Girl at Her Volcano [Extra tracks, Import]

Rickie Lee Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Import [Generic]
• ASIN: B00000718W
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,006 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of her best!!, June 27, 2005

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A. Sloan (Cary, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Girl at Her Volcano (Audio CD)

You just don't have enough stars here!!. The phrasing in her singing that made her a hit storyteller is here with a vengeance. Songs that I adored to begin with (i.e. Walk away Rene, Funny Valentine, Rainbow Sleeves, Under the Boardwalk) are sung with that coolness and heart that was rare in the 80's. Everything was flashy, loud, synthetic, and pseudo-futuristic. Ricki Lee came out of the box with the cool, easy, relaxed storytelling of "Chuckie's in Love" and "Youngbloods" and never looked back. She doesn't have a great voice, (it's quirky and soft but she has range). It's just that she transports you easily with the way she delivers, whether it's her original works or not.
The Left Banke's "Walk Away Rene" was a gem to begin with, but Ricki Lee's rendition shines it up, puts it in a setting, wraps it up and gives it as a present to us. It glistens, sparkles and touches your heart. This is an emotional journey worth taking.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful and sad, August 27, 1998

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This review is from: Girl at Her Volcano (Audio CD)

Finally on CD, this EP alternates between live and studio, and is an absolute must for people who love their torch songs sweet and agonized. There is a fun version of Under The Boardwalk, but the general tone is very bittersweet, with Letters From The 9th Ward/Walk Away Rene and an absolutely heartbreaking version of Tom Waits' Rainbow Sleeves standouts. If you get a chance to see this great woman perform live, don't pass it up. She's astonishing.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even 22 Years Later, This is still my favorite RLJ Recording, April 27, 2005

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C. D. Hursh (Lima, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Girl at Her Volcano (Audio CD)

Yesterday I received the import CD version of Rickie's "Girl at Her Volcano". Words cannot express how this music can still touch me and bring me to tears at times. Hey bub, Rainbow Sleeves, Letters From The 9th Ward / Walk Away Renee and So Long are my definite favorites. I have other recordings by her, but to me, this will forever be the album by Rickie Lee Jones that I listen to 1st and the most. Rickie's original material is classic RLJ, songs she covers here.... hey, after Rickie has done it, NO ONE can do it better.