The Evening of My Best Day

The Evening of My Best Day is an album by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, released in 2003.

Track listing
All tracks composed and arranged by Rickie Lee Jones; except "Sailor Song" co-written by David Kalish
 * 1) "Ugly Man" – 4:20
 * 2) "Second Chance" – 4:53
 * 3) "Bitchenostrophy" – 4:38
 * 4) "Little Mysteries" – 5:01
 * 5) "Lap Dog" – 3:58
 * 6) "Tell Somebody (Repeal the Patriot Act)" – 4:04
 * 7) "Sailor Song" – 5:00
 * 8) "A Tree on Allenford" – 5:13
 * 9) "It Takes You There" – 5:17
 * 10) "Mink Coat at the Bus Stop" – 4:50
 * 11) "The Evening of My Best Day" – 4:15
 * 12) "A Face in the Crowd" – 3:43

Personnel

 * Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, and sitar (on track 4), percussion (4–6, 8), bowed dulcimer (5)
 * Neil Larsen – piano (1, 6), organ (2, 6), electric piano (3), keyboards (4)
 * Bill Frisell – electric guitar (1, 3)
 * Tony Scherr – double bass (1, 3)
 * Kenny Wollesen – drums, percussion (1, 3)
 * David Kalish – guitars (2, 4, 6, 10), dobro (5, 6, 8, 9)
 * Mike Elizondo – bass (2, 5, 12)
 * James Gadson – drums (2, 5, 6, 10)
 * Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 9)
 * Sal Bernardi – harmonica (4, 8), electric guitar (11)
 * DJ Bonebrake – vibraphone (4)
 * René Camacho – bass (4, 7, 8, 10)
 * Cougar Estrada – drums (4, 7)
 * David Hidalgo – acoustic guitar (7)
 * John Doan – harp guitar (7)
 * Craig Eastman – mandolin and violin (7)
 * Nels Cline – electric guitar and slide guitar (9)
 * Martin Tillman – cello (9, 11)
 * Mike Watt – bass (9)
 * Pete Thomas – drums (9)
 * Greg Phillinganes – piano (10), organ (10, 11)
 * Christopher Joyner – Wurlitzer electric piano (10)
 * Rob Wasserman – bass (10)
 * Philip Cordaro – acoustic guitar (11)
 * Mario Calire – drums (12)
 * Additional vocals
 * Eric Benét (1, 2), Grant Lee Phillips (3, 8, 9), Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals (4), Syd Straw (5, 9), James Gadson and Greg Phillinganes (6), Sal Bernardi and Cindy Wasserman (8)
 * Horns
 * Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (1, 2, 4), flute (2, 3)
 * Jeff Dellisanti – saxophone (2, 4, 9), bass clarinet (8)
 * Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 2, 4)
 * Jerry Hey – trumpet and flugelhorn (1)
 * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1)
 * Phil Feather – English horn (8)

Horn arrangements by Rickie Lee Jones, transcribed by Jerry Hey and Dan Higgins; orchestration for "A Tree on Allenford" by Blair Aaronson
 * Technical
 * Jason Wormer, Mark Johnson – engineer
 * Joe Chiccarelli, Mark Howard, Mark Johnson – mixing