Jacksonville City Nights

Infobox Album
Name = Jacksonville City Nights
Type = Album
Artist = Ryan Adams and the Cardinals


Released = September 26, 2005 September 27, 2005 (US)
Recorded = New York City, NY. Nashville, TN.
Genre = Alternative country
Country
Length = 46:16
Label = Lost Highway Records
Producer = Tom Schick
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3262mpb09ffo link]
*"Rolling Stone"rating|3.5|5
*"Paste Magazine" rating|3.5|5
*"Cokemachineglow" rating|7.5|10
*"Pitchfork" rating|7.7|10
*"Uncut" rating|4|5
*"Spin" rating|8|10
*"The Music Box" rating|3.5|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/ra-jack.html link]
*"PopMatters" rating|6|10 [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/adamsryan-jacksonville.shtml link]
*Pitchfork Media rating|7.7|10 [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14807/Ryan_Adams_and_the_Cardinals_Jacksonville_City_Nights link]
* "Static And Feedback" [http://www.staticandfeedback.com/Music/0201ryan.html link]
Last album = "Cold Roses"
(2005)
This album = "Jacksonville City Nights"
(2005)
Next album = "29"
(2005)

"Jacksonville City Nights" is Ryan Adams' seventh official album. Like its predecessor "Cold Roses", it is attributed to Ryan Adams and the Cardinals. The album is the second in a trilogy of albums released in a seven-month timespan. The album was released on September 27, 2005 in the United States and September 26, 2005 in the rest of the world, and has sold 100,000 copies in the United States and 158,000 worldwide (according to Q Magazine, September 2007, Page 63). [Cite web | url = http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2007-06-03T210713Z_01_N03416171_RTRIDST_0_ENTERTAINMENT-ADAMS-COL.XML&archived=False | title = Busy and bored, Adams tames "Tiger" | first = Katie | last = Hasty | date = 2007-06-03 | accessdate = 2007-06-04 | publisher = Reuters/ Billboard | quote = The first of the trio, "Cold Roses," has sold 159,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Jacksonville City Nights" has moved 100,000, and "29" has shifted 81,000. ] The album was recorded live in the studio, without overdubs. The title is most likely a reference to Adams' hometown of Jacksonville, North Carolina which has been referenced throughout his career, both solo and while involved in bands. The Cardinals also share the name of the mascot of Jacksonville High School, which Adams attended.

Several limited American releases contained a DVD entitled "September" (which was originally intended to be the title of the album), which featured a 20 minute documentary about the band on the road and in the studio. Bonus tracks were issued to the many non-US countries. In the United Kingdom, the album was released with "Jeane" and "Always on My Mind," the song first recorded by Brenda Lee, made famous by Elvis Presley and then covered again by Willie Nelson. The rest of Europe got "Always On My Mind" and Japan got "Jeane," "Always On My Mind" and "What Sin Replaces Love." The vinyl version of this record included "A Kiss Before I Go," "Jeane," "Always on My Mind" and "I Still Miss Someone," a Johnny Cash cover.

Bass player Catherine Popper is featured in the photograph on the album cover.

Chart positions

Musicians

The Cardinals

*Ryan Adams: Vocal, acoustic guitar & piano.
*J.P. Bowersock: electric guitars.
*Catherine Popper: bass, piano and background vocals.
*Brad Pemberton: drums.
*Jon Graboff: pedal steel.

Other musicians

*Claudia Chopek: Violin.
*David Gold: Violin & Viola.
*Bob Hoffnar: Pedal steel.
*Byron Isaacs: Background vocals.
*Norah Jones: Piano & vocals.
*Julia Kent: Cello.
*Joe McGinty: Piano.
*Michael Panes: Violin.
*Johnny T: Drums.
*Glenn Patscha: Piano & background vocals.

The Nashville String Machine

The Nashville String Machine perform on the song "My Heart Is Broken" and are:
*Bergen White: Arranger and conductor.
*Violins: Carl Gorodetsky, Pamela Sixfin, Conni Ellisor, Allan Umstead, David Angell, Cathy Umstead & Mary Kathryn Vanosdale.
*Violas: Kris Wilkinson, Gary Vanosdale & Jim Grosjean.
*Cellos: Carole Rabinowitz & Bob Mason.

Track listing

# "A Kiss Before I Go" – 2:05
# "The End" (Adams & Panes) – 3:44
# "Hard Way To Fall" – 4:06
# "Dear John" (Adams & Jones) – 4:36
# "The Hardest Part" – 2:52
# "Games" – 2:11
# "Silver Bullets" – 2:56
# "Peaceful Valley" – 3:42
# "September" – 2:30
# "My Heart Is Broken" (Adams & Cary) – 2:14
# "Trains" (Adams & Panes) – 4:08
# "Pa" – 3:52
# "Withering Heights" – 2:53
# "Don't Fail Me Now" – 4:27

Bonus tracks

# "What Sin Replaces Love" (Demonstration recording)
# "What Sin Replaces Love" (Acoustic version)
# "Jeane" – 2:33
# "Always On My Mind" – 4:41
# "I Still Miss Someone" (Johnny Cash)– 2:58

All lyrics written by Ryan Adams. All Music written by Adams, Bowersock, Pemerton, Popper & Graboff (except where indicated).

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