Judee Sill / Heart Food (US, Asylum Records, SD 5063) <March 1973>

0

Judee Sill / Heart Food (US, Asylum Records, SD 5063) <March 1973>
(SIDE ONE) ST-AS-722713A AT
(SIDE TWO) ST-AS-722714A AT/GP

"Heart Food" is the second album released by American singer/songwriter and musician Judee Sill. It was released on David Geffen's Asylum label in March 1973 to acclaim but minimal sales. Sill wrote, arranged, and produced the album. As with "Judee Sill", it was reissued by Rhino Records in 2003, featuring new liner notes and extra demos and unreleased tracks.

Some of the songs from "Heart Food" date back to the time of her debut album Judee Sill. "The Pearl" and "The Phoenix" (copyrighted in 1969) were originally recorded for the debut album in 1971 but were removed to make room for late inclusion "Jesus Was A Cross Maker." Instead, they were re-recorded for Heart Food. Sill had also been performing "The Vigilante" in 1971 when working as a support act.

Sill finished writing "The Kiss" around March 15, 1972, and "Down Where the Valleys Are Low" was also completed in early 1972. Songs like "The Kiss" reflect her fascination with hymnody and Christian imagery, while others, notably "Soldier of the Heart," feature fuller pop arrangements. The album is dedicated to Sill's then-boyfriend David Omer Bearden, who wrote the lyrics to the solo piano song "When the Bridegroom Comes." As with her debut, Sill's lyrics bear the hallmarks of her interest in the occult and Christian theology. The song "The Donor" features an ambitious and intricate choral arrangement built around hymnal chants of "Kyrie Eleison."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FLrRyRKWGc

Default