Traffic from Paradise
Traffic from Paradise | ||||
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Released | 14 September 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Studio | Conway Recording Studios, Oceanway Studios and Signet Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 44:45 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | Rickie Lee Jones | |||
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Traffic from Paradise is the seventh album by musician Rickie Lee Jones, released in September 1993.
Track listing[]
All songs written by Rickie Lee Jones, except where noted.
- "Pink Flamingos" – 6:31
- "Altar Boy" – 2:27
- "Stewart's Coat" – 4:31
- "Beat Angels" (Sal Bernardi) – 4:11
- "Tigers" – 5:48
- "Rebel Rebel" (David Bowie) – 4:39
- "Jolie Jolie" – 4:26
- "Running from Mercy" (Jones, Leo Kottke) – 6:01
- "A Stranger's Car" – 2:53
- "The Albatross" (Jones, Kottke, John Leftwich) – 3:12
Personnel[]
- Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, keyboards, bowed dulcimer, arrangements, backing vocals
- John Leftwich – bass, cello, acoustic guitar on "Tigers", backing vocals on "Stewart's Coat" and "Running from Mercy"
- Sal Bernardi – acoustic guitar, backing vocals on "Stewart's Coat" and "Running from Mercy"
- Leo Kottke – six-string, twelve-string, slide acoustic guitar, backing vocals on "Running from Mercy"
- David Hidalgo – eight-string electric guitar, backing vocals on "Beat Angels"
- Brian Setzer – electric guitar on "Rebel Rebel", backing vocals on "Beat Angels" and "Rebel Rebel"
- Dean Parks – electric guitar on "Tigers"
- David Baerwald – electric guitar on "Beat Angels", backing vocals on "The Albatross"
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Alex Acuña – drums, congas on "Tigers"
- Brad Dutz – percussion, marimba, tarkas, bodhrán, udu, mixing bowls on "Rebel Rebel"
- Efrain Toro – percussion on "Pink Flamingos" and "Stewart's Coat"
- Bobby Bruce – violin
- Douglas Lyons – French horn
- Syd Straw – backing vocals on "Beat Angels" and "Rebel Rebel"
- Lyle Lovett – backing vocals on "Running from Mercy"
- Teresa Tudury – backing vocals on "Running from Mercy"
- Technical
- John Cutcliffe – executive producer
- Julie Last – engineer, mixing
- Charles Stewart Parker – artwork, cover, illustrations
- Charlotte Rose – painting
References[]
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Traffic from Paradise at AllMusic
- ^ Kot, Greg (1993-10-07). "Sense Of Intimacy". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 153. ISBN 9780312245603.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ Thigpen, David (1993-10-01). "Traffic From Paradise". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Willman, Chris (1993-09-19). "Fall Roundup". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ Abbott, Jim (1993-10-15). "Rickie Lee Jones". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ Manning, Kara (28 October 1993). "Rickie Lee Jones: Traffic From Paradise". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
Categories:
- Rickie Lee Jones albums
- 1993 albums
- Geffen Records albums