Blood from Stars

Blood from Stars is the eleventh studio album by Joe Henry, released in August 2009, and his third release on the ANTI- label.

Track listing
All songs written by Joe Henry, except where noted.


 * 1) "Prelude: Light No Lamp When the Sun Comes Down" – 5:44
 * 2) "The Man I Keep Hid" – 5:05
 * 3) "Channel" – 5:19
 * 4) "This Is My Favorite Cage" – 4:08
 * 5) "Death to the Storm" (Henry, Patrick Warren) – 4:58
 * 6) "All Blues Hail Mary" – 5:33
 * 7) "Bellwether" – 4:02
 * 8) "Progress of Love (Dark Ground)" – 4:27
 * 9) "Over Her Shoulder" – 3:26
 * 10) "Suit on a Frame" – 6:22
 * 11) "Truce" – 3:46
 * 12) "Stars" – 5:13
 * 13) "Coda: Light No Lamp When the Sun Comes Down" – 2:35

Personnel

 * Produced by Joe Henry
 * Recorded and mixed by Ryan Freeland at The Garfield House, South Pasadena, CA
 * Engineering assistance provided by Julian Cubillos
 * Additional recording by Kevin Killen at Avatar Studios, New York, NY, March 21, 2009
 * Musicians:
 * Joe Henry – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
 * Jay Bellerose – drums and percussion
 * Keefus Ciancia – keyboards, piano and vibraphone
 * Levon Henry - tenor and soprano saxophone, clarinet
 * David Piltch – electric bass and editorial guidance
 * Marc Ribot - electric, acoustic and gut-string guitar, bowed banjo and coronet
 * Patrick Warren – upright and tack piano, field organ and keyboards
 * Special guests:
 * Jennifer Condos – electric bass on "Stars"
 * Mark Hatch – flugelhorn on "Progress of Love"
 * Marc Anthony Thompson – additional vocals
 * Jason Moran - piano on "Prelude"
 * Photographs by W. Eugene Smith
 * Design by Anabel Sinn

Cover version
In 2012, Tom Jones released a recording of "All Blues Hail Mary" on his studio album, Spirit in the Room.