At 89 is a studio album by Pete Seeger, released on September 30, 2008, via Appleseed Records. In 2008, the album earned Seeger the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.
Composition The album features a blend of instrumental and vocal songs, interspersed with spoken word segments. Several tracks were recorded at the Howland Center in Beacon, NY with a large group of people working in community.
"Song of the World's Last Whale" is an anti-whaling song composed by Seeger in 1970 after he listened to the "whale song" discovered by Roger Payne. He gave its rights to the Whale Fund, an auxiliary of the New York Zoological Society which is concerned with whale conservation. Despite playing the song live, he did not record it officially until At 89.
Track listing
Credits and personnel Performers
Sue Altkin – choir, chorus, vocals David Bernz – banjo, choir, chorus, guitar, guitar (12-string), vocals Robert Cagianese – additional violin ("Alleluya") Karen Cashin – chorus Sonya Cohen – vocals ("When I was most Beautiful") Jonathan Dickau – choir, chorus, engineer, mixing, vocals Angela Dourdis – chorus James Durst – choir, chorus, guitar ("Little Fat Baby"), vocals, ("Little Fat Baby, and "We Will Love or We Will Perish") Alison Hartwell – chorus Travis Jeffrey – vocals ("It's a long haul") Caroline Kruzansky – chorus, vocals ("Or Else!") Lisa McVey – chorus Sara Milonovich – violin Jenny Murphy – chorus Mark Murphy – bass, choir, chorus, vocals Melissa Ohrquist – chorus Perry Robinson – clarinet Martha Sandefer – choir, chorus, vocals ("Bach at Treblinka," "Little Fat Baby," and "We Will Love or We Will Perish") Pete Seeger – banjo, choir, chorus, guitar (12-string), guitar (nylon string), Native American flute, spoken word, vocals Laurie Siegel – choir, chorus, vocals Dave Tarlo – chorus, vocals ("Now We Sit us Down," and "We Will Love or We Will Perish") Bruce K. Taylor – choir, chorus, vocals Connie Taylor – choir, chorus, vocals Sarah Underhill – chorus The Walkabout Chorus – vocals ("Tzena, Tzena, Tzena," "If this World Survives")
Songwriting/Arranging
Johann Sebastian Bach – composer David Bernz – arranger, composer, lyricist Travis Jeffrey – composer, lyricist Gordon Jenkins – composer, lyricist Alan Lomax – arranger, collection John A. Lomax – arranger, collection Pete Seeger – arranger, composer, lyricist Malvina Reynolds – composer, lyricist Lorre Wyatt – composer, lyricist
Production
David Bernz – engineer, photography, producer Jonathan Dickau – engineer, mixing Christina Galbiati – graphic design David Glasser – mastering Judy Jacobs – photography Jim Musselman – executive producer, liner notes Pete Seeger – producer
References
External links At 89 at Appleseed Recordings