Cripple Crow
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cripple Crow |
| type | studio |
| artist | Devendra Banhart |
| cover | Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow.jpg |
| released | |
| * psychedelia<ref name | Pitchfork / |
| length | 74:11 |
| label | XL Recordings |
| producer | Devendra Banhart, Andy Cabic, Noah Georgeson, Thom Monahan |
| prev_title | Niño Rojo |
| prev_year | 2004 |
| next_title | Devendra Banhart/Jana Hunter |
| next_year | 2005 |
| :: |
| name = Cripple Crow | type = studio | artist = Devendra Banhart | cover = Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre =
- Indie folk
- Latin
- psychedelia | length = 74:11 | label = XL Recordings | producer = Devendra Banhart, Andy Cabic, Noah Georgeson, Thom Monahan | prev_title = Niño Rojo | prev_year = 2004 | next_title = Devendra Banhart/Jana Hunter | next_year = 2005 | MC = 79/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Entertainment Weekly | rev2Score = A− | rev3 = The Guardian | rev3Score = | rev4 = Los Angeles Times | rev4Score = | rev5 = Mojo | rev5Score = | rev6 = NME | rev6Score = 8/10 | rev7 = Pitchfork | rev7Score = 8.4/10 | rev8 = Q | rev8Score = | rev9 = Rolling Stone | rev9Score = | rev10 = Spin | rev10Score = C+
Cripple Crow is the fifth album by American-Venezuelan psychedelic folk musician Devendra Banhart released on September 13, 2005 on XL Recordings. It was his first release on the label XL Recordings. The cover references the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover.
Track listing
All songs written by Devendra Banhart, except where noted. |title1 = Now That I Know |length1 = 4:53 |title2 = Santa Maria da Feira |length2 = 4:35 |title3 = Heard Somebody Say |length3 = 3:20 |title4 = Long Haired Child |length4 = 3:45 |title5 = Lazy Butterfly |length5 = 4:00 |title6 = Quédate Luna |length6 = 3:07 |title7 = Queen Bee |length7 = 2:44 |title8 = I Feel Just Like a Child |length8 = 4:46 |title9 = Some People Ride the Wave |length9 = 2:27 |title10 = The Beatles |length10 = 1:44 |title11 = Dragonflys |length11 = 0:59 |title12 = Cripple Crow |length12 = 5:58 |title13 = Inaniel |length13 = 3:43 |title14 = Hey Mama Wolf |length14 = 3:52 |title15 = How's About Tellin' a Story |length15 = 1:21 |title16 = Chinese Children |length16 = 5:17 |title17 = Sawkill River |length17 = 1:52 |title18 = I Love That Man |length18 = 2:26 |title19 = Luna de Margarita |writer19 = Simon Diaz |length19 = 2:07 |title20 = Korean Dogwood |length20 = 4:02 |title21 = Little Boys |length21 = 5:20 |title22 = Canela |length22 = 1:53
The CD release of this album also includes an MP3 bonus track "White Reggae Troll/Africa".
Bonus tracks on double LP
The double LP release of this album includes eight additional tracks, as well as an alternative cover of the normal album cover replaced with photographs of Devendra's own fans. |title1 = There's Always Something Happening |length1 = 4:58 |title2 = La Ley |length2 = 1:06 |title3 = Chicken |length3 = 3:10 |title4 = Stewed Bark of an Old Oak Tree |length4 = 1:38 |title5 = La Pastorcita Perdida |note5 = (Atahualpa Yupanqui) |length5 = 4:22 |title6 = Lickety Split |length6 = 1:31 |title7 = Ice Rat |length7 = 2:03 |title8 = White Reggae Troll |length8 = 9:45
Personnel
- Devendra Banhart – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, producer, mixing, album art direction
- Emma O'Donnell – fiddle
- Gus – dog
- Andy Cabic – producer
- Noah Georgeson – producer, engineer, mixing
- Thom Monahan – producer, engineer, mixing
- Galen Pehrson – album art
- Alissa Anderson – album art
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (2005) | Peak position | |---|---| | Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) | 72 | ::
The album sold 47,000 copies in the US. The album has also received an Impala award for 30,000+ copies in Europe.
References
References
- "Reviews for Cripple Crow by Devendra Banhart". [[Metacritic]].
- Jurek, Thom. "Cripple Crow – Devendra Banhart". [[AllMusic]].
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- Simmons, Sylvie. (September 16, 2005). "Devendra Banhart, Cripple Crow". [[The Guardian]].
- Cromelin, Richard. (October 9, 2005). "Folkie offers more access, less excess". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (October 2005). "Devendra Banhart: Cripple Crow". [[Mojo (magazine).
- Budgen, Simon Hayes. (September 19, 2005). "Devendra Banhart: Cripple Crow". [[NME]].
- Stosuy, Brandon. (September 12, 2005). "Devendra Banhart: Cripple Crow". [[Pitchfork (website).
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- Catucci, Nick. (September 2005). "Devendra Banhart: Cripple Crow". [[Spin (magazine).
- Ryan, Gavin. (2011). "Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010". Moonlight Publishing.
- (15 September 2007). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc..
- "2006 January–April results : Impala European Music Sales award successes".
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