1979年にデビューした個性派シンガーソングライラーで舌ったらずな歌い方と声が魅力的。
本作はPop Popとのタイトルで可愛らしいイラストですが、この見かけに騙されてはいけない。
全編ジャズを中心としたカバーでミュージカルのナンバーから、映画の主題歌、ジミヘンまで収録し簡素なアレンジながら味のあるアルバム。
今でもドキドキする歌声です。
ロベン・フォードが弾くクラシック・ギターがリッキー・リー・ジョーンズの歌を絶妙にサポートしています。
1. My One And Only Love
vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
classical guitar : Robben Ford
bandoneon : Dino Saluzzi
bass : Charlie Haden
2. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
classical guitar : Robben Ford
bass : Charlie Haden
3. Hi-Lili Hi-Lo
vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
classical guitar : Robben Ford
bass : Charlie Haden
bandoneon : Dino Saluzzi
4. Up From The Skies
vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
acoustic guitar : Robben Ford
classical guitar : Michael O'Neill
bass : John Leftwich
5. Second Time Around
vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
classical guitar : Robben Ford
bass : John Leftwich
violin : Steven Kindler
6. Dat Dere
vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
backing vocals : David Was
classical guitar : Robben Ford
bass : John Leftwich
sax : Joe Henderson
snare, bongos : Walfredo Reyes
Produced by
David Was and Ricky Lee Jones
1991 The David Geffen Company
7. I'll Be Seeing You
vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
acoustic guitar : Robben Ford
bass : John Leftwich
clarinet : Bob Sheppard
8. Bye Bye Blackbird
vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
bass : John Leftwich
percussion : Walfredo Reyes
sax : Joe Henderson
9. The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
classical guitar : Robben Ford
bandoneon : Dino Saluzzi
bass : Charlie Haden
10. I Won't Grow Up
vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
classical guitar : Robben Ford
backing vocals : Donny Gerrard, Terry Bradford
bass : Charlie Haden
11. Love Junkyard
vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
backing vocals : April Gay, Arnold McCuller
bass : John Leftwich
bongos, shaker : Walfredo Reyes*
classical guitar : Michael O'Neill, Robben Ford
percussion : David Was
tenor sax : Bob Sheppard
vibraphone : Charlie Shoemake
12. Comin' Back To Me
acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar , vocals : Rickie Lee Jones
bass : John Leftwich , Hurdy Gurdy
Glass Harmonica – Michael Greiner
My One And Only Love
I Won't Grow Up
Love Junkyard