Cripple Crow

Cripple Crow
Studio album by Devendra Banhart
Released	September 13, 2005
Genre	Indie folk, freak folk, psychedelic folk, folk rock, Latin
Length	75:02
Label	XL Recordings
Producer	Devendra Banhart, Andy Cabic, Noah Georgeson, Thom Monahan
Devendra Banhart chronology
Niño Rojo (2004) Cripple Crow (2005) Devendra Banhart/Jana Hunter (2005)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	8/10[7]
Pitchfork Media	8.4/10[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Spin	C+[11]

Cripple Crow is the fifth album by psychedelic folk acoustic rocker Devendra Banhart released on September 13, 2005 on XL Recordings. It his first release on the label XL Recordings. The cover is reminiscent of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band^[12] album cover.

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. "Quédate 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. "How's 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" (Atahualpa Yupanqui)
28. "Lickety 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

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	84
French Albums (SNEP)[14]	42
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15]	61
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	69
US Billboard 200[17]	115
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18]	36
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[19]	11

References

1. "Reviews for Cripple Crow by Devendra Banhart". Metacritic. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
2. Jurek, Thom. "Cripple Crow – Devendra Banhart". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
3. Dombal, Ryan (September 16, 2005). "Devendra Banhart: Cripple Crow". Entertainment Weekly: 85.
4. Simmons, Sylvie (September 16, 2005). "Devendra Banhart, Cripple Crow". The Guardian. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
5. Cromelin, Richard (October 9, 2005). "Folkie offers more access, less excess". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
6. "Devendra Banhart: Cripple Crow". Mojo (143): 110. October 2005.
7. Budgen, Simon Hayes (September 19, 2005). "Devendra Banhart: Cripple Crow". NME. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
8. Stosuy, Brandon (September 12, 2005). "Devendra Banhart: Cripple Crow". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
9. "Devendra Banhart: Cripple Crow". Q (233): 119. October 2005.
10. Hoard, Christian (September 22, 2005). "Cripple Crow". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
11. Catucci, Nick (September 2005). "Devendra Banhart: Cripple Crow". Spin. 21 (9): 104. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
12. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/553-cripple-crow/. Retrieved 12 January 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
13. "Ultratop.be – Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow" (in French). Hung Medien.
14. "Lescharts.com – Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow". Hung Medien.
15. "Italiancharts.com – Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow". Hung Medien.
16. "Devendra Banhart | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
17. "Devendra Banhart – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Devendra Banhart.
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19. "Devendra Banhart – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Devendra Banhart.