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A Stranger Here
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 2009
RecordedJuly 21 – 29, 2008
Genre Folk, country blues
Label ANTI-
Producer Joe Henry
Ramblin' Jack Elliott chronology
Vanguard Visionaries
(2007)
A Stranger Here
(2009)

A Stranger Here is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 2009. It reached number 5 on the Billboard Top Blues albums charts. [1]

At the 52nd Grammy Awards, A Stranger Here won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Track listing

  1. "Rising High Water Blues" ( Blind Lemon Jefferson) – 3:55
  2. " Death Don't Have No Mercy" ( Reverend Gary Davis) – 6:08
  3. "Rambler's Blues" ( Lonnie Johnson) – 5:14
  4. "Soul of a Man" ( Blind Willie Johnson) – 4:16
  5. "Richland Women Blues" ( Mississippi John Hurt) – 4:25
  6. "Grinnin' in Your Face" ( Son House) – 3:55
  7. "New Stranger Blues" ( Tampa Red) – 3:25
  8. "Falling Down Blues" ( Furry Lewis) – 4:53
  9. " How Long Blues" ( Leroy Carr) – 4:44
  10. "Please Remember Me" ( Walter Davis) – 4:03

Personnel

Production notes:

  • Joe Henry - producer
  • Ryan Freeland – engineer, mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Anabel Sinn – design
  • Michael "Mick" Wilson – photography

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2009 Billboard Top Blues Albums 5

References

  1. ^ Allmusic entry for A Stranger Here. Accessed June 7, 2009.