Who Knocked the Brains Out of The Sky? is an album by Eric von Schmidt, released in 1969.
Eric Von Schmidt (May 28, 1931 – February 2, 2007) was an American singer and guitarist, songwriter, painter and illustrator, and Grammy Award recipient. He was associated with the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s and a key part of the Cambridge folk music scene. As a singer and guitarist, he was considered to be the leading Cambridge specialist in country blues at the time, thus the Cambridge analogue of Greenwich Village’s Dave Van Ronk. Von Schmidt co-authored with Jim Rooney Baby, Let Me Follow You Down: The Illustrated Story of the Cambridge Folk Years
Tracks
1 Who Knocked The Brain Out Of The Sky (Eric Von Schmidt) 04:03
2 Beanum And Barley (Eric Von Schmidt) 04:56
3 Three Miles (Eric Von Schmidt) 00:46
4 Living On The Corner (Eric Von Schmidt) 03:46
5 Sudden Garden (Eric Von Schmidt) 04:38
6 Catch It (Eric Von Schmidt) 03:26
7 Bitter City (Eric Von Schmidt) 03:19
8 Lucky Mrs. Ticklefeather (Eric Von Schmidt) 04:46
9 Hundred Acre Wood (Eric Von Schmidt) 02:56
10 Weep For The Wood Man (Eric Von Schmidt) 04:39
Musicians
1 Who Knocked The Brain Out Of The Sky
Bass | Steve Lefevre |
Drums | Earl Palmer |
Guitar | Louie Shelton |
Guitar | Eric Von Schmidt |
Piano | Michel Rubini |
Vocals | Eric Von Schmidt |
2 Beanum And Barley
Bass | Lyle Ritz |
Drums | Abe Mills |
Guitar | Louie Shelton |
Guitar | Eric Von Schmidt |
Piano | Mike Lang |
Vocals | Eric Von Schmidt |
3 Three Miles
4 Living On The Corner
Bass | Lyle Ritz |
Drums | Abe Mills |
Guitar | David Cohen |
Guitar | Louie Shelton |
Guitar | Eric Von Schmidt |
Dobro | James Burton |
Piano | Mike Lang |
Percussion | Gene Estes |
Vocals | Eric Von Schmidt |
5 Sudden Garden
Bass | Lyle Ritz |
Drums | Jim Gordon |
Guitar | Louie Shelton |
Guitar | Eric Von Schmidt |
Organ | Mike Lang |
Piano | Mike Lang |
Vocals | Eric Von Schmidt |
6 Catch It
Bass | Steve Lefevre |
Drums | Earl Palmer |
Guitar | Louie Shelton |
Guitar | Eric Von Schmidt |
Organ | Mike Lang |
Piano | Michel Rubini |
Vocals | Eric Von Schmidt |
7 Bitter City
Bass | Lyle Ritz |
Drums | Earl Palmer |
Guitar | Mitch Greenhill |
Guitar | Louie Shelton |
Guitar | Eric Von Schmidt |
Banjo | David Cohen |
Organ | Mike Lang |
Vocals | Eric Von Schmidt |
8 Lucky Mrs. Ticklefeather
Bass | Lyle Ritz |
Drums | Earl Palmer |
Guitar | David Cohen |
Guitar | Louie Shelton |
Guitar | Eric Von Schmidt |
Keyboards | Mike Lang |
Percussion | Gene Estes |
Background Vocals | Louis Killen |
Vocals | Eric Von Schmidt |
9 Hundred Acre Wood
Bass | Lyle Ritz |
Drums | Earl Palmer |
Guitar | Mitch Greenhill |
Guitar | Louie Shelton |
Guitar | Eric Von Schmidt |
Piano | Mike Lang |
Percussion | David Cohen |
Vocals | Eric Von Schmidt |
10 Weep For The Wood Man
Keyboards | Mike Lang |
Piano | Mike Lang |
Cello | Frederick Seykora |
Vocals | Eric Von Schmidt |
Liner Notes
Producer – Mitch Greenhill
Engineer – Greg Venable, Hank Cicalo
Recorded At – Amigo Studios
Pressed By – Mercury Record Manufacturing Company