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

See also
List of 2006 albums

References

External links

2006 compilation albums
Albums produced by Andy Zax
Albums produced by Graham Nash
Albums produced by Henry Lewy
Albums produced by Jim Pons
Asylum Records compilation albums
Judee Sill compilation albums
Rhino Records compilation albums