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Album · 1981

Pirates

by Rickie Lee Jones

Released
July 1981
Label
Warner Bros. Records
Catalogue no.
WB 56816
Tracklist
8 tracks
Length
39:07
Country
FR

“Pirates” is an album by Rickie Lee Jones, released in 1981 on Warner Bros. Records. The original release has 8 tracks with a running time of 39:07. The line-up features Chuck Rainey (bass guitar), Lenny Castro (percussion), Rickie Lee Jones (keyboard, vocals), Victor Feldman (percussion) and Buzz Feiten (guitar).

Who played on Pirates

  • Chuck Rainey bass guitar all tracks
  • Lenny Castro percussion all tracks
  • Rickie Lee Jones keyboard, vocals, instrument arranger, background vocals, synthesizer all tracks
  • Victor Feldman percussion all tracks
  • Buzz Feiten guitar on 7 tracks
  • Dean Parks guitar on 7 tracks
  • Steve Lukather guitar on 7 tracks
  • Clarence McDonald keyboard on 6 tracks
  • Neil Larsen keyboard on 6 tracks
  • Russell Ferrante keyboard on 6 tracks
  • Art Rodriguez drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
  • Sal Bernardi vocals, harmonica on 3 tracks
  • Steve Gadd drums (drum set), other instruments on 3 tracks
  • David Sanborn alto saxophone on 2 tracks
  • Randy Brecker flugelhorn, trumpet on 2 tracks
  • Randy Kerber keyboard on 2 tracks
  • Tom Scott tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone on 2 tracks
  • Arno Lucas background vocals on 1 track
  • David Kalish guitar on 1 track
  • Donald Fagen synthesizer on 1 track
  • Jerry Hey flugelhorn, trumpet on 1 track
  • Joe Turano background vocals on 1 track
  • Leslie Smith background vocals on 1 track
  • Michael Boddicker synthesizer on 1 track
  • Rob Mounsey synthesizer on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. A1 We Belong Together — Rickie Lee Jones 5:06
  2. A2 Living It Up — Rickie Lee Jones 6:26
  3. A3 Skeletons — Rickie Lee Jones 3:41
  4. A4 Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking 5:18
  5. B1 Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue) — Rickie Lee Jones 3:56
  6. B2 A Lucky Guy — Rickie Lee Jones 4:20
  7. B3 Traces of the Western Slopes 8:01
  8. B4 The Returns — Rickie Lee Jones 2:20

Production

  • Elliot Scheiner engineer
  • Ken Deane engineer
  • Lee Herschberg mastering, engineer, mix
  • Lenny Waronker producer
  • Loyd Clifft engineer
  • Margaret Gwynne engineer
  • Mark Linett engineer
  • Russ Titelman producer
  • Steven Ettinger engineer
  • Stuart Gitlin engineer
  • Ralph Burns orchestrator
  • Nick de Caro orchestrator

More albums by Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones 1979 · Warner Bros. Records The Magazine 1984 · Warner Bros. Records Flying Cowboys 1989 · Geffen Pop Pop 1991 · Geffen Traffic From Paradise 1993 · Geffen Ghostyhead 1997 · Reprise Records It's Like This 2000 · Artemis Records Live at the Roxy 2002 · Great Big Island The Evening of My Best Day 2003 · V2 Records The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard 2007 · New West Records Balm in Gilead 2009 · Fantasy The Devil You Know 2012 · Concord Music Group

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Pirates?

The line-up of Pirates includes Chuck Rainey (bass guitar), Lenny Castro (percussion), Rickie Lee Jones (keyboard, vocals), Victor Feldman (percussion), Buzz Feiten (guitar), Dean Parks (guitar), Steve Lukather (guitar) and Clarence McDonald (keyboard).

Which label released Pirates?

Pirates was released in 1981 on Warner Bros. Records (WB 56816).

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