The Other Side of Desire explained

The Other Side of Desire
Type:album
Artist:Rickie Lee Jones
Cover:Rickie Lee Jones - The Other Side of Desire.png
Released:June 23, 2015
Studio:Music Shed (New Orleans)
Length:45:44
Label:
Producer:John Porter
Prev Title:The Devil You Know
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Kicks
Next Year:2019

The Other Side of Desire is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones. It was released on June 23, 2015, under Jones's own label The Other Side of Desire with distribution handled by Thirty Tigers. The Other Side of Desire is Jones' first album of original material since Balm in Gilead (2009)[1] and it received positive acclaim from music critics.

Background

Jones began writing for the album when she moved back to New Orleans about two years prior and after on-and-off periods of writer's block.[2] The album was recorded at the Music Shed studio in New Orleans with John Porter helming production duties.[3] The album title is also a nod to New Orleans' Desire Street in the Bywater neighborhood.

Critical reception

[4] The Guardian rated the album four out of five stars and noted the "few overt homages" to New Orleans in the songs "J'ai Connais Pas" and "Haunted".[5]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holland . Simon . Rickie Lee Jones – The Other Side Of Desire . KLOF Magazine . February 13, 2024 . June 17, 2015.
  2. Web site: RICKIE LEE JONES “The Other Side Of Desire” (TOSOD Records/Thirty Tigers) . Coachella Valley Weekly . February 13, 2024 . July 16, 2015.
  3. Web site: Fensterstock . Alison . Rickie Lee Jones' 'The Other Side of Desire' is filled with love and stories . NOLA.com . February 13, 2024 . en . August 19, 2015.
  4. Web site: The Other Side of Desire by Rickie Lee Jones . . February 13, 2024 . en.
  5. Web site: Sullivan . Caroline . Rickie Lee Jones: The Other Side of Desire review – delightful crowdfunded comeback . The Guardian . February 13, 2024 . June 25, 2015.