Come to Where I'm From is the second studio album by Joseph Arthur, released by Real World Records on April 11, 2000. The album was co-produced by T-Bone Burnett, and features the singles "Chemical" and "In the Sun". Arthur said, "I wanted to get the songs down in a way that was true to them and true to myself. I really wanted them to have humanity in them. I wanted an element of a gamble in it. I think too much music sounds too contained. I wanted it to sound like it could go out of control at any minute. I didn't want it produced to death."[4]
Real World Records reissued the album in July 2012, as a part of their Real World Gold series.[5]
On March 11, 1999, a promo CD titled Rusty Water was released via Virgin Records. The CD featured 13 tracks, most of which would later be re-recorded, edited, and remixed to become Come to Where I'm From. As this was not the official finalized release, few promos were made.
"Crawlin' on Bones" (a.k.a. "Cockroach") – 3:04
"In the Sun" (Early Version) – 5:24
"Exhausted" (Early Version) – 4:03
"History" – 5:37
"Chemical" – 4:06
"Cocaine Blind" – 3:17
"Freeze You Out" – 4:30
"Tattoo" – 4:07
"Eyes on My Back" – 4:12
"In the Distance" – 3:24
"California" – 4:14
"Otherside" – 3:16
"Invisible Hands" – 5:26
Note
The songs "Cocaine Blind" and "Otherside" (later renamed "The Other Side") appeared as B-sides to the "In the Sun" single. "California", "Freeze You Out", and "In the Distance" have not been released or re-recorded since this promo was issued.
Personnel[]
Musicians[]
Joseph Arthur (as "Benzo") – guitar and vocals on all tracks.
Carla Azar (as "Darkstar") – drums on tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12; background vocals on track 6; shaker on track 8.
T-Bone Burnett (as "Yodaclaus") – piano on track 6.
Markus Dravs (as "Luvclaw") – programming on tracks 4 and 7.
Eugene Kelly (as "Eugene") – "Fuzzheart" on track 11.
Ben Findlay (as "Spiralchugger") – additional acoustic guitar on track 4.
Nadia Lanman (as "Queenchina") – cello on track 1.
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