''Ghost on Ghost'' is the fifth full-length studio album by

Iron & Wine Samuel "Sam" Ervin Beam (born July 26, 1974), better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a ...

, released April 16, 2013 via 4AD (worldwide) and Nonesuch in the US. The album's title is taken from the lyrics of "Grace for Saints and Ramblers" and the cover is taken from photographer Barbara Crane's series "Private Views." ''Ghost on Ghost'' exhibits jazz, pop, and R&B influences and contains a more relaxed style and approach in comparison to Beam's previous two albums, which he felt contained an "anxious tension" he wanted to move away from. The album debuted at No. 26 on ''Billboard'' 200, and No. 9 on Rock Albums, selling 16,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold 51,000 copies in the United States as of June 2015.

Track listing

Personnel

;Iron & Wine *Sam Beam – vocals, guitars *Rob Burger – acoustic and electric pianos, organ (1, 4, 6, 11, 12), clavinet (4), celesta (5), hammered dulcimer (4), jew's harp (4), tubular bells (10) *Tony Garnier – bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12) *Tony Scherr – upright bass (3, 8, 9), ukulele bass (4), guitar (3) *

Brian Blade Brian Blade (born July 25, 1970) is an American jazz drummer, composer, session musician, and singer-songwriter. Early life Blade was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. The first music he experienced was gospel and songs of praise at ...

– drums & percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12) *Kenny Wollesen – drums & percussion (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9), bowed vibraphone (9) *Paul Niehaus – pedal steel guitar (2, 7, 9, 12)

Chart positions

References

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