The Evening of My Best Day

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

The Evening of My Best Day
Studio album by Rickie Lee Jones
Released	October 7, 2003
Recorded	The Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Genre	Singer-songwriter, folk pop
Length	55:18
Label	V2
Producer	Rickie Lee Jones, David Kalish; Steve Berlin (tracks 3, 4, 7), Jason Wormer (6)
Rickie Lee Jones chronology
Live at Red Rocks (2001) The Evening of My Best Day (2003) Rickie Lee Jones: Duchess of Coolsville (2005)

Professional ratings

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

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

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Billboard 200	189