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Released on Nonesuch, also Lonely Boy (The Black Keys), Cosmogony (Björk) and Moon (Björk)
Written by Steve Reich, also Little Fluffy Clouds (Seven Inch MK 1) (The Orb), The Desert Music: I. Fast (The Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus) and The Desert Music: III. Part Three: Slow (The Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus)
Part of Jacob’s Ladder / Traveler’s Prayer, also Jacob’s Ladder: III. V’hinei, sulam mutzav artza (And behold, a ladder set up on the Earth), Jacob’s Ladder: II. Vayachalom (And he dreamed) and Jacob’s Ladder: IV. V’rosho magia hashamayima (And its top reached heaven)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Steve Reich wrote 5 of Synergy Vocals’s top 7 songs
Steve Reich wrote 89 songs on fono
Steve Reich’s most frequent co-writer is William Carlos Williams (7 songs together)
Steve Reich first appears on fono in 1970, 55 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- Steve Reich
- Released on
- Nonesuch
- Written by
- Steve Reich
- Released on
- Nonesuch
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Same writer: Steve Reich
Same label: Nonesuch
Same release: Jacob’s Ladder / Traveler’s Prayer
Same writer: Steve Reich
TDSame label: Nonesuch
Same release: Jacob’s Ladder / Traveler’s Prayer
Same writer: Steve Reich
TDThe Desert Music: III. Part Three: Slow
The Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus, Cheryl Bensman Rowe, Bob Becker, Russell Hartenberge, Garry Kvistad, Francesca Martin, Donald Palma, Sharon Prater, Deborah Redding, Julie Rosenfeld, Glen Velez, Michael Tilson Thomas, Colorado Quartet, Steve Reich and Musicians
1985Same label: Nonesuch
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1MusicBrainz Jacob’s Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12 was written by Steve Reich
Jacob’s Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12 was written by Steve Reich
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2MusicBrainz Jacob’s Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12 is part of the release Jacob’s Ladder / Traveler’s Prayer
Jacob’s Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12 is part of the release Jacob’s Ladder / Traveler’s Prayer
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3MusicBrainz Nonesuch is the label of the song Jacob’s Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12
Nonesuch is the label of the song Jacob’s Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12
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4MusicBrainz Jacob’s Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12 was released on 2025-03-14
Jacob’s Ladder: I. Genesis 28:12 was released on 2025-03-14
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026