Exile and the Kingdom (album)
# Exile and the Kingdom (album)

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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 Jeff Martin, Michael Lee and Ritesh Das

* "World is Calling" – 5:24
* "Butterfly" – 3:31
* "Where Do We Go from Here" – 3:37
* "Daystar" – 3:59
* "Lament" – 4:34
* "Angeldust" – 4:51
* "Black Snake Blues" – 3:32
* "Stay inside of Me" – 3:40
* "The Kingdom" – 6:22
* "Good Time Song" – 3:18

## Personnel

### 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 Ensenble
    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

## Charts

Chart performance for Exile and the Kingdom :

| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 44 |
