Exile and the Kingdom (album)

Exile and the Kingdom (2006) is the debut solo album from Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin. The title is derived from the 1957 book of the same name by Albert Camus.

Track listing
All songs are written by Jeff Martin, except track 1 by Martin, Michael Lee and Ritesh Das.


 * 1) "World Is Calling" – 5:24
 * 2) "Butterfly" – 3:31
 * 3) "Where Do We Go from Here" – 3:37
 * 4) "Daystar" – 3:59
 * 5) "Lament" – 4:34
 * 6) "Angeldust" – 4:51
 * 7) "Black Snake Blues" – 3:32
 * 8) "Stay Inside of Me" – 3:40
 * 9) "The Kingdom" – 6:22
 * 10) "Good Time Song" – 3:18

Recording personnel

 * Produced by Jeff Martin
 * Executive Producer Michael Lee Jackson
 * Associate Executive producers: Dr. Michael Virro, Perry Tapanainen
 * Recorded & engineered by Nick Blagona
 * Assistant engineers: Evan Ritchie, Barry Nolan
 * Mixed by: Nick Blagona & Jeff Martin
 * Assistant mix engineer: Luke Fountain
 * All songs recorded at Caroline Studios, Durrus, County Cork, Ireland
 * All songs mixed at Metalworks Recording Studio, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
 * Mastered by Nick Blagona at Metalworks Recording Studios
 * Published by JMartin Music (SOCAN)

Musicians

 * "World Is Calling":
 * Jeff Martin – vocals, electric guitars, bass guitar, emulator synthesizer, dumbek
 * Ritesh Das – tabla, chant.
 * Michael Lee – drums.
 * Marc Oulette – String arrangement & composition


 * "Butterfly":
 * Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, Fender Telecaster B-bender, Hammond B3
 * Ritesh Das – udu
 * Michael Lee – drums


 * "Daystar":
 * Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, sitar, sarod, tanpura, hurdy-gurdy, piano
 * Ritesh Das – tabla, dholak, dunun, udu
 * Michael Lee – Drums


 * "Lament":
 * Jeff Martin – vocals, Ellis 7 string resonator guitar, electric guitars, bass guitar, E-bow, emulator synth
 * Ritesh Das – tabla, dunun
 * Michael Lee – Drums
 * Evan Ritchie – manjira


 * "Angeldust":
 * Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, esraj emulator synth
 * Nick Blagona – shakers, hand drum


 * "Black Snake Blues":
 * Jeff Martin – vocals, Ellis 7-string resonator guitar, bass guitar, banjo
 * Michael Lee – Drums
 * New Beginning Choral Ensemble
 * Rodney Appleby – choir vocal arrangement & conducting


 * "Stay Inside of Me":
 * Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, emulator synth
 * Jenny Laws – Vocals


 * "The Kingdom":
 * Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, Hammond B3, emulator synth
 * Ritesh Das – tabla, manjira
 * Michael Lee – Drums
 * Marc Oulette – string arrangement & composition
 * New Beginning Choral Ensemble
 * Rodney Appleby – choral vocal arrangement & conducting
 * Nick Blagona – tambourine


 * "Good Time Song":
 * Jeff Martin – vocals, acoustic guitars, Ellis 7 string resonator guitar
 * Ritesh Das – table (yes, "table")
 * Larsen Liebig – double bass
 * Terry Scott – spoons