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

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |date=2 October 2008 |title=Ron Sexsmith - Exit Strategy for the Soul |work=Faster Louder |url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/15126/Ron-Sexsmith-Exit-Strategy-for-the-Soul.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524033523/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/15126/Ron-Sexsmith-Exit-Strategy-for-the-Soul.htm |archive-date=24 May 2011}}

| 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.

  1. "Spiritude" (instrumental) – 1:32
  2. "This Is How I Know" – 3:52
  3. "One Last Round" – 3:13
  4. "Ghost of a Chance" – 3:40
  5. "Thoughts and Prayers" – 2:55
  6. "Brandy Alexander" (Ronald Eldon Sexsmith and Feist) – 3:29
  7. "Traveling Alone" – 3:47
  8. "Poor Helpless Dreams" – 3:53
  9. "Hard Time" – 3:13
  10. "The Impossible World" – 2:52
  11. "Chased by Love" – 3:40
  12. "Brighter Still" – 3:01
  13. "Music to My Ears" – 3:43
  14. "Dawn Anna" (instrumental) – 2:15

Japanese bonus tracks

  1. "Here Comes My Baby"
  2. "Rain on the Roof"
  3. "Too Good to Be True"
  4. "Comrades Fill No Glass for Me"
  5. "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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