The White Elephant Sessions

Infobox Album
Name = The White Elephant Sessions
Type = compilation
Longtype = of rarities

Artist = Jars of Clay


Released = November 1999
Recorded =
Genre = Christian
Folk
Rock
Length = 43:36
Label = Essential Records
Producer = Jars Of Clay
Stephen Lipson (on "Fly Farther")
Reviews =
*Jesus Freak Hideout Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/WhiteElephant.asp link]
Last album = "Front Yard Luge"
(1999)
This album = "The White Elephant Sessions"
(1999)
Next album = "Jar of Gems"
(2001)

"The White Elephant Sessions" is a rarities and demo version album by American Christian band Jars of Clay, released in conjunction with the band's third studio album "If I Left the Zoo". Several of the tracks come straight from the demo recording sessions for "If I Left The Zoo", entitled the "Tweed Horse Sessions".

The title and cover

The title is a play on the fact that a white elephant is a rarity, and the cover of "If I Left the Zoo" had a grey elephant on it.

This album depicts a similar cover, except that the background is primarily red where "If I Left the Zoo's" background is predominantly blue and the elephant on the cover of this album is white and not grey (and the elephant is facing the other direction).

Track listing

Note: All songs are written by Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason and Charlie Lowell, unless noted otherwise
#"Unforgetful You" (Remix) - 3:27 Studio version appears on "If I Left the Zoo"]
#"Crazy Times" (Demo) - 3:37 Studio version appears on "Much Afraid"] (Dan Haseltine, Stephen Mason, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells)
#"Goodbye, Goodnight" (Demo) - 2:36
#"River Constantine" (Partial Demo) - 2:01
#"Grace" (Hudson & Wells Demo) - 3:51 (Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason, Charlie Lowell, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells)
#"Headstrong" (IA Demo) - 4:04 Studio version appears on "Roaring Lambs"]
#"Coffee Song" (from Seatbelt Tuba) - 3:02 Also appears on "Seatbelt Tuba" version of "Much Afraid"]
#"Can't Erase It" (Tweed Horse Sessions Demo) - 3:11
#"Kaylos" - 0:42
#"The New Math" (Tweed Horse Sessions Demo) - 3:20
#"Fly Farther" (duet with Allison Krauss) - 5:31
#"Collide" (Tweed Horse Sessions Demo) - 4:15
#"Frail" ("Frail" Demo Album Version) - 4:04

References