Redemption's Son


Redemption's Son is the third studio album by Joseph Arthur. The double album was first released in the UK only on May 20, 2002, due to Joseph being dropped by Virgin Records/EMI in the US. Eventually, Enjoy Records picked up the record and released it stateside on November 26, 2002 with a slightly different track listing and alternate artwork.
The song "September Baby" was covered by Joseph's friend Greg Connors, and appeared on Connors' 2009 album Full Moon Flashlight. Hubcap City's Bill Taft also features in the song, providing a haunting cornet solo to the song.

Singles

In the US, Enjoy Records released a promo-only radio single for "Honey and the Moon" in January 2003. In the UK, the song was re-recorded for release as a single in 2007. Additionally, three other songs from the album were released as promo-only singles in the UK and US.
  • "In the Night"
  • "I Would Rather Hide"
  • "Honey and the Moon"
  • "Nation of Slaves"
  • "Honey and the Moon"

''Are You With Us?''

In 2002, a promo CD titled Are You With Us? was released via Virgin Records. The CD featured 15 tracks, most of which would appear on the finalized track listing of Redemption's Son. As this was not the official finalized release, and considering that Joseph was dropped by Virgin Records, few promos were made.
  1. "I Would Rather Hide"
  2. "Forgive Your Heart"
  3. "Permission"
  4. "Innocent World"
  5. "You Could Be in Jail"
  6. "Nation of Slaves"
  7. "You've Been Loved"
  8. "Let's Embrace"
  9. "Evidence"
  10. "Buy a Bag"
  11. "September Baby"
  12. "Honey and the Moon"
  13. "Build Back Up"
  14. "Blue Lips"
  15. "You Are the Dark"
"Forgive Your Heart" is an unreleased track. "Build Back Up" is a song Joseph wrote shortly after the September 11 attacks. The song first appeared on the compilation album Wish You Were Here: Love Songs for New York in April 2002.

Album credits

  1. "Redemption's Son"
  2. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars, synthesizer
  3. * Pat Sansone - bass, mellotron
  4. * Greg Wieczorek - drums
  5. * Rene Lopez - percussion
  6. * Engineered by Mike Napolitano
  7. "Honey and the Moon"
  8. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars, synthesizer
  9. * Pat Sansone - bass, mellotron
  10. * Ged Lynch - drums
  11. * Cyro Baptista - percussion
  12. * Engineered by Roger Moutenot and Tchad Blake
  13. "You Could Be in Jail"
  14. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars, synthesizers, bass, drums, programming
  15. * Engineered by Joseph Arthur and Mike Napolitano
  17. "Dear Lord"
  18. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars, harmonica
  19. * Pat Sansone - bass, organ
  20. * Greg Wieczorek - drums
  21. * Engineered by Roger Moutenot
  22. "I Would Rather Hide"
  23. * Joseph Arthur - lead and background vocals, guitars, synthesizers
  24. * Pat Sansone - bass, mellotron, lead guitar, background vocals
  25. * Greg Wieczorek - drums
  26. * Engineered by Mike Napolitano
  27. "Innocent World"
  28. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars, synthesizers, drums
  29. * Pat Sansone - mellotron
  30. * Cyro Baptista - percussion
  31. * Engineered by Ben Findlay
  32. "September Baby"
  33. * Joseph Arthur - lead and background vocals, guitars, synthesizer
  34. * Pat Sansone - bass, mellotron, percussion, background vocals
  35. * Greg Wieczorek - drums
  36. * Engineered by Roger Moutenot
  37. "Nation of Slaves"
  38. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars, synthesizers, bass, programming
  39. * Ben Perowsky - drums
  40. * Engineered by Joseph Arthur and Roger Moutenot
  41. "Evidence"
  42. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars, synthesizers, bass, programming
  43. * Engineered by Joseph Arthur and Mike Napolitano
  44. "Buy a Bag"
  45. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars, bass, programming
  46. * Engineered by Ben Findlay
  48. "Let's Embrace"
  49. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars
  50. * Pat Sansone - bass
  51. * Greg Wieczorek - drums
  52. * Engineered by Roger Moutenot and Mike Napolitano
  53. "The Termite Song"
  54. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars, piano, moog, bass, hammer dulcimer, programming
  55. * Engineered by Ben Findlay
  56. "Permission"
  57. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars, synthesizers, bass, drums, programming
  58. * Engineered by Joseph Arthur and Mike Napolitano
  59. "Favorite Girl"
  60. * Joseph Arthur - lead and background vocals, guitars, piano, bass
  61. * Nadia Lanman - cellos
  62. * Dave Power - drums
  63. * Ben Findlay - background vocals
  64. * Engineered by Ben Findlay
  65. "You Are the Dark"
  66. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitar, synthesizer, fretless basses, "thunderstorm"
  67. * Engineered by Joseph Arthur
  68. "In the Night"
  69. * Joseph Arthur - lead and background vocals, guitars, synthesizer
  70. * Pat Sansone - bass, electric piano, background vocals
  71. * Greg Wieczorek - drums, background vocals
  72. * Engineered by Roger Moutenot
  73. "Blue Lips"
  74. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars
  75. * Pat Sansone - bass, electric piano, background vocals
  76. * Greg Wieczorek - drums
  77. * Engineered by Mike Napolitano
  78. "You've Been Loved"
  79. * Joseph Arthur - vocals, guitars, pianos
  80. * Pat Sansone - mellotron
  81. * Ged Lynch - drums
  82. * Engineered by Ben Findlay and Tchad Blake
  • Sculptures and artwork by Rigby Maricoast.
  • Photography and package design by Zachary James Larner.
  • Cover photography by Valdet Demiri.