Wrong-Eyed Jesus (The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted)

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The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted "Wrong-Eyed Jesus"
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ReleasedApril 1997
RecordedMay 1996
Genre Americana
Length61:34
Label WEA
Producer Paul Rabjohns
Jim White chronology
The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted "Wrong-Eyed Jesus"
(1997)
No Such Place
(2001)
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The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted "Wrong-Eyed Jesus" is an album by Jim White, released in 1997. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The album was the inspiration for the 2003 documentary film, Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus . [5] [6]

Track list

  1. "Book of Angels" – 4:55
  2. "Burn the River Dry" – 5:00
  3. "Still Waters" – 6:36
  4. "When Jesus Gets a Brand New Name " – 5:17
  5. "Sleepy-Town" – 5:38
  6. "A Perfect Day to Chase Tornados" – 6:07
  7. "Wordmule" – 4:28
  8. "Stabbed in the Heart" – 4:26
  9. "Angel-Land" – 5:26
  10. "Heaven of My Heart" – 4:35
  11. "The Road That Leads to Heaven" – 9:05

Personnel

In Pop Culture

The song "Still Waters" was prominently featured in an episode of British surrealist comedy program Blue Jam .

"Wordmule" was also notably featured in the 55th episode of Breaking Bad .

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References

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  4. "A lyrical Southern portrait". Los Angeles Times. July 29, 2005.
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  6. Schager, Nick. "Review: Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus".