The Evening of My Best Day is an album by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, released in 2003.
Track listing All tracks composed and arranged by Rickie Lee Jones; except "Sailor Song" co-written by David Kalish "Ugly Man" – 4:20 "Second Chance" – 4:53 "Bitchenostrophy" – 4:38 "Little Mysteries" – 5:01 "Lap Dog" – 3:58 "Tell Somebody (Repeal the Patriot Act)" – 4:04 "Sailor Song" – 5:00 "A Tree on Allenford" – 5:13 "It Takes You There" – 5:17 "Mink Coat at the Bus Stop" – 4:50 "The Evening of My Best Day" – 4:15 "A Face in the Crowd" – 3:43
Personnel Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, and sitar (on track 4), percussion (4–6, 8), bowed dulcimer (5) Neil Larsen – piano (1, 6), organ (2, 6), electric piano (3), keyboards (4) Bill Frisell – electric guitar (1, 3) Tony Scherr – double bass (1, 3) Kenny Wollesen – drums, percussion (1, 3) David Kalish – guitars (2, 4, 6, 10), dobro (5, 6, 8, 9) Mike Elizondo – bass (2, 5, 12) James Gadson – drums (2, 5, 6, 10) Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 9) Sal Bernardi – harmonica (4, 8), electric guitar (11) DJ Bonebrake – vibraphone (4) René Camacho – bass (4, 7, 8, 10) Cougar Estrada – drums (4, 7) David Hidalgo – acoustic guitar (7) John Doan – harp guitar (7) Craig Eastman – mandolin and violin (7) Nels Cline – electric guitar and slide guitar (9) Martin Tillman – cello (9, 11) Mike Watt – bass (9) Pete Thomas – drums (9) Greg Phillinganes – piano (10), organ (10, 11) Christopher Joyner – Wurlitzer electric piano (10) Rob Wasserman – bass (10) Philip Cordaro – acoustic guitar (11) Mario Calire – drums (12) Additional vocals Eric Benét (1, 2), Grant Lee Phillips (3, 8, 9), Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals (4), Syd Straw (5, 9), James Gadson (4), Greg Phillinganes (4, 6), Sal Bernardi and Cindy Wasserman (8) Horns Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (1, 2, 4), flute (2, 3) Jeff Dellisanti – saxophone (2, 4, 9), bass clarinet (8) Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 2, 4) Jerry Hey – trumpet and flugelhorn (1) Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1) Phil Feather – English horn (8)
Horn arrangements by Rickie Lee Jones, transcribed by Jerry Hey and Dan Higgins; orchestration for "A Tree on Allenford" by Blair Aaronson Technical Jason Wormer, Mark Johnson – engineer Joe Chiccarelli, Mark Howard, Mark Johnson – mixing
Chart positions YearChartPosition2003Billboard 200189
References
External links Discography at Rickie Lee Jones official web site.