Exile and the Kingdom (album)

Exile and the Kingdom (2006) is the debut solo album from Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin. The title is derived from the 1957 book of the same name by Albert Camus.

Exile and the Kingdom
Studio album by Jeff Martin
Released	April 11, 2006
Recorded	Caroline Studios, Durrus, County Cork, Ireland
Genre	Rock
Length	42:48
Label	Koch Entertainment Canada, Shock Records
Producer	Jeff Martin
Jeff Martin chronology
Exile and the Kingdom (2006) Live in Brisbane 2006 (2006)
Singles from Exile and the Kingdom
"World Is Calling" Released: 2006 "Where Do We Go from Here" Released: 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Popjournalism	[2]

Track listing

All songs are written by Jeff Martin, except track 1 by Martin, Michael Lee and Ritesh Das.

1. "World Is Calling" – 5:24
2. "Butterfly" – 3:31
3. "Where Do We Go from Here" – 3:37
4. "Daystar" – 3:59
5. "Lament" – 4:34
6. "Angeldust" – 4:51
7. "Black Snake Blues" – 3:32
8. "Stay Inside of Me" – 3:40
9. "The Kingdom" – 6:22
10. "Good Time Song" – 3:18

Personnel

Recording personnel

• Produced by Jeff Martin
• Executive Producer Michael Lee Jackson
• Associate Executive producers: Dr. Michael Virro, Perry Tapanainen
• Recorded & engineered by Nick Blagona
• Assistant engineers: Evan Ritchie, Barry Nolan
• Mixed by: Nick Blagona & Jeff Martin
• Assistant mix engineer: Luke Fountain
• All songs recorded at Caroline Studios, Durrus, County Cork, Ireland
• All songs mixed at Metalworks Recording Studio, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
• Mastered by Nick Blagona at Metalworks Recording Studios
• Published by JMartin Music (SOCAN)

Musicians

• "World Is Calling":

Jeff Martin – vocals, electric guitars, bass guitar, emulator synthesizer, dumbek

Ritesh Das – tabla, chant.

Michael Lee – drums.

Marc Oulette – String arrangement & composition

• "Butterfly":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, Fender Telecaster B-bender, Hammond B3

Ritesh Das – udu

Michael Lee – drums

• "Daystar":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, sitar, sarod, tanpura, hurdy-gurdy, piano

Ritesh Das – tabla, dholak, dunun, udu

Michael Lee – Drums

• "Lament":

Jeff Martin – vocals, Ellis 7 string resonator guitar, electric guitars, bass guitar, E-bow, emulator synth

Ritesh Das – tabla, dunun

Michael Lee – Drums

Evan Ritchie – manjira

• "Angeldust":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, esraj emulator synth

Nick Blagona – shakers, hand drum

• "Black Snake Blues":

Jeff Martin – vocals, Ellis 7-string resonator guitar, bass guitar, banjo

Michael Lee – Drums

New Beginning Choral Ensemble

Rodney Appleby – choir vocal arrangement & conducting

• "Stay Inside of Me":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, emulator synth

Jenny Laws – Vocals

• "The Kingdom":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, Hammond B3, emulator synth

Ritesh Das – tabla, manjira

Michael Lee – Drums

Marc Oulette – string arrangement & composition

New Beginning Choral Ensemble

Rodney Appleby – choral vocal arrangement & conducting

Nick Blagona – tambourine

• "Good Time Song":

Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, Ellis 7 string resonator guitar

Ritesh Das – table (yes, "table")

Larsen Liebig – double bass

Terry Scott – spoons

Charts

Chart performance for Exile and the Kingdom

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	44