Busy Being Born

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

Busy Being Born
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
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]

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"
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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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