Wrong-Eyed Jesus (The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted)

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The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted "Wrong-Eyed Jesus"
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1997
RecordedMay 1996
GenreAmericana
Length61:34
LabelWEA
ProducerPaul Rabjohns
Jim White chronology
The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted "Wrong-Eyed Jesus"
(1997)
No Such Place
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted "Wrong-Eyed Jesus" is an album by Jim White, released in 1997.[2][3][4]

The album was the inspiration for the 2003 documentary film, Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus.[5][6]

Track list[edit]

  1. "Book of Angels" – 4:55
  2. "Burn the River Dry" – 5:00
  3. "Still Waters" – 6:36
  4. "When Jesus Gets a Brand New Name " – 5:17
  5. "Sleepy-Town" – 5:38
  6. "A Perfect Day to Chase Tornados" – 6:07
  7. "Wordmule" – 4:28
  8. "Stabbed in the Heart" – 4:26
  9. "Angel-Land" – 5:26
  10. "Heaven of My Heart" – 4:35
  11. "The Road That Leads to Heaven" – 9:05

Personnel[edit]

  • Julia Albert – vocals, background vocals
  • Eddie Baytos – accordion
  • Ralph Carney – clarinet, harmonica, musical saw, saxophone, slide clarinet, trombone
  • Pam Corkey – background vocals
  • Bill Elm – guitar, pedal steel
  • Danny Frankel – drums, percussion
  • Joe Henry – guitar, background vocals
  • James Kreig – background vocals
  • David Piltch – bass
  • Paul Rabjohns – guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Martin Tillman – cello
  • Victoria Williams – vocals
  • Jim White – vocals, banjo, guitar, keyboards, percussion slide guitar

In popular culture[edit]

  • The song "Still Waters" was prominently featured in an episode of British surrealist comedy program Blue Jam.
  • "Wordmule" was notably featured in "Blood Money", the 55th episode of Breaking Bad.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Review The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted "Wrong-Eyed Jesus" - Jim White". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. ^ "The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted Wrong-Eyed Jesus!". Washington City Paper.
  3. ^ "Jim White - White noise". No Depression. March 1, 2008.
  4. ^ "A lyrical Southern portrait". Los Angeles Times. July 29, 2005.
  5. ^ Felperin, Leslie (December 17, 2003). "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ^ Schager, Nick. "Review: Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus".