Rickie Lee Jones ♫ Self-Titled ♫ Near Mint 1979 WB Records Original LP TOP COPY

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Rickie Lee Jones ♫ Self-Titled ♫ Near Mint 1979 WB Records Original LP TOP COPY:
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Rickie Lee JonesStudio albumbyRickie Lee JonesReleasedFebruary 28, 1979Recorded1978StudioWarner Bros. Recording Studios and The Burbank Studios
Tracks 2, 11 recorded live December 22, 1978 at TBSGenreRockLength42:11LabelWarner Bros.ProducerLenny Waronker,Russ TitelmanRickie Lee JoneschronologyRickie Lee Jones
(1979)Pirates
(1981)

Rickie Lee Jonesis the debut album of singer-songwriterRickie Lee Jones. After arriving inCaliforniain the mid-1970s, Jones started taking songwriting more seriously, and by 1977 had met singer-songwritersChuck E. WeissandTom Waits(Jones consequently became romantically involved with Waits).

Overview

Jones had begun playing live in theLos Angelesarea at the age of 21, and after meeting singer-songwriter Alfred Johnson, the pair began writing and performing live together (most notably at the Ala Carte club.) Two of their collaborations, \"Weasel and the White Boys Cool\" and \"Company,\" would later be recorded for Jones\' debut album. She also sang jazz standards, as well as a song penned by her father (\"The Moon Is Made of Gold\") in her live sets.

Jones\' performances around Los Angeles aroused interest from other local songwriters, as well as local record company executives. At a label showcase, Jones performed originals, including \"Chuck E.\'s in Love\", \"The Real Thing Is Back in Town\" and \"The Moon Is Made of Gold.\" This showcase performance, plus a demo containing \"The Last Chance Texaco\", \"Easy Money\", \"Young blood\" and \"After Hours\" led to a record deal withWarner Bros.. For her major label debut, Jones scrapped \"The Real Thing Is Back in Town,\" but used the titular line in one of the album\'s tracks - \"Coolsville.\"

Recording sessions (which began in September 1978) yielded eleven songs for inclusion on an album. Two of the songs - \"On Saturday Afternoons in 1963\" and \"After Hours\" - were recorded live on December 22, 1978.

ReceptionProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusicRobert ChristgauB−Smash Hits8/10

The album was released in the spring of 1979 to mostly favorable reviews propelled by the substantial jazz-pop hit single \"Chuck E.\'s in Love,\" based on a rumoredromance of her friend Chuck E. Weiss. The single became a US #4 hit during the summer, while the album, which went on to become a million seller, hit US #3. Jones was supported by a memorable slot onSaturday Night Livein April 1979, where she performed \"Chuck E.\'s in Love\" and \"Coolsville.\" A second single, \"Young blood,\" cracked the US Top 40 in late 1979, when Jones went on an international tour. By June 1981, the album had sold over two million copies in the US alone.

Not all reviews were entirely favorable.Robert Christgauin particular only liked a few of the songs.

Image

The album cover contributed to the image of Jones as a stylish beret-wearing beatnik. Jones had said the inspiration of it was from a photo of her father (an aspiring musician and waiter) in a similar pose, lighting a cigarette while sitting on a beach towel at a Chicago beach along Lake Michigan, near where the family lived. AlthoughDonna Summerhad already been wearing berets and singer-songwriterJoni Mitchellwore one for the album cover of her 1976 albumHejira, it was Jones Parisian-boho jazz sensibility that finally popularized it, propelling as a mainstay of hipster chic and (perhaps unintentionally) branding her image in the process. Despite Jones\' beautiful looks and street gamine wildness, she would recall that people seemed to only recognize her in public when she was wearing the beret. The album cover photography and design was byNorman Seeff.

Awards

22nd Annual Grammy Lee JonesBest New ArtistWon\"Chuck E.\'s In Love\"Best Pop Vocal Performance, FemaleNominatedSong of the YearNominated\"The Last Chance Texaco\"Best Rock Vocal Performance, FemaleNominated