Cobblestone Runway/Grand Opera Lane (Import) [Import]

Ron Sexsmith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 2002)
• Original Release Date: November 5, 2002
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Linus Entertainment
• ASIN: B00006RG6R
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,056 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Former Glory

2. These Days

3. Least That I Can Do

4. God Loves Everyone

5. Disappearing Act

6. For a Moment

7. Gold in Them Hills

8. Heart's Desire

9. Dragonfly on Bay Street

10. Less I Know

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. In This Love

2. Spending Money

3. Don't Mind Losing

4. Tell You

5. Gonna Get What's Mine

6. Speaking With the Angel

7. Every Word of It

8. Some People

9. Trains

10. Saving Her Love

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

An exclusive-to-Canada 2-CD version of the 2002 album by Ron Sexsmith, Cobblestone Runway, which contains a bonus CD - Grand Opera Lane, his first album originally released in 1991. 24 tracks in all including his collaboration with Chris Martin of Coldplay on, 'Gold In The Hills'. Nettwerk. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars the 1st album, February 16, 2012

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R. Price "pcloopy" (uk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cobblestone Runway/Grand Opera Lane (Import) (Audio CD)

another astonishing album..............frankly with Ron you are safe to buy any of his albums and you get a record full of classics..............no duff stuff. I am 50+ and been listening to songwriters all my life. I never expected such an eyeopening talent to come so late into my life, I only recently discovered Ron with his 2010 album Long Player, Late Bloomer........... I am amazed by this mans songs and have since bought all of his back catalogue and have listened to nothing else for the last 8 months

3.0 out of 5 stars Great album marred by "noises", December 29, 2009

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Ewan (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cobblestone Runway/Grand Opera Lane (Import) (Audio CD)

Ron Sexsmith must have been on something when recording "Cobblestone Runway". The songs are all excellent but the production in many instances is weird! I thought that there was something wrong with my pressing on two of my favourite tracks-"Up the Road" and "Former Glory". But actually when I read the liner notes it states in the instrumentation notes for these songs that there are "noises'. Why anyone in their right mind would have discordant electronic noises ruining two great songs is beyond me! I am not averse to adventurous arrangements on what are essentially very simple lovely folk/country, but there are limits. That said I have given the album 3 stars because it contains some rael good stuff but with better song arrangements and production this would have been a dead-set 5 star LP. The bonus album "Grand Opera Lane" is worth getting and is very pleasant listening with a number of strong songs.