Jesus Wept

• Artist: P.M. Dawn
• Rating:
• Release Date: October 03, 1995
• Total Time: 61:21
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rap

Review

With their third album, Jesus Wept, P.M. Dawn doesn't necessarily make a great leap forward. Instead, they make some great refinements. Prince Be's lyrics are just as trippy and cryptic as ever, but they appear more focused, offering a poetic, spiritual worldview that is supported by the lovely, layered music. Using artists like Prince, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and the Beatles as starting points, Prince Be creates a unique world assembled equally from soul, pop, hip-hop, and psychedelia. As individual pieces, the songs might not always make much sense, but taken as a whole, they create a singular world that is rich in lush melodies and sumptuous arrangements. Occasionally, P.M. Dawn's ambition gets the best of them and the results sound self-indulgent, not transcendent. However, those moments are few and far between on Jesus Wept, the group's best album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro	P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(1:39)
Downtown Venus	Joe South, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(3:32)
My Own Personal Gravity	P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(5:26)
I'll Be Waiting for You	P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(4:26)
Forever Damaged (The 96th)	James Mitchell, P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(3:09)
Apathy...Superstar! ?	P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(4:28)
The Puppet Show	P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(4:04)
Silence... [Recorded at the Gravesite of Rev. Dr. Martin Luthe]		P.M. Dawn	(:21)
Why God Loves You	P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(4:09)
Miles From Anything	P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(5:08)
The 9:45 Wake-Up Dream	P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(4:50)
Sonchyenne	P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(3:38)
A Lifetime	P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(3:34)
Sometimes I Miss You So Much [Dedicated to the Christ Consciousness]	P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	(4:42)
Fantasia's Confidential Ghetto: 1999/Once in a Lifetime/Coconut	David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Harry Nilsson, Chris Frantz, P.M. Dawn	P.M. Dawn	(8:15)

Credits

Abe Appleman (Violin), Julien Barber (Viola), Karen Bernod (Vocals (Background)), Tony Bridges (Bass), Todd Childress (Assistant Engineer), Max Ellen (Violin), Max Ellen (Arranger), Max Ellen (Concert Master), Winterton Garvey (Violin), Chris Gehringer (Mastering), Gerald Tarack (Violin), Joseph Gianono (Arranger), Troy Halderson (Engineer), Stanley Hunte (Violin), Regis Iandiorio (Violin), Rebekah Johnson (Violin), Eric Kupper (Producer), Sheldon Kurland (Violin), Richard Locker (Cello), Etienne Lytel (Piano), Etienne Lytel (Keyboards), Eugene J. Moye (Cello), Gene Orloff (Violin), P.M. Dawn (Arranger), P.M. Dawn (Composer), P.M. Dawn (Producer), P.M. Dawn (Main Performer), P.M. Dawn (Art Direction), Sandra Park (Violin), Susan Poliacik (Cello), Sue Pray (Viola), Matthew Raimondi (Violin), Elliott Rosoff (Violin), Mark Orrin Shuman (Cello), Joyce Dolos Stovall (Vocals (Background)), Marti Sweet (Violin), Mitsue Takayama (Viola), Marilyn Wright (Violin), Amahid Ajemian (Violin), Attrell Cordes (Keyboards), Prince Be (Vocals), Albert Watson (Artwork), Albert Watson (Photography), Albert Watson (Illustrations), Albert Watson (Portrait Photography), Cameron Greider (Guitar (Acoustic)), Cameron Greider (Guitar), Cameron Greider (Bass (Electric)), Cameron Greider (Guitar (Electric)), David Calderley (Art Direction), Paul Rivas (?), Paul Rivas (Digital Illustration), Barton Chew (Assistant Engineer), Guy A. Fortt (Vocals (Background)), Maurice Luke (Keyboards), Zhana (Vocals (Background)), Richard E. Spencer (Viola), Ziggi Golding (Art Direction), Robbie Jenkins (Vocals (Background)), Len Sharp (Drums (Steel)), Michael Fossenkemper (Engineer), Michael Fossenkemper (Mixing)