Exile and the Kingdom (album)

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Exile and the Kingdom (2006) is the debut solo album from Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin. The title is derived from the 1957 book of the same name by Albert Camus.

Track listing

All songs are written by Jeff Martin, except track 1 by Jeff Martin, Michael Lee and Ritesh Das

1. "World is Calling" – 5:24
2. "Butterfly" – 3:31
3. "Where Do We Go from Here" – 3:37
4. "Daystar" – 3:59
5. "Lament" – 4:34
6. "Angeldust" – 4:51
7. "Black Snake Blues" – 3:32
8. "Stay inside of Me" – 3:40
9. "The Kingdom" – 6:22
10. "Good Time Song" – 3:18

Personnel

Recording personnel

• Produced by Jeff Martin
• Executive Producer Michael Lee Jackson
• Associate Executive producers: Dr. Michael Virro, Perry Tapanainen
• Recorded & engineered by Nick Blagona
• Assistant engineers: Evan Ritchie, Barry Nolan
• Mixed by: Nick Blagona & Jeff Martin
• Assistant mix engineer: Luke Fountain
• All songs recorded at Caroline Studios, Durrus, County Cork, Ireland
• All songs mixed at Metalworks Recording Studio, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
• Mastered by Nick Blagona at Metalworks Recording Studios
• Published by JMartin Music (SOCAN)

Musicians

• "World is Calling":

Jeff Martin – vocals, electric guitars, bass guitar, emulator synthesizer, dumbek

Ritesh Das – tabla, chant.

Michael Lee – drums.

Marc Oulette – String arrangement & composition

• "Butterfly":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, Fender Telecaster B-bender, Hammond B3

Ritesh Das – udu

Michael Lee – drums

• "Daystar":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, sitar, sarod, tanpura, hurdy-gurdy, piano

Ritesh Das – tabla, dholak, dunun, udu

Michael Lee – Drums

• "Lament":

Jeff Martin – vocals, Ellis 7 string resonator guitar, electric guitars, bass guitar, E-bow, emulator synth

Ritesh Das – tabla, dunun

Michael Lee – Drums

Evan Ritchie – manjira

• "Angeldust":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, esraj emulator synth

Nick Blagona – shakers, hand drum

• "Black Snake Blues":

Jeff Martin – vocals, Ellis 7-string resonator guitar, bass guitar, banjo

Michael Lee – Drums

New Beginning Choral Ensenble

Rodney Appleby – choir vocal arrangement & conducting

• "Stay inside of Me":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, emulator synth

Jenny Laws – Vocals

• "The Kingdom":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, Hammond B3, emulator synth

Ritesh Das – tabla, manjira

Michael Lee – Drums

Marc Oulette – string arrangement & composition

New Beginning Choral Ensemble

Rodney Appleby – choral vocal arrangement & conducting

Nick Blagona – tambourine

• "Good Time Song":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, Ellis 7 string resonator guitar

Ritesh Das – table (yes, "table")

Larsen Liebig – double bass

Terry Scott – spoons