The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard

The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard
Studio album by Rickie Lee Jones
Released 6 February 2007
Recorded 2005 Sunset Sound
Genre Folk rock
Length 53:47
Label New West
Producer Lee Cantelon, Peter Atanasoff, Rob Schnapf
Rickie Lee Jones chronology
Rickie Lee Jones: Duchess of Coolsville
(2005)Rickie Lee Jones: Duchess of Coolsville2005		 The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard
(2007)		 Balm in Gilead
(2009)Balm in Gilead2009
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The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard is an album by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, released in February 2007 on the independent New West label. It was produced by Lee Cantelon, Peter Atanasoff and Rob Schnapf, additional production by Bernie Larsen.

It was inspired by Lee Cantelon's book The Words,[2] which contains the essential teachings of Jesus rewritten for a modern audience.[3]

A special edition was also released, with an expanded booklet, a 5.1 surround mix, a Super Audio CD version of the record, MP3 copies of the album, and a 50-minute DVD that documents the project from its beginning.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Nobody Knows My Name" (Rickie Lee Jones, Lee Cantelon, Peter Atanasoff) – 3:24
  2. "Gethsemane" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 2:23
  3. "Falling Up" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 4:39
  4. "Lamp of the Body" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 2:57
  5. "It Hurts" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 3:45
  6. "Where I Like It Best" (Jones, Cantelon, Atanasoff) – 5:44
  7. "Tried to Be a Man" (Jones) – 3:44
  8. "Circle in the Sand" (Jones, Cantelon, Atanasoff, Bernie Larsen) – 3:29
  9. "Donkey Ride" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 2:52
  10. "7th Day" (Jones) – 3:59
  11. "Elvis Cadillac" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 3:57
  12. "Road to Emmaus" (Cantelon, Atanasoff) – 4:18
  13. "I Was There" (Jones) – 8:21

Personnel

  • Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussions, toy xylophone, finger cymbals, electric piano, bowed dulcimer, tambourine
  • Bernie Larsen – guitar, drums, synthesizer, percussion, vocals, engineer, additional production
  • Pete Thomas – guitar
  • Rob Schnapf – guitar
  • Steve Abagon – guitar
  • Peter Atanasoff – guitar, oud, background vocals
  • Joey Maramba – bass guitar
  • Jay Bellerose – drums
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Lee Cantelon – background vocals
  • Jonathan Stearns – trumpet

References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Jones, Rickie Lee. "The Words". Rickie Lee Jones. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Cantelon, Lee. "The Words website". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Jones, Rickie Lee. "The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard Reviews". Retrieved 23 November 2016.


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