Regions of Light and Sound of God

Regions of Light and Sound of God
Regions of Light and Sound of God
Studio album by Jim James
Released	5 February 2013
Genre	Indie rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock
Length	38:24
Label	ATO
Producer	Jim James
Jim James chronology
Singles from Regions of Light and Sound of God
	"Know Til Now"; Released: 13 November 2012;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Consequence of Sound	^[3]
The Independent	^[4]
The Observer	^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
Slant Magazine	^[7]
Pitchfork	7.8/10^[8]
Paste Magazine	8.3/10^[9]
The A.V. Club	C+^[10]

Regions of Light and Sound of God is the debut solo album by My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, first released on February 5, 2013.

Title

The name of the album comes from Lynd Ward's 1929 wordless novel Gods' Man, which was given to James while he was considering recording a solo album.^[4]

Reception

Regions of Light and Sound of God debuted at No. 34 on the Billboard 200,^[11] and No. 10 on the Top Rock Albums,^[12] selling 17,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold 56,000 copies in the United States as of November 2016.^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"State of the Art (A.E.I.O.U.)"	5:17
2.	"Know Til Now"	6:26
3.	"Dear One"	3:10
4.	"A New Life"	4:28
5.	"Exploding"	2:00
6.	"Of the Mother Again"	3:53
7.	"Actress"	4:38
8.	"All Is Forgiven"	4:56
9.	"God's Love to Deliver"	3:36

Personnel

Jim James - Composer, Producer, Engineering, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Various Instruments
Jenice Heo - Art Direction
Gary Burden - Art Direction
Carl Broemel - Cover Photo
David Givan - Drums on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9
Emily Hagihara - Percussion
Rick Kwan - Mixing
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Tucker Martine - Engineer
Adriana Molello - Strings
Scott Moore - Strings
Kevin Ratterman - Mixing assistant
Ben Sollee - Strings
Knaht Voy Yilom - Photography
"Of the Mother Again" contains a sample of "Fat Dog" by Dr. Dog

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[11]	34
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[14]	8
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[15]	7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[12]	10
US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)^[16]	1
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)^[17]	1

References

^ "Regions of Light and Sound of God". Metacritic. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ Jurek, Thom. "Regions of Light and Sound of God". Allmusic. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ Bray, Ryan (February 5, 2013). "Album Review: Jim James – Regions of Light and Sound of God". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Gill, Andy (February 1, 2013). "Album review: Jim James, Regions of Light and Sound of God". The Independent. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ Empire, Kitty (February 3, 2013). "Jim James: Regions of Light and Sound of God – review". The Observer (The Guardian). Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ David Fricke (February 5, 2013). "Jim James, Regions of Light and Sound of God (ATO)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ Scheinmann, Ted (January 31, 2013). "Album review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ Harvey, Eric (February 4, 2013). "Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
^ Wyeth, Wyndham (February 5, 2013). "Album review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
^ Zaleski, Annie (February 5, 2013). "Review". A.V. Club. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Billboard 200". Billboard. February 23, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Top Rock Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2013.
^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016.
^ "Alternative Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2013.
^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2013.
^ "Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2013.
^ "Vinyl Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2013.

[1] "Regions of Light and Sound of God". Metacritic. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[2] Jurek, Thom. "Regions of Light and Sound of God". Allmusic. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[Consequence_of_Sound-3] Bray, Ryan (February 5, 2013). "Album Review: Jim James – Regions of Light and Sound of God". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[Independent-4] Gill, Andy (February 1, 2013). "Album review: Jim James, Regions of Light and Sound of God". The Independent. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[5] Empire, Kitty (February 3, 2013). "Jim James: Regions of Light and Sound of God – review". The Observer (The Guardian). Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[6] David Fricke (February 5, 2013). "Jim James, Regions of Light and Sound of God (ATO)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[7] Scheinmann, Ted (January 31, 2013). "Album review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[8] Harvey, Eric (February 4, 2013). "Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

[9] Wyeth, Wyndham (February 5, 2013). "Album review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

[10] Zaleski, Annie (February 5, 2013). "Review". A.V. Club. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

[billboard_200-11] "Billboard 200". Billboard. February 23, 2013.

[rock-12] "Top Rock Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2013.

[13] "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016.

[14] "Alternative Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2013.

[15] "Independent Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2013.

[16] "Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2013.

[17] "Vinyl Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2013.

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