On March 17, 1998, “Tzadik” label released “Busy Being Born”, the fourth Gary Lucas album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Gary Lucas and Kazunori Sugiyama.

Personnel:

• Gary Lucas– vocals, acoustic, electric and steel guitar
• Greg Cohen– bass guitar
• Jonathan Kane – drums
• Larry Fine – vocals
• John Zorn– saxophone
• Misako Kano – piano
• Kenny Hurwitz – vocals
• Tim Kalliches – engineer
• Sascha von Oertzen – engineer
• Irene Trudel – engineer
• Allan Tucker – mastering
• Ikue Mori– design
• André Grossmann – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Lucas, except where noted.

1. Adon Olom (instrumental) – traditional
2. Adon Olom – (vocal) – traditional
3. Shekhinah
4. Sandman
5. Sunrise Sunset – Jerry Brock, Sheldon Harnick
6. Tradition – Jerry Brock, Sheldon Harnick
7. The Mensch in the Moon – Walter Horn, Gary Lucas
8. Lydia, The Tattooed Lady – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
9. Crawlspace
10. Dayenu / Dreidei – traditional
11. Fleisherei – Green, Lerner, Timberg
12. A Hundred pounds of Clay – Luther Dixon, Bob Elgin, Kay Rogers
13. The Seven faces of Dr. Lao – Leigh Haarline
14. Abie the Fishman
15. Hinay Ma Tov – traditional
16. Theme from Exodus – Ernest Gold
17. Adon olom (acappella) – traditional