I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky

classical · 2005 · 24 tracks · 1h 55m

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky

October 2005 · Nonesuch

Tracklist · 24 Tracks · 1h 55m

01

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky

8:21

01

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Duet: Three Weeks and Still I'm Outta My Mind

5:04

02

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: A Sermon on Romance

3:10

02

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Earthquake Sounds

1:01

03

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Earthquake Music

3:07

03

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Leila's Song of the Wise Young Women

4:55

04

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Solo in Sunlight

3:50

04

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing On

4:28

05

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Donde Estas?

4:20

05

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Duet in the Middle of Terrible Duress

11:27

06

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Dewain's Song of Liberation and Surprise

6:23

06

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Mike's Song About Arresting a Particular Individual

3:28

07

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Este país / This Country

4:33

07

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Tiffany's Solo

4:46

08

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: One Last Look at the Angel in Your Eyes

2:22

08

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Song About the on Site Altercation

2:53

09

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Finale

4:55

09

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Song About the Bad Boys and the News

6:38

10

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Your Honor My Client, He's a Young Black Man

5:42

11

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Consuelo's Dream

6:09

12

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Rick's Cross-Examination of Tiffany and Mike

4:14

13

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Song About Law School as the Natural Follow-Up to Jail

4:49

14

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Leila's Solo: Alone (Again or at Last)

4:40

15

I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Song About the Sweet Majority Population of the World

4:40

We're still writing this one up. The deep read (liner notes, standout moments, the sound breakdown) is on the way. The album's ready to own right now.