''Standing in the Breach'' is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter

Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...

. It was released on October 7, 2014, by Inside Recordings and was his first album of new material in six years.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jackson Browne except where noted. Lyrics available at Jackson Browne's website.Song lyrics at Browne's official site
/ref> #" The Birds of St. Marks" – 4:23 #"Yeah Yeah" – 6:15 #"The Long Way Around" – 6:26 #"Leaving Winslow" – 3:53 #"If I Could Be Anywhere" – 7:08 #"You Know the Night" (words:

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

; music: Jackson Browne,

Rob Wasserman Rob Wasserman (April 1, 1952 – June 29, 2016) was an American composer and bass player. A Grammy Award and NEA grant winner, he played and recorded with a wide variety of musicians including Bob Weir, Bruce Cockburn, Elvis Costello, Ani di F ...

) – 5:32 #"Walls and Doors" ( Carlos Varela; English translation by Jackson Browne) – 6:02 #"Which Side" – 6:38 #"Standing in the Breach" – 5:37 #"Here" – 4:26

Personnel

* Jackson Browne – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 10), acoustic piano (2, 3, 5, 9), electric rhythm guitar (4, 8) *

Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin ...

– acoustic piano (5),

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...

(5) * Aldo López-Gavilán – acoustic piano (7) * Jeff Young – Hammond organ (8) * Mike Thompson – Hammond organ (9) *

Greg Leisz Gregory Brian Leisz ( ; born September 18, 1949) is an American musician. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. He plays guitar, dobro, mandolin, lap steel and pedal steel guitar. Biography Leisz grew up in the garage band cu ...

– 12-string electric guitar (1), electric baritone guitar (2), tenor acoustic guitar (3),

pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a Console steel guitar, console-type of steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings to enable playing more varied and complex music than any previous steel guitar design. Like all s ...

(4),

lap steel guitar The lap steel guitar, also known as a Hawaiian guitar, is a type of steel guitar without pedals that is typically played with the instrument in a horizontal position across the performer's lap. Unlike the usual manner of playing a traditional ...

(6, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (9) *

Val McCallum Valentine McCallum (born 10 October 1963) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. Career McCallum has toured with, and served as a studio musician for many well-known musicians. He toured with Jackson Browne, and McCallum's musical resume ...

– electric guitar (1-7, 9), harmony vocals (1, 4, 6, 8), electric baritone guitar (8) * Carlos Varela – acoustic guitar (7), ending vocals (7) *

Mark Goldenberg Mark Goldenberg (born April 10, 1952) is an American guitarist and songwriter, noted for his session work and composition of successful songs for Linda Ronstadt, the Pointer Sisters, and others. Biography Early career Raised in Chicago, Illin ...

– electric guitar (10) *

Bob Glaub Bob Glaub (born May 10, 1952)Hageman, William (April 29, 2005)."The aces of bass: Five giants of an overshadowed instrument", Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. is an American bass player and session musician. He has played with such artists an ...

– bass (1, 4, 8, 9) *

Taylor Goldsmith Taylor Dawes Goldsmith is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He serves as the lead singer, guitarist, and chief songwriter of American folk rock band Dawes. Early life Goldsmith has a younger brother, Griffin. They ...

bass (2), harmony vocals (2) * Alex Al – bass (3) *

Tal Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld (born 2 December 1986) is an Australian singer, songwriter, bassist, and guitarist. She has performed with artists including Jeff Beck, Prince, Incubus, Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock, and Mick Jagger. In 2008, Wilkenfeld was vote ...

– bass (5) *

Sebastian Steinberg Sebastian Steinberg (born February 20, 1959) is an American bass player, best known for his work in the band Soul Coughing. Biography Steinberg played with Soul Coughing throughout the band's entire history, from 1992 to 2000. In 2001, Steinberg ...

– bass (6) * Julio César González – bass (7) * Kevin McCormick – bass (10) *

Don Heffington Don Heffington (December 20, 1950March 24, 2021) was an American drummer, percussionist, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the Los Angeles alternative country band Lone Justice, which he performed with from 1982 to 1985. Heffington was ...

– drums (1, 6) * Griffin Goldsmith – drums (2), tambourine (2), harmony vocals (2) * David Goodstein –

drum loop In music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections can be repeated to create ostinato patterns. Longer sections can also be repeated: for example, a player might loop what they play on an entire verse of a song in order to ...

(3) * Mauricio Lewak – drum fills (3), drums (4, 7, 9, 10) *

Jay Bellerose Jay Bellerose is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session and live performance work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists. Biography Bellerose was born in Maine. A jazz enthusiast, he attended ...

–

snare drum The snare (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin. Snare drums are often used ...

(3), tambourine (3), cymbal (3), percussion (5, 9) *

Jim Keltner James Lee Keltner (born April 27, 1942) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. He was characterized by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes as "the leading session drummer in America".Howard Sounes. ''Down ...

– drums (5) * Pete Thomas – drums (8) *

Luis Conte Luis Conte (born 16 November 1954) is a Cuban percussionist best-known for his performances in the bands of artists including James Taylor, Madonna, Pat Metheny Group, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Shakira. He began ...

–

udu The udu is a plosive aerophone (in this case implosive) and an idiophone of the Igbo people, Igbo of Nigeria. In the Igbo language, ''ùdù'' means 'vessel'. Actually being a water jug with an additional hole, it was played by Igbo women for ce ...

(5), tambourine (5),

djembe A djembe or jembe ( ; from Maninka language, Malinke ''jembe'' , N'Ko script, N'Ko: ) is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe ...

(7), shaker (7) *

Kipp Lennon Christopher Joel "Kipp" Lennon (born March 12, 1960) is an American musician, and a founding member of the folk rock band Venice. His role in the band includes performing as a lead vocalist and percussionist. Kipp Lennon has also been a member o ...

– harmony vocals (1) * Chavonne Stewart – harmony vocals (3, 5, 8) * Alethea Mills – harmony vocals (5, 8) * Doug Haywood – harmony vocals (6) * Jonathan Wilson – harmony vocals (10)

Production

* Jackson Browne – producer * Paul Dieter – producer, recording, mixing * Bill Lane – additional engineer, recording assistant, mix assistant * Rich Tosi – recording assistant, mix assistant, photography * Ron McMaster – mastering * Dustin Stanton – art design * Recorded at Groove Masters and Apogee Studios (Santa Monica, California). * Mastered at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California).

References

2014 albums Jackson Browne albums albums recorded at Groove Masters Studios {{2010s-rock-album-stub