From the moment she first appeared in front of us on Saturday Night Live in 1979, Rickie Lee Jones has challenged her listeners and the establishment with an absorbing musical vision that defies border and classification. She rocked the culture of singer-song writerdom with her refusal to conform to the stayed and careful eloquence of the folk rock generation that came before her. Neither punk nor pop, she tottered on a thread of her own device, jazz — the old musical kind, and R&B — the Motown thread that permeates her work.
Her self-titled debut album, released by Warner Bros. in March 1979, had an immediate and profound impact in the music world and the culture at large ultimately becoming a multi-million selling hit. Jones secured five Grammy Award nominations, including Best New Artist, which she won at the January 1980 ceremony. She won a second Grammy in 1989 for Best Jazz Performance for her duet with long time pal Dr. John on "Making Whoopee."
Traffic from Paradise, released in 1993, features contributions from Leo Kottke, David Hildago and Jim Keltner among others.
Tracklist:
1 Pink Flamingos 6:32
2 Altar Boy 2:26
3 Stewart's Coat 4:32
4 Beat Angels 4:12
5 Tigers 4:49
6 Rebel Rebel 4:37
7 Jolie Jolie 4:23
8 Running From Mercy 5:59
9 A Stranger's Car 2:53
10 The Albatross 3:11
Acoustic Guitar – John Leftwich (tracks: 5), Sal Bernardi
Backing Vocals – Brian Setzer (tracks: 4, 6), David Baerwald (tracks: 10), David Hidalgo (tracks: 4), John Leftwich (tracks: 3, 8), Leo Kottke (tracks: 8), Lyle Lovett (tracks: 8), Sal Bernardi (tracks: 3, 8), Syd Straw (tracks: 4, 6), Teresa Tudury (tracks: 8)
Bass, Cello – John Leftwich
Drums – Jim Keltner
Drums, Congas – Alex Acuna (tracks: 5)
Electric Guitar – Brian Setzer (tracks: 6), David Baerwald (tracks: 10), Dean Parks (tracks: 5)
Electric Guitar [8-string] – David Hidalgo (tracks: 4)
French Horn – Doug Lyons
Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar [12-string], Slide Guitar – Leo Kottke
Percussion – Efrain Toro (tracks: 1)
Percussion, Marimba, Percussion [Tarkas], Bodhrán, Singing Bowls [Mixing Bowls] – Brad Dutz
Violin – Bobby Bruce
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Keyboards, Dulcimer [Bowed] – Rickie Lee Jones
Recording information:
Title: Traffic From Paradise
Artist: Rickie Lee Jones
Genre: Pop-Rock
Media: 1x Hybrid SACD Multichannel , Remastered, . Playable on SACD player or standard CD player
Label: Analogue Productions
Cat#: CAPP-24602-SA
Released: 2012 in US
Original release: 1993 by Geffen Records GED24602
EAN: 0753088246067
Discogs rel.#: 5718901
