The Evening of My Best Day

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]
Mojo	[3]
PopMatters	[4]
Q Magazine	[5]
Uncut	[6]

The Evening of My Best Day is an album by American singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, released in 2003.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Rickie Lee Jones; except "Sailor Song" co-written by David Kalish

1. "Ugly Man" – 4:20
2. "Second Chance" – 4:53
3. "Bitchenostrophy" – 4:38
4. "Little Mysteries" – 5:01
5. "Lap Dog" – 3:58
6. "Tell Somebody (Repeal the Patriot Act)" – 4:04
7. "Sailor Song" – 5:00
8. "A Tree on Allenford" – 5:13
9. "It Takes You There" – 5:17
10. "Mink Coat at the Bus Stop" – 4:50
11. "The Evening of My Best Day" – 4:15
12. "A Face in the Crowd" – 3:43

Personnel

• Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, and sitar (on track 4), percussion (4–6, 8), bowed dulcimer (5)
• Neil Larsen – piano (1, 6), organ (2, 6), electric piano (3), keyboards (4)
• Bill Frisell – electric guitar (1, 3)
• Tony Scherr – double bass (1, 3)
• Kenny Wollesen – drums, percussion (1, 3)
• David Kalish – guitars (2, 4, 6, 10), dobro (5, 6, 8, 9)
• Mike Elizondo – bass (2, 5, 12)
• James Gadson – drums (2, 5, 6, 10)
• Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 9)
• Sal Bernardi – harmonica (4, 8), electric guitar (11)
• DJ Bonebrake – vibraphone (4)
• René Camacho – bass (4, 7, 8, 10)
• Cougar Estrada – drums (4, 7)
• David Hidalgo – acoustic guitar (7)
• John Doan – harp guitar (7)
• Craig Eastman – mandolin and violin (7)
• Nels Cline – electric guitar and slide guitar (9)
• Martin Tillman – cello (9, 11)
• Mike Watt – bass (9)
• Pete Thomas – drums (9)
• Greg Phillinganes – piano (10), organ (10, 11)
• Christopher Joyner – Wurlitzer electric piano (10)
• Rob Wasserman – bass (10)
• Philip Cordaro – acoustic guitar (11)
• Mario Calire – drums (12)

Additional vocals

• Eric Benét (1, 2), Grant Lee Phillips (3, 8, 9), Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals (4), Syd Straw (5, 9), James Gadson and Greg Phillinganes (6), Sal Bernardi and Cindy Wasserman (8)

Horns

• Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (1, 2, 4), flute (2, 3)
• Jeff Dellisanti – saxophone (2, 4, 9), bass clarinet (8)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 2, 4)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet and flugelhorn (1)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1)
• Phil Feather – English horn (8)

Horn arrangements by Rickie Lee Jones, transcribed by Jerry Hey and Dan Higgins; orchestration for "A Tree on Allenford" by Blair Aaronson

Technical

• Jason Wormer, Mark Johnson - engineer
• Joe Chiccarelli, Mark Howard, Mark Johnson - mixing

Chart positions

References

External links

• Discography at Rickie Lee Jones official web site.