Day After Tomorrow (Joan Baez album)

Day After Tomorrow is a studio album by American singer and musician Joan Baez, released in 2008, her first one in 5 years. The album features songs written by such composers as Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett, Patty Griffin, Thea Gilmore and Steve Earle. Steve Earle also produced the album. It was recorded in Nashville between December 2007 and March 2008.

For other uses, see The Day After Tomorrow (disambiguation).
Day After Tomorrow
Studio album by
Joan Baez
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2008
RecordedDecember 2007 – March 2008 in Nashville, TN
GenreFolk
LabelProper
ProducerSteve Earle
Joan Baez chronology
Bowery Songs
(2005)		 Day After Tomorrow
(2008)		 Whistle Down the Wind
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

The album is released by Proper records in Europe and Razor & Tie in North America. It debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 100.[3] In the US it became her first charting album in 29 years, reaching number 128 on the Billboard 200 in its opening week.[4] It was also nominated for a Grammy (Best Contemporary Folk Album).

Track listings
  1. "God Is God" (Steve Earle) – 3:29
  2. "Rose of Sharon" (Eliza Gilkyson) – 3:34
  3. "Scarlet Tide" (Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett) – 2:25
  4. "Day After Tomorrow" (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 5:31
  5. "Henry Russell's Last Words" (Diana Jones) – 3:37
  6. "I Am A Wanderer" (Earle) – 2:30
  7. "Mary" (Patty Griffin) – 3:54
  8. "Requiem" (Gilkyson) – 3:55
  9. "The Lower Road" (Thea Gilmore) – 4:11
  10. "Jericho Road" (Earle) – 3:29

Personnel

Chart positions
Chart (2008) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 95
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 100
US Billboard 200[7] 128
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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
  3. "Official Album Chart for the week ending 20 September 2008". ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd (369): 5–8.
  4. Bronson, Fred. "Joan Baez back on chart after 29 years". Reuters. September 19, 2008.
  5. "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  6. "Joan Baez | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  7. "Joan Baez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
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