Exile and the Kingdom (album)

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Exile and the Kingdom
Image-Jeff Martin - Exile and the Kingdom.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 11, 2006
RecordedCaroline Studios, Durrus, County Cork, Ireland
Genre Rock
Length42:48
Label Koch Entertainment Canada, Shock Records
Producer Jeff Martin
Jeff Martin chronology
Exile and the Kingdom
(2006)
Live in Brisbane 2006
(2006)
Singles from Exile and the Kingdom
  1. "World Is Calling"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Where Do We Go from Here"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
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Exile and the Kingdom (2006) is the debut solo album from Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin. The title is derived from the 1957 book of the same name by Albert Camus.

Contents

Track listing

All songs are written by Jeff Martin, except track 1 by Martin, Michael Lee and Ritesh Das.

  1. "World Is Calling" – 5:24
  2. "Butterfly" – 3:31
  3. "Where Do We Go from Here" – 3:37
  4. "Daystar" – 3:59
  5. "Lament" – 4:34
  6. "Angeldust" – 4:51
  7. "Black Snake Blues" – 3:32
  8. "Stay Inside of Me" – 3:40
  9. "The Kingdom" – 6:22
  10. "Good Time Song" – 3:18

Personnel

Recording personnel

Musicians

Jeff Martin – vocals, electric guitars, bass guitar, emulator synthesizer, dumbek
Ritesh Das – tabla, chant.
Michael Lee – drums.
Marc Oulette – String arrangement & composition
Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, Fender Telecaster B-bender, Hammond B3
Ritesh Das – udu
Michael Lee – drums
Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, sitar, sarod, tanpura, hurdy-gurdy, piano
Ritesh Das – tabla, dholak, dunun, udu
Michael Lee – Drums
Jeff Martin – vocals, Ellis 7 string resonator guitar, electric guitars, bass guitar, E-bow, emulator synth
Ritesh Das – tabla, dunun
Michael Lee – Drums
Evan Ritchie – manjira
Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, esraj emulator synth
Nick Blagona – shakers, hand drum
Jeff Martin – vocals, Ellis 7-string resonator guitar, bass guitar, banjo
Michael Lee – Drums
New Beginning Choral Ensemble
Rodney Appleby – choir vocal arrangement & conducting
Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, emulator synth
Jenny Laws – Vocals
Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, Hammond B3, emulator synth
Ritesh Das – tabla, manjira
Michael Lee – Drums
Marc Oulette – string arrangement & composition
New Beginning Choral Ensemble
Rodney Appleby – choral vocal arrangement & conducting
Nick Blagona – tambourine
Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, Ellis 7 string resonator guitar
Ritesh Das – table (yes, "table")
Larsen Liebig – double bass
Terry Scott – spoons

Charts

Chart performance for Exile and the Kingdom
Chart (2006)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 44

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References

  1. "Exile and the Kingdom". Allmusic . Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. "Popjournalism.ca - Review - Jeff Martin, Exile and the Kingdom". www.popjournalism.ca. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – Jeff Martin – Exile and the Kingdom". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.