Busy Being Born

Busy Being Born is an album by Gary Lucas, released in 1998 through Tzadik Records. It is an album of children's songs.

Production

"Fleischerei" is a tribute to the soundtracks to Max Fleischer cartoons.

Track listing

Personnel

• Greg Cohen Ã¢Â€Â“ bass guitar
• Jonathan Kane Ã¢Â€Â“ drums
• Gary Lucas Ã¢Â€Â“ vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, production

• Larry Fine Ã¢Â€Â“ vocals on "Adon Olom", "The Mensch in the Moon" and "A Hundred Pounds of Clay"
• André Grossmann Ã¢Â€Â“ photography
• Kenny Hurwitz Ã¢Â€Â“ vocals on "Adon Olom", "The Mensch in the Moon" and "A Hundred Pounds of Clay"
• Tim Kalliches Ã¢Â€Â“ engineering
• Misako Kano Ã¢Â€Â“ piano on "Abie the Fishman"
• Ikue Mori Ã¢Â€Â“ design
• Sascha von Oertzen Ã¢Â€Â“ engineering
• Kazunori Sugiyama Ã¢Â€Â“ production
• Irene Trudel Ã¢Â€Â“ engineering
• Allan Tucker Ã¢Â€Â“ mastering
• John Zorn Ã¢Â€Â“ saxophone on "Adon Olom" and "Sandman"

References