Busy Being Born

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Busy Being Born
Gary Lucas - Busy Being Born.jpg
Studio album by
Gary Lucas
ReleasedMarch 17, 1998
GenreFolk
Length49:07
LabelTzadik
ProducerGary Lucas, Kazunori Sugiyama
Gary Lucas chronology
Evangeline
(1997) 		Busy Being Born
(1998) 		@ Paradiso
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]

Busy Being Born is the fourth album by Gary Lucas, released on March 17, 1998 through Tzadik Records.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Gary Lucas, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Adon Olom" (Instrumental)Traditional arr.1:30
2."Adon Olom" (Vocal)Traditional arr.3:11
3."Shekhinah" 2:19
4."Sandman" 4:27
5."Sunrise Sunset"Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick2:53
6."Tradition"Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick2:35
7."The Mensch in the Moon"Walter Horn, Gary Lucas5:07
8."Lydia, The Tattooed Lady"Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg2:06
9."Crawlspace" 3:08
10."Dayenu/Dreidel"Traditional arr.2:56
11."Fleischerei"Green, Lerner, Timberg3:01
12."A Hundred Pounds of Clay"Luther Dixon, Bob Elgin, Kay Rogers2:41
13."The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao"Leigh Harline2:06
14."Abie the Fishman" 2:28
15."Hinay Ma Tov"Traditional arr.2:53
16."Theme from Exodus"Ernest Gold2:50
17."Adon Olom" (Acappella)Traditional arr.2:56

Personnel[]

Musicians
Production and additional personnel
  • Larry Fine – vocals on "Adon Olom", "The Mensch in the Moon" and "A Hundred Pounds of Clay"
  • André Grossmann – photography
  • Kenny Hurwitz – vocals on "Adon Olom", "The Mensch in the Moon" and "A Hundred Pounds of Clay"
  • Tim Kalliches – engineering
  • Misako Kano – piano on "Abie the Fishman"
  • Ikue Mori – design
  • Sascha von Oertzen – engineering
  • Kazunori Sugiyama – production
  • Irene Trudel – engineering
  • Allan Tucker – mastering
  • John Zorn – saxophone on "Adon Olom" and "Sandman"

References[]

  1. ^ Layne, Joslyn. "Busy Being Born". Allmusic. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  2. ^ columnist (June 19, 1998). Entertainment Weekly: 75. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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