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John Adams
I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky
Album US 1998 on Nonesuch label
Classical (Contemporary)
CD packaged with 56 page booklet. Recorded December 1996, at Arabian Studiot, Helsinki, Finland. Additional recording May 1997, at Avatar Studios, New York City.
Musicians
 | John Adams voc, p, *1947 US composed by, conductor, album by |
 | Kari Tenkanen as, cl, clarinet, bass clarinet |
 | Hannu Rantanen cb, b, *1962 FI electric bass, contrabass |
 | Jari Nieminen g, *1962 FI guitar |
 | Seppo Kantonen p, *1963 FI piano, keyboards, 1 |
 | Marja Mutru keyboards, 2 |
 | Markku Tabell , keyboards, 3 |
 | June Jordan , 1936-2002 US libretto by |
 | Jartsa Karvonen dr, perc, percussion |
 | Janne Murto bs, ts, fl, *1964 FI saxophone |
 | Audra McDonald voc, *1970 DE vocals, consuelo |
| Darius De Haas vocals, david |
 | Michael McElroy bvoc, voc, *1967 US vocals, dewain |
| Angela Teek vocals, leila |
 | Richard Muenz , vocals, mike |
| Welly Yang vocals, rick |
 | Marin Mazzie voc, *1960 US vocals, tiffany |
Producers
| John Gall design |
| Chin-Yee Lai design, booklet interior |
| Peter Sellars directed by, original production |
| Grant Gershon directed by, vocal direction |
| Paul Zinman edited by |
| Antti Murto engineer |
| Tom Lazarus engineer, mixed by |
| Rory Romano engineer, assistant |
| Robert Hurwitz executive-producer |
| Ric Wilson mastered by |
| Tommy Krasker producer |
Composers
| John Adams |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Ensemble - I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky | John Adams | 8:00 | |
| 2 | | A Sermon On Romance | John Adams | 3:07 | |
| 3 | | Consuelo's Dream | John Adams | 4:51 | |
| 4 | | Mike's Song About Arresting A Particular Individual | John Adams | 3:18 | |
| 5 | | Tiffany's Solo | John Adams | 4:49 | |
| 6 | | Song About The On-Site Altercation | John Adams | 2:45 | |
| 7 | | Song About The Bad Boys And The News | John Adams | 6:14 | |
| 8 | | Your Honor My Client He's A Young Black Man | John Adams | 5:38 | |
| 9 | | Leila's Song: Alone (Again Or At Last) | John Adams | 4:14 | |
| 10 | | Three Weeks And Still I'm Outta My Mind | John Adams | 5:08 | |
| 11 | | Crushed By The Rock I Been Standing On | John Adams | 4:34 | |
| 12 | | Dewain's Song Of Liberation And Surprise | John Adams | 5:28 | |
| 13 | | ¡Este Pais!/This Country | John Adams | 4:24 | |
| 14 | | One Last Look At The Angel In Your Eyes | John Adams | 1:57 | |
| 15 | | Finale | John Adams | 4:36 |
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