Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song

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Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song is an album by American musician Amos Lee, released on October 8, 2013. This album follows Lee's record, Mission Bell, which went to Number 1 on the Billboard 200. The album is reported to feature his touring band with guest appearances by Alison Krauss, Patty Griffin and Jeff Coffin of the Dave Matthews Band. The album features the single "The Man Who Wants You."

Track listing

All songs written by Amos Lee.

1. "Johnson Blvd" – 4:15
2. "Stranger" – 3:49
3. "Scamps" – 3:20
4. "Chill in the Air" – 4:27
5. "Dresser Drawer" – 4:23
6. "Indonesia" – 3:27
7. "High Water" – 2:38
8. "The Man Who Wants You" – 3:00
9. "Loretta" – 3:45
10. "Plain View" – 2:33
11. "Mountains of Sorrow" – 4:02
12. "Burden" – 3:22

Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

13. "Scared Money" – 6:49
14. "Charles St." – 2:58
15. "Lowdown Life" – 4:12

Personnel

• Amos Lee – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, ukulele, mandocello, banjo, Hammond C3 organ
• Freddie Berman – drums, percussion, hand clapping
• Zach Djanikian – bass guitar, electric and acoustic guitar, recorder, bass saxophone, toy piano, marimbula, woodblock, harmony vocals
• Andy Keenan – electric and acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, steel guitar, dobro, mandocello, banjo, harmony cocals
• Jaron Olevsky – piano, Hammond C3 organ, Hammond B3 organ, pump organ, upright bass, vibraphone, accordion, Omnichord, toy piano, marimbula, synth mandolin, harmony vocals
• Mutlu Onaral – harmony vocals

Additional musicians

• Jeff Coffin – baritone saxophone on "High Water" and "Lowdown Life", tenor saxophone on "Lowdown Life"
• Joanna Cotten – background Vocals on "Stranger"
• Jerry Douglas – dobro on "Chill in the Air" and "Mountains of Sorrow"
• Patty Griffin – harmony vocals on "Mountains of Sorrow"
• Perry Greenfield – saxophone on "The Man Who Wants You"
• Jedd Hughes – mandolin on "Chill in the Air"
• Jay Joyce – production, electric guitar on "Johnson Blvd.", "Chill in the Air" and "Loretta", 12-string electric guitar on "Mountains of Sorrow" and "Burden"
• Allison Krauss – harmony vocals on "Chill in the Air"
• Mickey Raphael – harmonica on "Johnson Blvd.", bass harmonica on "Tricksters, Hucksters, and Scamps"
• Giles Reaves – drums on "Stranger", "Tricksters, Hucksters, and Scamps", "Chill in the Air", "The Man Who Wants You" and "Loretta", percussion on "Johnson Blvd.", "Tricksters, Hucksters, Scamps", "Chill in the Air", "Dresser Drawer", "The Man Who Wants You", "Loretta", "Plain View", "Mountains of Sorrow" and "Charles St.", synth flute on "Loretta", Wurlitzer on "Mountains of Sorrow" and "Lowdown Life", clavinet on "The Man Who Wants You", shaker on "Burden"
• Tony Joe White - electric guitar on "Scared Money" and "Lowdown Life", harmonica and additional vocals on "Lowdown Life"