Traffic from Paradise


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

Track listing

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" – 4:11
  5. "Tigers" – 5:48
  6. "Rebel Rebel" – 4:39
  7. "Jolie Jolie" – 4:26
  8. "Running from Mercy" – 6:01
  9. "A Stranger's Car" – 2:53
  10. "The Albatross" – 3:12

    Personnel

  • 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"
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