Day After Tomorrow the twenty-fifth studio album (and twenty-seventh overall) by the American singer and musician
Joan Baez, released in 2008. It was her first studio album in 5 years. The album features songs written by such composers as
Tom Waits,
Elvis Costello,
T Bone Burnett,
Patty Griffin,
Thea Gilmore and
Steve Earle. Earle also produced the album. It was recorded in
Nashville between December 2007 and March 2008. The album had the dedication "to my Mom in her 96th year".[3]
The album is released by
Proper records in
Europe and
Razor & Tie in
North America. It debuted on the
UK Albums Chart at number 100.[4] In the US it became her first charting album in 29 years, reaching number 128 on the
Billboard 200 in its opening week.[5] It was also nominated for a Grammy (Best Contemporary Folk Album).