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Jars Of Clay
The White Elephant Sessions
Album US 2000 on Essential Records label
Rock (Alternative Rock, Acoustic)
This release was originally bundled with copies of 'If I Left The Zoo' and was also given free to fanclub members in late 2000. This album is a collection of demos and outtakes from the band's recording sessions for 'If I Left The Zoo' and 'Much Afraid'. It also contains a few previously unreleased tracks, although these too are in their demo forms - 'Headstrong' would later appear on the 'Roaring Lambs' compilation album. A live version of 'The Coffee Song' previously appeared on 'Stringtown' and this version also appeared on the limited 'Seatbelt Tuba' edition of 'Much Afraid'. 'Kaylos' was a jingle the band wrote for a restaurant of the same name they frequently visited while recording. 'New Math' has never appeared on any other release, but is notable because it features Stephen Mason on drums, instead of his usual role on guitars. 'Fly Farther' was intended for 'Much Afraid', but the band felt they had too many slow songs to chose from already. It, too, has only ever appeared on this release. There is a note from the band in the liner notes: "This is a collection of beginnings. These are songs in a form we typically won't even play for our families... mostly because playing them results in a desperate self-inflicted pep rally ending with the phrase 'I know it doesn't sound like much now... but it's going to be brilliant!' Or 'Yes, I know there are no drums.' It is only after you have heard these songs in their mature adult state that you can now be presented with their childhood photos. This is the musical equivalent to your mom showing your girlfriend or boyfriend the picture of you sleeping in your Spaghetti-ohs in all your naked glory when you were 9 months old. We hope you will enjoy hearing how these songs have weathered the creative process."
Musicians
 | Jars Of Clay , album by |
 | David Sandman photography by, live collage |
 | Stephen Mason voc, *1975 US drums, written by |
Producers
| Dan Haseltine art direction |
| Bert Sumner design |
| Rendy Lovelady executive-producer |
| Robert Beeson executive-producer |
| Rendy Lovelady Management management |
| Kristen Barlowe photography by |
| John Webber photography by, cover photo |
| Jars Of Clay producer |
| Todd Collins remix, uncredited |
| Alison Krauss backing vocals |
| Heff Moraes engineer, mixed by |
| Stephen Lipson producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unforgetful You (Remix) | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 3:27 |
| 2 | Crazy Times | Jars Of Clay | Dan Haseltine, Greg Wells, Mark Hudson, Stephen Mason | 3:37 |
| 3 | Goodbye, Goodnight (Demo) | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 2:36 |
| 4 | River Constantine (Partial Demo) | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 2:01 |
| 5 | Grace (Hudson & Wells Demo) | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Greg Wells, Mark Hudson, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 3:51 |
| 6 | Headstrong (IA Demo) | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 4:04 |
| 7 | The Coffee Song | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 3:02 |
| 8 | Can't Erase It (Tweed Horse Sessions Demo) | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 3:11 |
| 9 | Kaylos | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 0:42 |
| 10 | The New Math (Tweed Horse Sessions Demo) | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 3:20 |
| 11 | Fly Farther | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 5:31 |
| 12 | Collide (Tweed Horse Sessions Demo) | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 4:15 |
| 13 | Frail | Jars Of Clay | Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason | 4:04 |
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