''Blood of Man''is the eighth album by

Mason Jennings Mason Jennings is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter. Biography Born in Hawaii, Jennings moved with his family to Pittsburgh at an early age. Jennings learned to play guitar at the age of 13, when he began writing songs. Jennings later dro ...

. It was released in 2009 by

Brushfire Records Brushfire Records is a record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson. Formerly known as ''The Moonshine Conspiracy Records'', the label was founded to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a company owned by Johns ...

. Jennings recorded all of the instruments on the album himself and the album has a more extensive use of electric guitars than his previous two albums. Jennings referred to the album's subject matter in a short film titled "Blood of Man", where he stated that he drew heavily on childhood experiences. On June 2, 2009, the single "Sunlight" was released on iTunes with all proceeds to go to the

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in efforts to help clean up beaches around America.

Track listing

All tracks by

#"City of Ghosts" – 3:13 #"Pittsburgh" – 3:55 #"The Field" – 5:37 #"Tourist" – 3:20 #"Black Wind Blowing" – 4:47 #"Ain't No Friend of Mine" – 3:12 #"Sing Out" – 4:27 #"Sunlight" – 4:32 #"Lonely Road" – 4:04 #"Blood of Man" – 5:04 #"Waves" – 2:36 (iTunes bonus track)

Personnel

*Mason Jennings - producer, writer, recording, performer *Daniel Field - photography, art direction *Alex Field - design, layout *Johannes Gamble - design, layout *Danny Clinch - color photograph *Scott Soens - B&W photograph

References

External links

* 2009 albums Mason Jennings albums Brushfire Records albums {{2000s-folk-album-stub