Jump to content

Ghostyhead

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 172.221.181.18 (talk) at 14:40, 11 July 2020 (The title of the album is not "GHoSTYhead" any more than the name of the woman who recorded it is "RiCKie Lee JONeS".). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Ghostyhead
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 1997
StudioConway Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreTrip hop
Length55:42
LabelReprise/Warner Bros. Records
46557
ProducerRickie Lee Jones
Rick Boston
Rickie Lee Jones chronology
Naked Songs - Live and Acoustic
(1995)
Ghostyhead
(1997)
It's Like This
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

Ghostyhead (stylized as GHoSTYhead) is the seventh studio album by the artist Rickie Lee Jones. It was released in 1997 on Warner Bros. Records.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rickie Lee Jones; except where indicated

  1. "Little Yellow Town" – 6:54
  2. "Road Kill" – 4:41
  3. "Matters" (Jones, Lee Cantelon) – 6:04
  4. "Firewalker" – 3:56
  5. "Howard" (Jones, Rick Boston) – 4:45
  6. "Ghostyhead" – 5:36
  7. "Sunny Afternoon" (Jones, Rick Boston) – 3:54
  8. "Scary Chinese Movie" – 6:19
  9. "Cloud of Unknowing" (Jones, Rick Boston) – 7:03
  10. "Vessel of Light" (Jones, Rick Boston) – 6:30

Personnel

  • Rickie Lee Jones – guitar, bass, percussion, organ, piano
  • Rick Boston – guitar, bass, percussion, organ, piano, loops, programming
  • Boss Doctor – additional programming
  • Robert Devery – rhythm, Korg
  • John Leftwich – upright bass on "Howard"
  • Gerri Sutyak – cello on "Firewalker"
  • David Zeller – sheet metal
  • Jay Lane – foot trunk, cymbals
  • Josh Freese – live drums
  • Janeen Rae Heller – saw on "Ghostyhead"
  • Carol Es – live drums
  • Ronnie Ciago – live drums
  • Lee Cantelon – backward guitar on "Matters"
Technical
  • Barry Goldberg – engineer, mixing, artwork
  • John Nelson – second engineer, artwork
  • Lee Cantelon – artwork, design
  • Rickie Lee Jones – poster art

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ghostyhead - Rickie Lee Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (1997-06-20). "Rickie Lee Jones Ghostyhead (Reprise)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Rickie Lee Jones". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  5. ^ Farber, Jim (1997-06-20). "Ghostyhead". Entertainment Weekly.
  6. ^ Cromelin, Richard (1997-06-15). "Record Rack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  7. ^ Kot, Greg (1997-07-02). "Rickie Lee Jones: Ghostyhead". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25.