Exit Strategy of the Soul
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{{Infobox album
| name = Exit Strategy of the Soul
| type = studio
| artist = Ron Sexsmith
| cover = Ron Sexsmith - Exit Strategy of the Soul.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2008|04|08}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 45:05
| label = Kensaltown
| producer = Martin Terefe
| prev_title = Time Being
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Long Player Late Bloomer
| next_year = 2011
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 70/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/exit-strategy-of-the-soul/ron-sexsmith |title=Exit Strategy of the Soul by Ron Sexsmith Reviews and Tracks |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=29 March 2023}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1385940|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
| rev2 = American Songwriter
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://americansongwriter.com/ron-sexsmith-exit-strategy-of-the-soul/ |title=Ron Sexsmith > Exit Strategy of the Soul |website=American Songwriter |last=Boddington |first=Nicole |date=1 September 2008 |access-date=29 March 2023}}
| rev3 = The A.V. Club
| rev3score = B+{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/ron-sexsmith-exit-strategy-of-the-soul-1798204508 |title=Ron Sexsmith: Exit Strategy Of The Soul |website=The A.V. Club |last=Phipps |first=Keith |date=8 July 2008 |access-date=29 March 2023}}
| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev4score = C+{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/07/04/exit-strategy-soul/ |title=Exit Strategy of the Soul |website=Entertainment Weekly |last=Collis |first=Clark |date=4 July 2008 |access-date=29 March 2023}}
| rev5 = FasterLouder
| rev6 = The Guardian
| rev6score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jul/18/folk1 |title=Ron Sexsmith, Exit Strategy of the Soul |work=The Guardian |last=Rogers |first=Jude |date=18 July 2008 |access-date=29 March 2023}}
| rev7 = Now
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5|full=Red N.png|empty=Blank N.PNG|rating=N}}{{cite news |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/ron-sexsmith-7/ |title=Ron Sexsmith |newspaper=Now |date=19 June 2008 |access-date=29 March 2023}}
| rev8 = PopMatters
| rev8score = 5/10{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/ron-sexsmith-exit-strategy-of-the-soul-2496124733.html |title=Ron Sexsmith: Exit Strategy of the Soul |website=PopMatters |last=Tricker |first=Spencer |date=2 September 2008 |access-date=29 March 2023}}
| rev9 = Record Collector
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/exit-strategy-of-the-soul |title=Exit Strategy of the Soul |website=Record Collector |last=Harvey |first=David |date=25 July 2008 |access-date=29 March 2023}}
| rev10 = World of Music
| rev10score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite journal|title=musik angehört|journal=WOM magazin|issue=8 September|pages=24|publisher=World of Music|language=de}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Exit Strategy of the Soul is the eleventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith, released on 8 April 2008, through Kensaltown.
Track listing
All songs by Ronald Eldon Sexsmith except when specified.
- "Spiritude" (instrumental) – 1:32
- "This Is How I Know" – 3:52
- "One Last Round" – 3:13
- "Ghost of a Chance" – 3:40
- "Thoughts and Prayers" – 2:55
- "Brandy Alexander" (Ronald Eldon Sexsmith and Feist) – 3:29
- "Traveling Alone" – 3:47
- "Poor Helpless Dreams" – 3:53
- "Hard Time" – 3:13
- "The Impossible World" – 2:52
- "Chased by Love" – 3:40
- "Brighter Still" – 3:01
- "Music to My Ears" – 3:43
- "Dawn Anna" (instrumental) – 2:15
Japanese bonus tracks
- "Here Comes My Baby"
- "Rain on the Roof"
- "Too Good to Be True"
- "Comrades Fill No Glass for Me"
- "Seems to Me" (also an iTunes bonus track)
Personnel
- Ron Sexsmith – vocals, guitar, piano
- Neil Primrose – drums
- Sven Lindvall – bass (except tracks 1,2,12 and 14)
- Martin Terefe – electric guitar, bass (tracks 1 and 2), piano (track 12)
- Claes Björklund – keyboards, omnichord, piano (tracks 6 and 9)
- Emilio Del Monte Sr. – timbales and other percussion
- Emilio Del Monte Jr. – congas and other percussion
- Joaquin Betancourt – horns arrangement
- Alexander Abreu – trumpet
- Amaury Perez – trombone
- Jose Luis "Chewy" Hernandez – saxophone
- David Davidson – strings arrangement on "Dawn Anna", violin
- David Angell – violin
- Kris Wilkinson – viola
- John Catchings – cello
- Alexis Puentes – upright bass (track 12), nylon string guitar (track 11)
- Jamie Scott – cuatro (tracks 6,8 and 11), additional electric guitar (tracks 9 and 10)
- Kevin Hearn – piano (track 10), wurlitzer (track 2)
- A Girl Called Eddy – backing vocals (track 6)
- Colleen Hixenbaugh – backing vocals (track 7)
- Recorded by Dyre Gormsen
- Mixed by George Tandero, Martin Terefe and Thomas Juth
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614121653/http://www.ronsexsmith.com/music/discography/ Discography at Ron Sexsmith Official Homepage]
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