The Sermon On Exposition Boulevard, the new album by Rickie Lee Jones and her first for New West Records, is beauty-soul-satisfying and sonically unique. Rickie Lee sounds completely tapped in, alive and vital, heading down some mighty interesting roads and discovering new magical essences. Lots of creative sparks here – plenty of them. She sounds like she's going through a transformation throughout the album in a way that's reminiscent of Van Morrison's performances on his classic album Astral Weeks. There's Rickie's spellbinding performance on the eight-plus free-flowing minutes of "I Was There," and so many other highlights here, including "Where I Like It Best," "Gethsemane," "Falling Up," "Circle In The Sand," "7th Day" and "Elvis Cadillac" and especially "Nobody Knows My Name." What may be most striking to longtime fans is that this new album rocks harder than any of her previous efforts.

Track Listing
SACD
Nobody Knows My Name
Gethsemane
Falling Up
Lamp Of My Body
It Hurts
Where I Like It Best
Tried To Be A Man
Circle In The Sand
Donkey Ride
7th Day
Elvis Cadillac
Road To Emmaus
I Was There

DVD
How It All Began
Turn It Down
Late Night Song
Threat Of The Bomb
Tried To Be A Man
The Mystery Box
It Hurts
I Have Another One
Caught Me In It's Ray
Haven't Had Anything To Eat Today
I Was There