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。

 Official Website

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