The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard explained

The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard
Type:	studio
Artist:	Rickie Lee Jones
Cover:	TheSermonOnExpositionBoulevard RLJ.jpeg
Released:	6 February 2007
Recorded:	2005
Studio:	Sunset Sound
Genre:	Folk rock
Length:	53:47
Label:	New West
Producer:	Lee Cantelon, Peter Atanasoff, Rob Schnapf
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Balm in Gilead
Next Year:	2009

The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard is an album by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, released in February 2007 on the independent New West label. It was produced by Lee Cantelon, Peter Atanasoff and Rob Schnapf, additional production by Bernie Larsen.

It was inspired by Lee Cantelon's book The Words,^[1] which contains the essential teachings of Jesus rewritten for a modern audience.^[2]

A special edition was also released, with an expanded booklet, a 5.1 surround mix, a Super Audio CD version of the record, MP3 copies of the album, and a 50-minute DVD that documents the project from its beginning.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Nobody Knows My Name" (Rickie Lee Jones, Lee Cantelon, Peter Atanasoff) – 3:24
2. "Gethsemane" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 2:23
3. "Falling Up" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 4:39
4. "Lamp of the Body" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 2:57
5. "It Hurts" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 3:45
6. "Where I Like It Best" (Jones, Cantelon, Atanasoff) – 5:44
7. "Tried to Be a Man" (Jones) – 3:44
8. "Circle in the Sand" (Jones, Cantelon, Atanasoff, Bernie Larsen) – 3:29
9. "Donkey Ride" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 2:52
10. "7th Day" (Jones) – 3:59
11. "Elvis Cadillac" (Jones, Atanasoff) – 3:57
12. "Road to Emmaus" (Cantelon, Atanasoff) – 4:18
13. "I Was There" (Jones) – 8:21

Personnel

• Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussions, toy xylophone, finger cymbals, electric piano, bowed dulcimer, tambourine
• Bernie Larsen – guitar, drums, synthesizer, percussion, vocals, engineer, additional production
• Pete Thomas – guitar
• Rob Schnapf – guitar
• Steve Abagon – guitar
• Peter Atanasoff – guitar, oud, background vocals
• Joey Maramba – bass guitar
• Jay Bellerose – drums
• Joey Waronker – drums
• Lee Cantelon – background vocals
• Jonathan Stearns – trumpet

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Words . Jones . Rickie Lee . . 23 November 2016.
2. Web site: The Words website . Cantelon . Lee . 23 November 2016.
3. Web site: The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard Reviews . Jones . Rickie Lee . 23 November 2016.