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Rickie
Lee Jones-It's Like This
September 12, 2000
Original Release Date: September 12, 2000
1.
Show Biz Kids
56K:  80K:
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Trouble Man
3. For No One
4. Smile
5. Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys, The
6. On The Street Where You Live
7. I Can't Get Started
8. Up A Lazy River
9. Someone To Watch Over Me
10. Cycles
11. One Hand, One Heart
Review
It's a season to do cover songs: Joni Mitchell,
George Michael started with it and now Rickie Lee Jones
follows their lead. This is not a traditional cover
song album, however. Jones adds concept to her already
childlike voice. Although some songs are better than
others, the arrangement of some songs are indeed breathtaking.
First, Rickie pays tribute to Steely Dan, covering "Showbiz
Kids" with an acoustic rendition, making it better
than the original. This move previews the thunderous
win of Steely Dan in the Grammys and potentially increases
Steely Dan T-shirt sales. The other songs are mostly
jazz standards, with "On The Street Where You Live"
and "Up a Lazy River" as highlights. Rickie
sings with joy here. The arrangement for "Someone
to Watch Over Me" and "I Can't Get Started"
are kind of weak. Follow the brilliant arrangment in
"For No One" and the Ben Folds Five song (featuring
Ben Folds the man himself) and you'll know what a good
band is. A fabulous effort from RLJ.
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