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.
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| Released | 6 February 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 53:47 | |||
| Label | New West | |||
| Producer | Lee Cantelon, Peter Atanasoff, Rob Schnapf | |||
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| Q |  [2] |
It was inspired by Lee Cantelon's book The Words,[3] which contains the essential teachings of Jesus rewritten for a modern audience.[4]
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.[5]
Track listing
edit- "Nobody Knows My Name" (Rickie Lee Jones, Lee Cantelon, Peter Atanasoff) – 3:24
- "Gethsemane" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 2:23
- "Falling Up" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 4:39
- "Lamp of the Body" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 2:57
- "It Hurts" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 3:45
- "Where I Like It Best" (Jones, Cantelon, Atanasoff) – 5:44
- "Tried to Be a Man" (Jones) – 3:44
- "Circle in the Sand" (Jones, Cantelon, Atanasoff, Bernie Larsen) – 3:29
- "Donkey Ride" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 2:52
- "7th Day" (Jones) – 3:59
- "Elvis Cadillac" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 3:57
- "Road to Emmaus" (Cantelon, Atanasoff) – 4:18
- "I Was There" (Jones) – 8:21
Personnel
edit- 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
edit- ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ Kane, Pete (March 2007). "Rickie Lee Jones – The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard". Q (248): 112.
- ^ Jones, Rickie Lee. "The Words". Rickie Lee Jones. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Cantelon, Lee. "The Words website". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Jones, Rickie Lee. "The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard Reviews". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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