:Come to Where I'm From

{{Infobox album

| name = Come to Where I'm From

| type = Album

| artist = Joseph Arthur

| cover = Come to Where I'm From.jpg

| alt =

| released = April 11, 2000

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = {{flatlist|

| genre = Alternative rock

| length = 56:04

| label = Real World/Virgin

| producer = {{flatlist|

| prev_title = Vacancy (EP)

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Junkyard Hearts EPs

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Come to Where I'm From

| type = studio

| single1 = Chemical

| single1date = June 26, 2000

| single2 = In the Sun

| single2date = April 23, 2001

| single3 = Exhausted

| single3date = 2001 (promo only)

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 83/100{{cite web |title=Come to Where I'm From by Joseph Arthur |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/come-to-where-im-from/joseph-arthur |accessdate=February 1, 2020}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Evan |last=Cater |title=Come to Where I'm From - Joseph Arthur |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000059275|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate=February 1, 2020}}

| rev2 = Pitchfork

| rev2score = 7.4/10{{cite web |first=Spencer |last=Owen |title=Joseph Arthur: Come to Where I'm From Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/302-come-to-where-im-from/ |date=April 11, 2000 |accessdate=February 1, 2020}}

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Come to Where I'm From is the second studio album by Joseph Arthur, released by Real World Records on April 11, 2000. The album was co-produced by T Bone Burnett, and features the singles "Chemical" and "In the Sun". Arthur said, "I wanted to get the songs down in a way that was true to them and true to myself. I really wanted them to have humanity in them. I wanted an element of a gamble in it. I think too much music sounds too contained. I wanted it to sound like it could go out of control at any minute. I didn't want it produced to death."[http://lonelyastronauts.com/song/cometowhereimfrom.html LonelyAstronauts.com – Discography – Come to Where I'm From]

Real World Records reissued the album in July 2012, as a part of their Real World Gold series.{{cite web |title=Real World Records is re-releasing some of Joseph's music |url=http://www.josepharthur.com/2012/?p=1079 |date=6 July 2012 |accessdate=6 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728161333/http://www.josepharthur.com/2012/?p=1079 |archive-date=28 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Track listing

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| headline =

| all_writing = Joseph Arthur

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| title1 = In the Sun

| length1 = 5:36

| title2 = Ashes Everywhere

| length2 = 4:51

| title3 = Chemical

| length3 = 4:11

| title4 = History

| length4 = 5:40

| title5 = Invisible Hands

| length5 = 5:14

| title6 = Cockroach

| length6 = 3:02

| title7 = Exhausted

| length7 = 4:46

| title8 = Eyes on My Back

| length8 = 4:03

| title9 = Tattoo

| length9 = 4:10

| title10 = The Real You

| length10 = 5:27

| title11 = Creation or a Stain

| length11 = 4:34

| title12 = Speed of Light

| length12 = 4:30

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| headline = Japanese CD bonus track

| title13 = Ask the Dust

| length13 = 6:50

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''Rusty Water''

On March 11, 1999, a promo CD titled Rusty Water was released via Virgin Records. The CD featured 13 tracks, most of which would later be re-recorded, edited, and remixed to become Come to Where I'm From. As this was not the official finalized release, few promos were made.

  1. "Crawlin' on Bones" (a.k.a. "Cockroach") – 3:04
  2. "In the Sun" (Early Version) – 5:24
  3. "Exhausted" (Early Version) – 4:03
  4. "History" – 5:37
  5. "Chemical" – 4:06
  6. "Cocaine Blind" – 3:17
  7. "Freeze You Out" – 4:30
  8. "Tattoo" – 4:07
  9. "Eyes on My Back" – 4:12
  10. "In the Distance" – 3:24
  11. "California" – 4:14
  12. "Otherside" – 3:16
  13. "Invisible Hands" – 5:26

Note

  • The songs "Cocaine Blind" and "Otherside" (later renamed "The Other Side") appeared as B-sides to the "In the Sun" single. "California", "Freeze You Out", and "In the Distance" have not been released or re-recorded since this promo was issued.

Personnel

=Musicians=

  • Joseph Arthur (as "Benzo") – guitar and vocals on all tracks.
  • Carla Azar (as "Darkstar") – drums on tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12; background vocals on track 6; shaker on track 8.
  • T Bone Burnett (as "Yodaclaus") – piano on track 6.
  • Markus Dravs (as "Luvclaw") – programming on tracks 4 and 7.
  • Eugene Kelly (as "Eugene") – "Fuzzheart" on track 11.
  • Ben Findlay (as "Spiralchugger") – additional acoustic guitar on track 4.
  • Nadia Lanman (as "Queenchina") – cello on track 1.
  • Jim Keltner (as "Nighttime") – drums on track 5.
  • Stella Katsoudas (as "Siren") – background vocals on track 1.
  • Rick Will (as "Lovehammer") – "explosions" on track 5; synthesizer on tracks 7 and 9; "kooky shit" on track 11.According to the booklet's liner notes.

=Production and design=

  • Produced by T Bone Burnett, Joseph Arthur and Rick Will.
  • Mixed by Rick Will, except:
  • Tracks 1, 5 and 12 mixed by Tchad Blake.
  • Engineered by Rick Will.
  • Additional engineering by Ben Findlay.
  • Assistant engineering by Nick Raskulinecz and Kevin Dean Marek.
  • Recorded at Sound City, Sunset Sound and Real World Studios.
  • Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at A&M Mastering.
  • Album cover drawings and paintings by Joseph Arthur.
  • Booklet photography by Anton Corbijn.
  • Art direction and design by Zachary James Larner with Joseph Arthur at Bombshelter NYC.

References

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