Five years after the disappointing The Magazine, Rickie Lee Jones returned to form with Flying Cowboys, which shared much of the playful, childlike charm of her debut, Rickie Lee Jones, and some of the musically diffuse, lyrically ambitious form of its follow-up, Pirates. From the opening track, “The Horses,” which suggested a mother’s delight with her child as much as a lover’s devotion, Jones reintroduced the joyous tone of her early work as well as establishing the Western theme that would run through the album – cowboys, rodeos, horses, deserts – without adding up to an actual storyline. The easy rhythms and lazy, flexible singing on the first few songs were reminiscent of Laura Nyro’s work with Labelle on their Gonna Take a Miracle album, after which Jones branched out into reggae and folk-blues, coming up with an affectionate bluesman voice on “Ghost Train.” “Satellites,” the college radio hit, used the sprung rhythms and surprising choral parts familiar from her popular early songs. If Jones could be obscure and unfocused as a writer, that weakness was also her strength, since it was an expression of the imagination that also produced her most striking musical effects. Producer Walter Becker may have helped keep things from getting as grandiose as they had on The Magazine, but it was really the artist herself who managed to rein in from that album’s self-importance. If what resulted was not as accomplished as Pirates, it was the most accessible and enjoyable music Jones had made since her debut.
by William Ruhlmann, AMG
Tracklist:
01. The Horses (04:50)
02. Just My Baby (04:48)
03. Ghetto Of My Mind (06:15)
04. Rodeo Girl (04:54)
05. Satellites (04:57)
06. Ghost Train (04:18)
07. Flying Cowboys (05:05)
08. Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying (04:19)
09. Love Is Gonna Bring Us Back Alive (04:55)
10. Away From The Sky (05:34)
11. Atlas’ Marker (05:57)
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Rickie Lee Jones / Flying Cowboys
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Read offset correction : 667
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Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 10
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Track 11
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log date: 2016-08-13 17:59:14
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Analyzed: Rickie Lee Jones / Flying Cowboys
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR19 -3.13 dB -26.46 dB 4:50 01-The Horses
DR13 -8.87 dB -25.90 dB 4:49 02-Just My Baby
DR24 -0.29 dB -26.63 dB 6:16 03-Ghetto Of My Mind
DR16 -6.57 dB -25.98 dB 4:54 04-Rodeo Girl
DR17 -4.41 dB -25.18 dB 4:58 05-Satellites
DR18 -7.21 dB -32.47 dB 4:18 06-Ghost Train
DR16 -6.09 dB -24.21 dB 5:05 07-Flying Cowboys
DR14 -7.15 dB -26.31 dB 4:20 08-Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying
DR19 -4.29 dB -25.40 dB 4:55 09-Love Is Gonna Bring Us Back Alive
DR16 -6.20 dB -29.34 dB 5:34 10-Away From The Sky
DR13 -4.37 dB -24.24 dB 5:57 11-Atlas’ Marker
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR17
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 600 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Track | CTDB Status
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3 | ( 73/108) Accurately ripped
4 | ( 73/108) Accurately ripped
5 | ( 72/108) Accurately ripped
6 | ( 73/108) Accurately ripped
7 | ( 73/108) Accurately ripped
8 | ( 73/108) Accurately ripped
9 | ( 73/108) Accurately ripped
10 | ( 73/108) Accurately ripped
11 | ( 72/108) Accurately ripped
[AccurateRip ID: 0016ce35-00c55828-880d1c0b] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
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02 [69ddd255|8ffe4a2a] (102+087/272) Accurately ripped
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01 69,7 [4894C581] [F4C00B47] CRC32
02 35,9 [8616D4B6] [3A0C43E7] CRC32
03 96,7 [3E39CBF8] [B69ECE44] CRC32
04 46,9 [54D8D386] [135322D6] CRC32
05 60,1 [B1ED7C46] [D9BAB6B8] CRC32
06 43,6 [6D2E2809] [DB560240] CRC32
07 49,6 [14AB1559] [BCFC49B3] CRC32
08 43,9 [AAE02FB8] [14A10B9A] CRC32
09 61,0 [2AFD0841] [8B8B0DD2] CRC32
10 48,9 [C861DA26] [B71CB372] CRC32
11 60,4 [BBA116C5] [B265F63F] CRC32
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