Join the Parade

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Join the Parade is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, released in 2007.

An MP3 version of the album was available on iTunes on September 25, 2007 and contained the bonus track "You're a Shadow", which is not on the studio release.

The first track off the album to hit airplay starting in mid-September was "Listening to Levon".

A video that talks about the making of "Join the Parade" was put out by Decca Records on Amazon.com where Marc talks about the making of the album. He also discusses the many topics of the songs, including New Orleans, post-Katrina, and life after being shot in the head during a failed carjacking attempt.

Track listing

All tracks written by Marc Cohn, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Listening to Levon"		4:48
2.	"The Calling (Ghost of Charlie Christian)"		4:55
3.	"Dance Back from the Grave"	Marc Cohn, Rick Bragg	4:44
4.	"If I Were an Angel"		5:52
5.	"Let Me Be Your Witness"	Marc Cohn, Kenny White	4:32
6.	"Live Out the String"	Marc Cohn, Michael Silverstone	4:23
7.	"Giving Up the Ghost"	Marc Cohn, John Leventhal	3:45
8.	"Join the Parade"	Marc Cohn, Malcolm Burn, Kevin Salem	4:33
9.	"My Sanctuary"		5:51
10.	"Life Goes On"		3:49

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"You're a Shadow"	4:36

Personnel

• Marc Cohn – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, acoustic piano, tack piano, keyboards, drum machine
• David Barrett – Mellotron
• Benmont Tench – organ, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards
• Patrick Warren – pump organ, Chamberlin, keyboards
• Kenny White – Wurlitzer organ
• Malcolm Burn – guitar, keyboards, percussion
• Bill Dillon – guitar
• Danny Kortchmar – guitar
• Shane Fontayne – guitar, acoustic guitar, National guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar
• Charlie Sexton – guitar, acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, resonator guitar, baritone guitar, bouzouki, violin, cello, acoustic piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, upright bass, 6-string bass, drums, percussion, loops, backing vocals
• Greg Cohen – acoustic bass
• Sebastian Steinberg – acoustic bass, upright bass
• Jay Bellerose – drums
• Charley Drayton – drums, backing vocals
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Jerome Smith – trombone
• Shelby Lynne – backing vocals
• Amy Helm – backing vocals
• Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals
• Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
• Sharon Bryant – backing vocals
• Rose Stone – backing vocals
• N'Dea Davenport – backing vocals