The Evening of My Best Day | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 7, 2003 | |||
Recorded | The Village Recorder, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Singer-songwriter, folk pop | |||
Length | 55:18 | |||
Label | V2 | |||
Producer | Rickie Lee Jones and David Kalish; Steve Berlin (tracks 3, 4, 7), Jason Wormer (6) | |||
Rickie Lee Jones chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [2] |
Mojo | [3] |
PopMatters | [4] |
Q Magazine | [5] |
Uncut | [6] |
The Evening of My Best Day is an album by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, released in 2003.
All tracks composed and arranged by Rickie Lee Jones; except "Sailor Song" co-written by David Kalish
Horn arrangements by Rickie Lee Jones, transcribed by Jerry Hey and Dan Higgins; orchestration for "A Tree on Allenford" by Blair Aaronson
Year | Chart | Position |
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2003 | Billboard 200 | 189 |
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