Book of Days (Meredith Monk album)

Book of Days
Studio album by Meredith Monk
Released	1990
Recorded	June 1989 at Clinton Studios, New York City
Genre	Minimalism
Length	48:35
Label	ECM New Series
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Meredith Monk chronology
Do You Be (1987) Book of Days (1990) Facing North (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Book of Days is the seventh album by Meredith Monk, released in 1990 through ECM New Series.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Meredith Monk, except "Dusk" by Wayne Hankin. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Early Morning Melody"	1:28
2.	"Travellers 1, 2, 3"	2:31
3.	"Dawn"	3:18
4.	"Travellers 4/Churchyard Entertainment"	6:34
5.	"Afternoon Melodies"	4:46
6.	"Fields/Clouds"	2:21
7.	"Dusk"	2:31
8.	"Eva's Song"	0:48
9.	"Evening"	2:51
10.	"Travellers 5"	1:55
11.	"Jewish Storyteller/Dance/Dream"	4:54
12.	"Plague"	3:10
13.	"Madwoman's Vision"	7:40
14.	"Cave Song"	3:48

Personnel

Musicians

• Johanna Arnold – vocals (3–4, 6, 11–12)
• Joan Barber – vocals (3–4, 6, 11–12)
• Robert Een – vocals (2–6, 10–12), cello (13)
• John Eppler – vocals (3–4, 6, 11–12)
• Ching Gonzalez – vocals (2–4, 6, 11–12)
• Andrea Goodman – vocals (2–6, 9–12)
• Wayne Hankin – vocals (5–6, 12), bagpipes (7), hurdy-gurdy (7)
• Naaz Hosseini – vocals (1–6, 10–13), violin (13)
• Meredith Monk – vocals
• Toby Newman – vocals (8, 14)
• Nicky Paraiso – vocals (2–4, 6, 11–12)
• Timothy Sawyer – vocals (3–4, 6, 11–12)
• Nurit Tilles – keyboards (3–4, 6), Hammond organ (14)

Production

• Manfred Eicher – production
• James Farber – recording
• Jan Erik Kongshaug – mixing
• Dominique Lasseur – photography
• Barbara Wojirsch – design

References

1. Allender, Mark W.B. "Book of Days". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2013.

External links

• Book Of Days at Discogs (list of releases)