Traffic from Paradise

1993 studio album by Rickie Lee Jones

Traffic from Paradise

Studio album by

Rickie Lee Jones

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
Rickie Lee Jones chronology
| Pop Pop
(1991)  | Traffic from Paradise
(1993)  | Naked Songs
(1995)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Chicago Tribune| [2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide| [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [4]
Entertainment Weekly| unfavorable[5]
Los Angeles Times| [6]
Orlando Sentinel| [7]
Rolling Stone| [8]

Traffic from Paradise is the seventh album by the musician Rickie Lee Jones, released in September 1993.

## Track listing

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All songs written by Rickie Lee Jones, except where noted.

1. "Pink Flamingos" – 6:31
2. "Altar Boy" – 2:27
3. "Stewart's Coat" – 4:31
4. "Beat Angels" (Sal Bernardi) – 4:11
5. "Tigers" – 5:48
6. "Rebel Rebel" (David Bowie) – 4:39
7. "Jolie Jolie" – 4:26
8. "Running from Mercy" (Jones, Leo Kottke) – 6:01
9. "A Stranger's Car" – 2:53
10. "The Albatross" (Jones, Kottke, John Leftwich) – 3:12

## Personnel

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* Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, keyboards, bowed dulcimer, arrangements, backing vocals
* John Leftwich – musical director, 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 – 6-string, 12-string, slide acoustic guitar, backing vocals on "Running from Mercy"
* David Hidalgo – 8-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 on back of sleeve

## References

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1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Traffic from Paradise at AllMusic
2. ^ Kot, Greg (1993-10-07). "Sense Of Intimacy". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 153\. ISBN 9780312245603.
4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
5. ^ Thigpen, David (1993-10-01). "Traffic From Paradise". Entertainment Weekly.
6. ^ Willman, Chris (1993-09-19). "Fall Roundup". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
7. ^ Abbott, Jim (1993-10-15). "Rickie Lee Jones". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
8. ^ Manning, Kara (28 October 1993). "Rickie Lee Jones: Traffic From Paradise". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2012.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
* Pirates (1981)
* The Magazine (1984)
* Flying Cowboys (1989)
* Pop Pop (1991)
* Traffic from Paradise (1993)
* Ghostyhead (1997)
* It's Like This (2000)
* The Evening of My Best Day (2003)
* The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard (2007)
* Balm in Gilead (2009)
* The Devil You Know (2012)
* The Other Side of Desire (2015)
* Kicks (2019)
* Pieces of Treasure (2023)

EPs|

* Girl at Her Volcano (1983)

Live albums|

* Naked Songs – Live and Acoustic (1995)

Singles|

* "Chuck E.'s in Love" (1979)

Video albums|

* Live in Stockholm (2011)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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