Late for the Sky

Infobox Album |
Name = Late for the Sky
Type = Album
Artist = Jackson Browne


Released = September 1974
Recorded = 1974
Genre = Rock
Length = 40:38
Label = Asylum
Producer = Jackson Browne,
Al Schmitt
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:uys9kext7q70~T1 link]
* Robert Christgau (B-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=jackson+browne link]
*"Rolling Stone" (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jacksonbrowne/albums/album/262007/review/6068364/late_for_the_sky link]
Last album = "For Everyman"
(1973)
This album = "Late for the Sky"
(1974)
Next album = "The Pretender"
(1976)

"Late for the Sky" is the third album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music).

"Late for the Sky" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975, but did not win. It peaked at #14 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. It is considered by many fans, critics and musicians to be his best and most influential album.

Browne has publicly acknowledged that the acclaimed cover art for "Late for the Sky" was inspired by the 1954 painting "L'Empire des Lumieres" ("Empire of Light"), by Belgian surrealist René Magritte. The album itself contains the credit, "cover concept Jackson Browne if it's all reet with Magritte." The lettering was created by Rick Griffin.

The title track was featured prominently in the 1976 Martin Scorsese film "Taxi Driver".

Track listing

All songs by Jackson Browne

#"Late for the Sky" – 5:36
#"Fountain of Sorrow" – 6:42
#"Farther On" – 5:17
#"The Late Show" – 5:09
#"The Road and the Sky" – 3:04
#"For a Dancer" – 4:42
#"Walking Slow" – 3:50
#"Before the Deluge" – 6:18

Personnel

*Jackson Browne - acoustic guitar, guitar, piano, keyboard, vocals, slide guitar
*Joyce Everson - vocals, harmony vocals
*Beth Fitchet - vocals, harmony vocals
*Dan Fogelberg - vocals, harmony vocals
*Doug Haywood - bass, harmony vocals
*Don Henley - vocals, harmony vocals
*David Lindley - fiddle, guitar, violin, electric guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar
*Perry Lindley - vocals, harmony vocals
*Terry Reid - vocals, harmony vocals
*Fritz Richmond - jug
*J. D. Souther - harmony vocals
*Jai Winding - organ, piano, keyboard
*Larry Zack - percussion, drums

Production

*Producers: Jackson Browne, Al Schmitt
*Engineers: Kent Nebergall, Tom Perry, Fritz Richmond
*Mastering: Greg Ladanyi
*Programming: Jackson Browne

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)