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Balm In Gilead

Rickie Lee Jones

Balm In Gilead

An album of previously uncompleted songs from stages of the career of the veteran R&B singer-songwriter

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Decca
UK Release date
02/11/2009
  1. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    ...the sound is soulful, soft, bittersweet and woozy – like waking up with an old lover on an autumn morning. Slight but beautiful
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  2. 8.0 |   Blurt

    ... the delightfully disarming Balm In Gilead, suggests she's still at the top of her game, vamping through a varied but engaging collection of songs
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   The Sunday Times

    Guest slots from Ben Harper, Vic Chesnutt, Alison Krauss and Victoria Williams enhance, rather than interrupt, a soothing mood that lives up to the title
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  5. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Print edition only

  7. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    The breezy blend of jazz, folk, and pop that characterized Rickie Lee Jones’ debut album back in 1979 seems played-out and staid when she revisits it 30 years later.
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