Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates (1981)

Artist:  Rickie Lee Jones
Title:  Pirates
Release:  1981
Format:  LP
Label:  Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#  WB 56816

“Pirates” is the second album by Chicago-born singer, songwriter, and musician Rickie Lee Jones, released in July 1981, two years after her eponymous debut Rickie Lee Jones. The album is partially an account of her break-up with fellow musician Tom Waits after the success of her debut album.
From the opening track, “We Belong Together,” Jones served notice that she was willing to challenge herself and experiment with more unusual, complex song structures. Her unique phrasing and style reflect her interest in beat poets and the bohemian lifestyle, and on this album she relies on more obscure imagery than the direct, detailed observations on comrades used on her first album. There are a wide range of musical influences represented (rock, jazz, soul), but the acoustic arrangements are more piano-based than most of her other albums. While there is an undercurrent of reflection on failed romances, Jones also reveals her playful side with songs like “Woody and Dutch.” The musical and lyrical variety on the album is best represented in the album’s centerpiece, “Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue),” where she moves through mood and tempo changes with ease. Although the songs may not immediately grab the listener, the lyrical and musical complexities ultimately make this album more rewarding with every listen.


Side one
1.  We Belong Together  (4:59)
2.  Living In Up  (6:23)
3.  Skeletons  (3:37)
4.  Woody And Dutch On The Slow Train To Peking  (5:15)

Side two
1.  Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)  (3:50)
2.  A Lucky Guy  (4:14)
3.  Traces Of The Western Slopes  (8:00)
4.  The Returns  (2:20)

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