Exit Strategy of the Soul
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Exit Strategy of the Soul | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 8 April 2008 | |||
Length | 45:05 | |||
Label | Kensaltown | |||
Producer | Martin Terefe | |||
Ron Sexsmith chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
American Songwriter | [3] |
The A.V. Club | B+[4] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[5] |
FasterLouder | [6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
Now | [8] |
PopMatters | 5/10[9] |
Record Collector | [10] |
World of Music | [11] |
Exit Strategy of the Soul is the eleventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith, released on 8 April 2008, through Kensaltown.
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Ronald Eldon Sexsmith except when specified.
- "Spiritude" (instrumental) – 1:32
- "This Is How I Know" – 3:52
- "One Last Round" – 3:13
- "Ghost of a Chance" – 3:40
- "Thoughts and Prayers" – 2:55
- "Brandy Alexander" (Ronald Eldon Sexsmith and Feist) – 3:29
- "Traveling Alone" – 3:47
- "Poor Helpless Dreams" – 3:53
- "Hard Time" – 3:13
- "The Impossible World" – 2:52
- "Chased by Love" – 3:40
- "Brighter Still" – 3:01
- "Music to My Ears" – 3:43
- "Dawn Anna" (instrumental) – 2:15
Japanese bonus tracks
- "Here Comes My Baby"
- "Rain on the Roof"
- "Too Good to Be True"
- "Comrades Fill No Glass for Me"
- "Seems to Me" (also an iTunes bonus track)
Personnel
[edit]- Ron Sexsmith – vocals, guitar, piano
- Neil Primrose – drums
- Sven Lindvall – bass (except tracks 1,2,12 and 14)
- Martin Terefe – electric guitar, bass (tracks 1 and 2), piano (track 12)
- Claes Björklund – keyboards, omnichord, piano (tracks 6 and 9)
- Emilio Del Monte Sr. – timbales and other percussion
- Emilio Del Monte Jr. – congas and other percussion
- Joaquin Betancourt – horns arrangement
- Alexander Abreu – trumpet
- Amaury Perez – trombone
- Jose Luis "Chewy" Hernandez – saxophone
- David Davidson – strings arrangement on "Dawn Anna", violin
- David Angell – violin
- Kris Wilkinson – viola
- John Catchings – cello
- Alexis Puentes – upright bass (track 12), nylon string guitar (track 11)
- Jamie Scott – cuatro (tracks 6,8 and 11), additional electric guitar (tracks 9 and 10)
- Kevin Hearn – piano (track 10), wurlitzer (track 2)
- A Girl Called Eddy – backing vocals (track 6)
- Colleen Hixenbaugh – backing vocals (track 7)
- Recorded by Dyre Gormsen
- Mixed by George Tandero, Martin Terefe and Thomas Juth
References
[edit]- ^ "Exit Strategy of the Soul by Ron Sexsmith Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Boddington, Nicole (1 September 2008). "Ron Sexsmith > Exit Strategy of the Soul". American Songwriter. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Phipps, Keith (8 July 2008). "Ron Sexsmith: Exit Strategy Of The Soul". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Collis, Clark (4 July 2008). "Exit Strategy of the Soul". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Ron Sexsmith - Exit Strategy for the Soul". Faster Louder. 2 October 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Jude (18 July 2008). "Ron Sexsmith, Exit Strategy of the Soul". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Ron Sexsmith". Now. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Tricker, Spencer (2 September 2008). "Ron Sexsmith: Exit Strategy of the Soul". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Harvey, David (25 July 2008). "Exit Strategy of the Soul". Record Collector. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "musik angehört". WOM magazin (in German) (8 September). World of Music: 24.