Deceiver (Chris Thile album)
| Deceiver | ||||
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| Released | October 12, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass | |||
| Label | Sugar Hill | |||
| Producer | Chris Thile, Gary Paczosa | |||
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| Harp | (positive) |
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Deceiver is the fourth solo album by American newgrass mandolinist Chris Thile, released on Sugar Hill in 2004. It features a total of 39 instruments, all played by Thile himself. The instruments played on the album include the mandolin, mandola, bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, violin, banjo and various percussion instruments. In 2005, the album was nominated the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical to the album's engineers, Thile and Gary Paczosa.