| Format: | LP |
| Label: | Music On Vinyl |
| Catalogue Number: | MOVLP1858 |
The second album Judee Sill made proved to be her last. This brief though enjoyable outing took its toll on Sill -- a notoriously slow songwriter -- during its making, turning her back to her recently kicked heroin addiction and away from the desire to create more music. Instead of using an outside arranger for the strings (as she did on her previous album), Sill did all of the work herself. Her lack of formal training and the immense amount of orchestral overdubs certainly would have made such an outing a hardship for anyone. The album doesn't suffer much from its sometimes syrupy exterior, though -- the songs are almost as strong as any of those from her debut. To wit, Heart Food suffers only in comparison to its predecessor; otherwise, it's a stellar example of the kind of singer/songwriter fare the music industry was mining in the early '70s. The supporting cast of top L.A. studio musicians solidifies Sill's unique brand of country-flavoured pop, which moves from introspective meanderings to loping rock, often within a single song.
Tracklist
A1 There's A Rugged Road
A2 The Kiss
A3 The Pearl
A4 Down Where The Valleys Are Low
A5 The Vigilante
B1 Soldier Of The Heart
B2 The Phoenix
B3 When The Bridegroom Comes
B4 The Donor