Ghostyhead

Rickie Lee Jones

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 17, 1997)
• Original Release Date: June 17, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002NER
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #78,387 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Little Yellow Town

2. Road Kill

3. Matters

4. Firewalker

5. Howard

6. Ghostyhead

7. Sunny Afternoon

8. Scary Chinese Movie

9. Cloud of Unknowing

10. Vessel of Light

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Not a late-to-the party attempt to revitavlize her sound, Rickie Lee Jones acknowledges the fact that trip-hop is a natural medium for her stripe of boho beatnik in the late 1990s. Intriguing, late-night stuff delivered with style and wit on standouts like "Scary Chinese Movie" and "Little Yellow Town." The lyrics are the make-or-break proposition, but you'll have to go to her web site to find 'em. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEG, BORROW OR STEAL!!, March 22, 2003

By	George Randle (Adelaide, Australia) - See all my reviews

Get this album. If you are a RLJ fan and have not got this cd in your collection, do whatever you can to obtain a copy. In my opinion it has to be Rickie's best album and that's saying a lot as I own them all and LOVE every one of them. After a couple of listens this album will take you on a "ride" you will want to experience again and again. From the opening track of "Little Yellow Town" and the upbeat and my favourite, "Road Kill," right the way through the labyrinth of music to the final and subdued "Vessel of Light," every track holds it's own and contributes to a scope of sound you must experience. The album is currently extremely hard to get but according to the RLJ website should be avaiable soon on re-release. When it does, RUSH OUT AND BUY A COPY!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A midunderstood treasure, October 23, 2006

By	Mark T (St Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

Hypnotoic. Haunting. Daring. Challenging. Beautiful. So different from everything else she's ever done, and yet it fits perfectly within her cannon. Grab it if you can find it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ghostyhead come lately, July 20, 2004

By	T Shaw (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I didn't love this album when it came out, and can't say I love it now, but I have found that the songs from this album have become some of my favorites when I see Rickie live. Little Yellow Town, Ghostyhead, Matters, Cloud of Unknowing, Road Kill - all awesome live. And Howard! What a great song in the live version! Give the album a try, it might surprise you. Then buy some of the live versions from her website and you will be amazed how beautiful these songs are when they are stripped down.