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The Other Side Of Desire

Rickie Lee Jones

The Other Side Of Desire

The first album of original material in 6 years from the veteran R&B singer, crowdfunded and inspired by her new home in New Orleans

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7.4

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The Other Side Of Desire Music
UK Release date
29/06/2015
US Release date
23/06/2015
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  1. 9.0 |   Uncut

    A record that crowns her career, not as an end but as a culmination
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  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    The real fruits of that 10-year break are reserved for songs in which the city’s bohemianism and spirituality mesh with hers – and there are some real delights among them
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  3. 8.0 |   Q

    Each of these fine songs could be sung by a blowsy, bruised Blanche DuBois. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    There are some beauties here, songs that catch the ear and remain in the mind. Print edition only

  5. 7.0 |   The Music

    An interesting movement from pop-jazz vulnerabilities to laidback New Orleans rhythms
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  6. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    She hasn't lost her ability to write outside the box, and the songs grow with further listening
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Rickie Lee Jones: The Other Side Of Desire

  • Download full album for just £7.49
  • 1. Jimmy Choos £0.79
  • 2. Valtz De Mon Pere (Lovers’ Waltz) £0.79
  • 3. J’ai Connais Pas £0.79
  • 4. Blinded By The Hunt £0.79
  • 5. Infinity £0.79
  • 6. I Wasn’t Here £0.79
  • 7. Christmas In New Orleans £0.79
  • 8. Haunted £0.79
  • 9. Feet On The Ground £0.79
  • 10. Juliette £0.79
  • 11. Finale; (A Spider In The Circus Of The Falling Star) £0.79
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