Cripple Crow

Cripple Crow
Studio album by Devendra Banhart
Released	September 13, 2005 (2005-09-13)
Genre	Indie folk, freak folk, psych folk, folk rock, Latin American
Length	75:02
Label	XL Recordings
Producer	Devendra Banhart, Andy Cabic, Noah Georgeson, Thom Monahan
Professional reviews
The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space. Allmusic link Filter (8.6/10) #17, p.96 Magnet (9/10) #69, p.87 Mojo #110 Oct 2005 Q #119 Oct 2005 Pitchfork Media (8.4/10) 9/13/2005 Rolling Stone 9/22/2005 The Guardian Sept 2005
Devendra Banhart chronology
Niño Rojo (2004) Cripple Crow (2005) Devendra Banhart/Jana Hunter (2005)

Cripple Crow was released on XL Recordings on September 13, 2005. It is the fifth album by psych folk acoustic rocker Devendra Banhart and his first for the label XL Recordings. The cover is reminiscent of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter album covers.

Track listing

All songs written by Devendra Banhart, except where noted.

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. "Quedate 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. "Hows 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 Diaz) – 2:07
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".

Bonus tracks on double LP

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.

23. "There's Always Something Happening"
24. "La Ley"
25. "Chicken"
26. "Stewed Bark of an Old Oak Tree"
27. "La Pastorcita Perdida"
28. "Likety Split"
29. "Ice Rat"
30. "White Reggae Troll"

Personnel

• 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