Cripple Crow

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Cripple Crow
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Studio album by
Devendra Banhart
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005 (2005-09-13)
Genre
Length74:11
LabelXL Recordings
ProducerDevendra Banhart, Andy Cabic, Noah Georgeson, Thom Monahan
Devendra Banhart chronology
Niño Rojo
(2004) 		Cripple Crow
(2005) 		Devendra Banhart/Jana Hunter
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[5]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStar[6]
MojoStarStarStarStar[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork8.4/10[1]
QStarStarStarStar[9]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[10]
SpinC+[11]

Cripple Crow is the fifth album by American-Venezuelan psychedelic folk musician Devendra Banhart released on September 13, 2005 on XL Recordings. It was his first release on the label XL Recordings. The cover references the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band[1] album cover.

Track listing

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All songs written by Devendra Banhart, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Now That I Know" 4:53
2."Santa Maria da Feira" 4:35
3."Heard Somebody Say" 3:20
4."Long Haired Child" 3:45
5."Lazy Butterfly" 4:00
6."Quédate Luna" 3:07
7."Queen Bee" 2:44
8."I Feel Just Like a Child" 4:46
9."Some People Ride the Wave" 2:27
10."The Beatles" 1:44
11."Dragonflys" 0:59
12."Cripple Crow" 5:58
13."Inaniel" 3:43
14."Hey Mama Wolf" 3:52
15."How's About Tellin' a Story" 1:21
16."Chinese Children" 5:17
17."Sawkill River" 1:52
18."I Love That Man" 2:26
19."Luna de Margarita"Simon Diaz2:07
20."Korean Dogwood" 4:02
21."Little Boys" 5:20
22."Canela" 1:53

The CD release of this album also includes an MP3 bonus track "White Reggae Troll/Africa".[citation needed]

Bonus tracks on double LP

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The double LP release of this album includes eight additional tracks, as well as an alternative cover of the normal album cover replaced with photographs of Devendra's own fans.

No.TitleLength
1."There's Always Something Happening"4:58
2."La Ley"1:06
3."Chicken"3:10
4."Stewed Bark of an Old Oak Tree"1:38
5."La Pastorcita Perdida" ((Atahualpa Yupanqui))4:22
6."Lickety Split"1:31
7."Ice Rat"2:03
8."White Reggae Troll"9:45

Personnel

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  • Devendra Banhart – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, producer, mixing, album art direction
  • Emma O'Donnell – fiddle
  • Gus – dog
  • Andy Cabic – producer
  • Noah Georgeson – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Thom Monahan – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Galen Pehrson – album art
  • Alissa Anderson – album art

Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[12] 72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 84
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 42
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 61
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 69
US Billboard 200[17] 115
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 36
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[19] 11

The album sold 47,000 copies in the US.[20] The album has also received an Impala award for 30,000+ copies in Europe.[21]

References

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  18. ^ "Devendra Banhart Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  19. ^ "Devendra Banhart Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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