes in Brentwood, TN; Kyle Ford at Sound Emporium in Nashville; Byron House at Embassy Suits Room 708 in Austin; Brandon Bell at Minutia in Nashville; Sheriff Bob at Sheriff Studios in New York City
Brandon Bell, Joey Crawford, Kyle Ford, Stephen Sharp – assistant engineers
Danny Weiss, Mary Olive Smith, Stephanie Mitterhoff – NYC special assistants
Mastered by Jim DeMain at Yes Master in Nashville
Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangement and contractor for "Heart Temporary"
Stephen Lamb – music preparation for "Heart Temporary"
Photography - Christopher M. Kehoe
Charts
Year
Chart
Position
2007
Billboard Top Heatseekers
37
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