A Stranger Here

A Stranger Here is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 2009. It reached number 5 on the Billboard Top Blues albums charts.^[12]

A Stranger Here
Studio album by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Released	April 7, 2009
Recorded	July 21 – 29, 2008
Genre	Folk, country blues
Label	ANTI-
Producer	Joe Henry
Ramblin' Jack Elliott chronology
Vanguard Visionaries (2007) A Stranger Here (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Boston Phoenix	[2]
Filter	84%[3]
Mojo	[4]
NME	8/10[5]
The Observer	[6]
PopMatters	8/10[7]
Q	[8]
Record Collector	[9]
Slant Magazine	[10]
Under the Radar	7/10[11]

At the 52nd Grammy Awards, A Stranger Here won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Track listing

1. "Rising High Water Blues" (Blind Lemon Jefferson) – 3:55
2. "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Reverend Gary Davis) – 6:08
3. "Rambler's Blues" (Lonnie Johnson) – 5:14
4. "Soul of a Man" (Blind Willie Johnson) – 4:16
5. "Richland Women Blues" (Mississippi John Hurt) – 4:25
6. "Grinnin' in Your Face" (Son House) – 3:55
7. "New Stranger Blues" (Tampa Red) – 3:25
8. "Falling Down Blues" (Furry Lewis) – 4:53
9. "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 4:44
10. "Please Remember Me" (Walter Davis) – 4:03

Personnel

• Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, guitar
• Greg Leisz – guitar, dobro, mandolin, mandola, Weissenborn
• Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
• Keith Ciancia – piano, keyboards
• Van Dyke Parks – piano, vibraphone
• David Piltch – upright bass
• David Hidalgo – guitar, accordion

Production notes:

• Joe Henry - producer
• Ryan Freeland – engineer, mixing
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Anabel Sinn – design
• Michael "Mick" Wilson – photography

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2009	Billboard Top Blues Albums	5