War Crime Blues is the eleventh album by singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 and guitarist

Guitarist

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, Chris Whitley

Chris Whitley

Christopher Becker Whitley was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Whitley changed his sound frequently, and achieved modest mainstream success while maintaining a small but devoted following...

. It is his ninth studio album.

It was produced by Whitley. The album was recorded by Edgar M. Röthig at Helicopter Studio in Dresden

Dresden

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, Germany

Germany

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.

Additional recording was done by Susann Bürger under Albert Bridge in Dresden, Germany ("Invisible Day") and by Chris Whitley at the Nadaud Hotel in Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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 ("The Call Up").

"Her Furious Angels" won Best Blues/R&B Song at the 4th Annual Independent Music Awards

The Independent Music Awards

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Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Whitley unless otherwise noted:

1. "Made From Dirt" – 2:49
2. "Her Furious Angels" – 2:53
3. "Ghost Dance" – 3:49
4. "War Crime Blues" – 2:39
5. "Invisible Day" – 4:08
6. "I Can't Stand It" (Lou Reed
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   ) – 2:51
7. "White Rider" – 3:23
8. "Dead Cowboy Song" – 2:43
9. "The Call Up
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   " (Topper Headon
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   , Mick Jones
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   , and Joe Strummer
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    – The Clash
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   ) – 4:16
10. "God Left Town" – 2:16
11. "Nature Boy
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    " (eden ahbez
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     – Nat King Cole
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    ) – 1:29