# Abracadabra: The Asylum Years

Abracadabra: The Asylum Years is a 2006 compilation album by American folk musician Judee Sill.

## Reception

Dave Simpson of The Guardian scored this compilation five out of five stars, writing that the music was "created on the cusp of inner torment and her quest for redemption". A review in Mojo rated it four out of five stars, calling it the "conclusive" collection of her studio recordings.

## Track listing

All tracks arranged and composed by Judee Sill, except where noted
Disc One: Judee Sill
* "Crayon Angels" – 2:43 (Judee Sill)
* "The Phantom Cowboy" – 1:44 (Judee Sill)
* "The Archetypal Man" – 3:36 (Judee Sill)
* "The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown" – 3:13 (Judee Sill)
* "Lady-O" – 3:14 (Judee Sill)
* "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" – 3:30 (Judee Sill)
* "Ridge Rider" – 4:49 (Judee Sill)
* "My Man on Love" – 3:29 (Judee Sill)
* "Lopin' Along Thru the Cosmos" – 3:07 (Judee Sill)
* "Enchanted Sky Machines" – 2:52 (Judee Sill)
* "Abracadabra" – 1:59 (Judee Sill)
* "The Pearl" (original version) – 1:49 (Judee Sill outtake, re-recorded for Heart Food)
* "The Phoenix" (original version) – 2:24 (Judee Sill outtake, re-recorded for Heart Food)
* "Ridge Rider" (alternate version) – 5:06 (Judee Sill outtake)
* "My Man on Love" (alternate version) – 3:31 (Judee Sill outtake)
* Intro / "The Vigilante" (live) – 4:37 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
* "Lady-O" (live) – 3:25 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
* "Enchanted Sky Machines" (live) – 6:49 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
* "The Archetypal Man" (live) – 4:02 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
* "Crayon Angels" (live) – 3:12 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
* "The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown" (live) – 4:31 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
* "Jesus Was a Cross Maker" (live) – 3:47 (Live at Boston Music Hall, October 3, 1971)
Disc Two: Heart Food
* "There's a Rugged Road" – 3:45 (Heart Food)
* "The Kiss" – 4:36 (Heart Food)
* "The Pearl" – 1:55 (Heart Food)
* "Down Where the Valleys Are Low" – 3:52 (Heart Food)
* "The Vigilante" – 3:51 (Heart Food)
* "Soldier of the Heart" – 3:34 (Heart Food)
* "The Phoenix" – 2:37 (Heart Food)
* "When the Bridegroom Comes" (lyrics: David Omer Bearden, music: Sill) – 4:15 (Heart Food)
* "The Donor" – 7:54 (Heart Food)
* [untitled] – 1:03 (Heart Food)
* "The Desperado" – 3:57 (Heart Food outtake)
* "The Kiss" (demo) – 4:13 (Heart Food solo demo)
* "Down Where the Valleys Are Low" (demo) – 4:49 (Heart Food solo demo)
* "The Donor" (demo) – 4:44 (Heart Food solo demo)
* "Soldier of the Heart" (demo) – 3:06 (Heart Food solo demo)
* "The Phoenix" (demo) – 2:29 (Heart Food solo demo)
* "The Vigilante" (demo) – 3:44 (Heart Food solo demo)
* "The Pearl" (demo) – 1:58 (Heart Food solo demo)
* "There's a Rugged Road" (demo) – 3:43 (Heart Food solo demo)
* "The Donor" (alternate mix) – 7:51 (previously unissued new mix)

## Personnel

Judee Sill
* Judee Sill – guitar, piano, vocals, arrangement
* Don Bagley – orchestration
* John Beck – production
* Gary Burden – art direction, design
* Rita Coolidge – backing vocals
* Larry Cox – engineering on "Jesus Was a Cross Maker"
* David Crosby – guitar
* Venetta Fields – backing vocals
* Bob Harris – orchestration
* Clydie King – backing vocals
* Henry Lewy – production
* Graham Nash – organ on "Jesus Was a Cross Maker", production on "Jesus Was a Cross Maker"
* Jim Pons – production
Heart Food
* Judee Sill – guitar, keyboards, vocals, arrangement
* Lynn Blessing – vibraphone
* Gene Cipriano – saxophone
* Vincent DeRosa – French horn
* Doug Dillard – banjo
* Oma Drake – vocals
* Assa Drori – violin
* Jesse Ehrlich – cello
* Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
* Chris Ethridge – bass
* Ronald Folsom – violin
* Harris Goldman – violin
* Jim Gordon – drums
* Bobbye Hall – percussion
* Gloria Jones – vocals
* Ray Kelley – cello
* William Kurasch – violin
* Henry Lewy – production, audio engineering
* Leonard Malarsky – violin
* Spooner Oldham – keyboards
* Richard Perissi – French horn
* Bill Plummer – bass
* Emil Richards – percussion
* Ralph Schaeffer – violin
* David Schwartz – viola
* Louie Shelton – guitar
* Carolyn Willis – vocals
* Tibor Zelig – violin
Abracadabra: The Asylum Years
* Greg Allen – art direction, design
* Stuart Batsford – supervision
* Ken Bright – photography
* Henry Diltz – cover photography, photography
* Bill Halverson – engineering
* Dan Hersch – remastering
* Mick Houghton – supervision
* Anthony Hudson – art direction, design
* Brian Kehew – mixing at O.F.R., North Hollywood, California, United States (2003)
* Michele Kort – liner notes
* Eddie Lynn – assistant engineering
* Bob Maile – typography
* Michael Ochs Archives – photography
* Dave Schultz – remastering
* Andy Zax – compilation production, liner notes