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  • Audio CD (1 Oct 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Warner
  • ASIN: B000002KK2
  • Other Editions: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,494 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. Chuck E's In Love 3:30£0.69
Listen  2. On Saturday Afternoons In 1963 2:33£0.69
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In 1979, the inimitable Rickie Lee Jones emerged with her self-titled debut, which won her a Best New Artist Grammy, and her career was off and running. What makes Jones stand outin the crowd is her ability to gracefully combine various styles of music without creating a self-conscious hodge-podge. On this album (and throughout her career), She creates an amalgam of various influences, including funk, jazz, folk, and country music.
A born storyteller, Jones marks each song on this debut with her ability to weave an intriguing tale and craft a great melody. The opening track, "Chuck E.'s in Love" was the album's hit, and is clearly reminiscent of Steely Dan's work. (She would later collaborate with Steely Dan's Walter Becker.) But just when you think you've got Jones labeled, she offers up "Easy Money", an organic and delicate country-swing tune. Other songs, particularly "Coolsville", show Jones's introspective, melancholic side and give great depth to what remains one of her best albums.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rewarding on so many different levels, 20 Aug 2003
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It seems strange that when someone mentions "great female singer-songwriters", very few can come up with the name Rickie Lee Jones.

Well, Jones is not only one of the great female singer-songwriters but she is also one of the great songwriters of any gender and generation and her buoyant, energetic debut proves it.

Released in 1979 but mostly recorded during 1978, when Jones was still just 23 years old, RICKIE LEE JONES is one of the forgotten albums of the last 25-30 years, a huge hit when first released but forgotten soon afterwards. If all you have to go on is "Chuck E.'s in Love", you don't know much about Rickie Lee.

This record encompasses so much feeling and plenty of different genres; Jones seems comfortable with rock, pop, funk, R&B, jazz and folk, and she is an able pianist and a sublime guitarist. "Chuck E.'s in Love", her only major hit, is a great swinging, jazzy tune but not the best cut on the album.

Jones' humour is displayed on "Chuck. E", the similarly upbeat be-bop of "Danny's All Star-Joint" and the lounge jazz-y "Easy Money", which in effect set the ball rolling for Jones when Little Feat frontman Lowell George first recorded it.

But she shows unmatched emotion on such cuts as "On Saturday Afternoons in 1963", a piano ballad that has become one of Tori Amos' favoured live covers, the cabaret of "Company" and, particularly, on the beautiful "The Last Chance Texaco", one of the album's best compositions.

Jones' hipster chick persona comes across on "Coolsville" and the groovy "Weasel and the White Boys Cool", both peppered with interesting characters (the album is consistent in that characters such as 'Bragger' appear more than once), but she is not gimmicky by any means (she really did lead the "jazz lifestyle").

RICKIE LEE JONES is an album that combines so many different musical elements it is rewarding on numerous levels. With each listen, new touches and flourishes leap out and it sounds remarkably fresh, 25 years after its original release. Her vocal mannerisms may put some people off (she has a tendency to change volume frequently and miss out letters of words), but no one can deny she is a vocalist of immense elasticity and a songwriter of extraordinary depth.

After you've heard this, you'll be addicted. PIRATES is next...

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Wow. And then wow some more., 24 April 2006
By Firecracker (Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
I had never heard of Ricki Lee Jones. I was watching an episode of the TV shows "Alias", and heard this beautiful song - one which was unique enough that I could still remember it after only one listen. I found out online that it was "On Saturday Afternoons In 1963", by Ricki Lee Jones.

Sometimes I'd put the "Alias" episode on, just so I could listen to this song. Then I heard it at the end of an episode of "House, MD" and decided to take the plunge and buy her album (with my office Grand National sweepstake winnings!). It arrived today, I've just finished listening to it as I type this, and wow.

I also found myself bopping along to the more upbeat song, like "Chuck E's In Love" (I knew the song but hadn't realised Ricki Lee Jones sang it).

"On Saturday Afternoons In 1963" is one of the rare ballads on the album (along with "Coolsville"), but you know, I'm SO glad I took a chance and bought this album, because this is something special. I might even play it again straight away.

I think with its pure piano melody and haunting clear voice, "On Saturday Afternoons In 1963" has just catapaulted into my top 10 favourite songs. And that's no easy task...
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This debut still shines, 22 Feb 2006
By pseudopanax (London) - See all my reviews
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This is one of the most assured and unique debut records ever released. The vocal style and songwriting marked her as a true original and undisputed heir to Joni Mitchell. The jazzy rhythms and vocal loop de loops, the infectious grooves and bluesy melancholy of the work is entrancing. On Saturday Afternoons in 1963 is heartbreaking in its piercing nostalgic sadness, whilst Danny’s All Star Joint is a bopping joy. It’s all here; the ups and downs of street life are moulded into perfect compositions that have resonated through the years since the album’s release. Rickie Lee Jones has continued to record, and although she doesn’t sell in the millions as she did with this debut and the equally brilliant Pirates, she is still doing her thing regardless of public interest. A true artist in a time of shallow performers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars LP review
I was a bit suspicious when ordering vinyl edition of this famous album, considering some previous experience with vinyl reissues which are basically digital remasters put on... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Aleksandar Petrovic

5.0 out of 5 stars SUPERBLY RECORDED, PRODUCED AND PERFORMED, A MUST HAVE.
RICKIE LEE JONES HAS A RARE GIFT, A DYNAMIC MUSICAL VOICE WHICH IS NOT OVERPOWERED BY THE BACKING MUSIC, BUT PERFECTLY COMPLEMENTED BY IT. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 1999 by jamese@gfiholdings.co.uk

4.0 out of 5 stars Bit of Country Blues to sooth the soul
This is rare, she is almost a goodess. My favourite songs haveto be Chuck E's in Love and Dannys All Star Joint just because they both make me boogie, other songs make me think,... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 1999

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