Leaving Eden is the fourth studio album by the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
Background
A music video for "Country Girl" was released in May 2012.
Track listing
- "Riro's House" (Traditional; arr. Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens) â 2:02
- "Kerr's Negro Jig" (Traditional; arr. Giddens) â 1:09
- "Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man?" (Cousin Emmy) â 3:46
- "Boodle-De-Bum-Bum" (Ben Curry/Traditional; arr. Flemons) â 4:03
- "Country Girl" (Giddens, Lalenja Harrington, Adam Matta) â 3:22
- "Run Mountain" (J. E. Mainer) â 2:01
- "Leaving Eden" (Laurelyn Dossett) â 4:36
- "Read 'Em John" (Traditional; arr. Flemons) â 1:54
- "Mahalla" (Hannes Coetzee) â 1:54
- "West End Blues" (Etta Baker, Giddens) â 3:02
- "Poâ Black Sheep" (Traditional; arr. Flemons) â 3:21
- "I Truly Understand That You Love Another Man" (George Roarke) â 2:34
- "No ManâÂÂs Mama" (Lew Pollack, Jack Yellen) â 4:00
- "Briggsâ Corn Shucking Jig / Camptown Hornpipe" (Traditional; arr. Giddens) â 2:54
- "Pretty Bird" (Hazel Dickens) â 4:04
Bonus track
- "You Be Illin'" (Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, Raymond White) â 3:17
Personnel
- Dom Flemons â snare drum, bass drum, bones, 4-string banjo, jug, quills, guitar
- Rhiannon Giddens â fiddle, 5-strings gourd banjo, 5 string banjo, 5-string cello banjo
- Hubby Jenkins â 5-string banjo, mandolin, guitar, bones
- Adam Matta â beatbox, tambourine
- Leyla McCalla â cello
Charts
Weekly
Year-end
References
External links