Regions of Light and Sound of God is the debut solo album by My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, first released on February 5, 2013.
Title The name of the album comes from Lynd Ward's 1929 wordless novel , which was given to James while he was considering recording a solo album.
Reception Regions of Light and Sound of God debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200, and No. 10 on the Top Rock Albums, selling 17,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold 56,000 copies in the United States as of November 2016.
Track listing
Personnel Jim James - Composer, Producer, Engineering, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Various Instruments Jenice Heo - Art Direction Gary Burden - Art Direction Carl Broemel - Cover Photo David Givan - Drums on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 Emily Hagihara - Percussion Rick Kwan - Mixing Bob Ludwig - Mastering Tucker Martine - Engineer Adriana Molello - Strings Scott Moore - Strings Kevin Ratterman - Mixing assistant Ben Sollee - Strings Knaht Voy Yilom - Photography "Of the Mother Again" contains a sample of "Fat Dog" by Dr. Dog
Charts Chart (2013)Peakposition US Billboard 200 34 US Alternative Albums (Billboard) 8 US Independent Albums (Billboard) 7 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 10 US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) 1 US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) 1
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