''Rabbit Fur Coat'' is an

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in collaboration by Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, with

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. It was released in the

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on January 24, 2006, by

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. Lewis has described the album as a "sort of

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record". The album contains a cover of the Traveling Wilburys song "

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", featuring Ben Gibbard (of

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), Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes) and

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. Lewis embarked on her first solo tour to support the album, with

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and either

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or The Blow opening. She also appeared on the ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' in support of the album. This album is the 8th release of

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. Listeners of '' All Songs Considered'', NPR's online music show, voted the album the eighth best of 2006. A vinyl reissue of ''Rabbit Fur Coat'' was released in January 2016, marking its 10th anniversary. Lewis was also joined in early 2016 by

and

for a brief tour celebrating the anniversary.

Reception

''Rabbit Fur Coat'' received generally favorable reviews and maintains a normalized rating of 78 out of 100 on

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based on 24 professional reviews. Actress Anne Hathaway was quoted in ''

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'' as calling ''Rabbit Fur Coat'' "beautiful, funny, and very subversive".

Tracks

''People'' noted that album's first track "Run Devil Run," was "old-time gospel" with Chandra and Leigh Watson providing a cappella backing. with other reviews calling the opener track "a breathy, gospel-tinged number" with a "blast of impassioned close harmony bluegrass-style vocals." Two singles were released: "Rise Up With Fists!!" and "You Are What You Love".

Track listing

(all tracks written by Lewis except where noted) # "Run Devil Run" – 1:06 # "The Big Guns" – 2:32 # "

Rise Up with Fists!! "Rise Up With Fists!!" is the first single from the album ''Rabbit Fur Coat'' by Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins. It was released March 9, 2006 on Team Love. It was offered as a free single from the Canadian iTunes Music Store. The track also a ...

" – 3:36 # "Happy" – 4:14 # "The Charging Sky" – 2:56 # "Melt Your Heart" – 2:50 # "

You Are What You Love "You Are What You Love" is the second and final single from ''Rabbit Fur Coat ''Rabbit Fur Coat'' is an album in collaboration by Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, with The Watson Twins. It was released in the United States on January 24, 2006, by Tea ...

" – 2:51 # "Rabbit Fur Coat" – 4:32 # "

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) – 2:56 # "Born Secular" – 5:07 # "It Wasn't Me" – 4:10 # "Happy (Reprise)" – 0:48

Charts

As of 2007, sales in the United States have exceeded 112,000 copies, according to

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Personnel

Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins

* Jenny Lewis – lead vocals, guitar *

Chandra Watson The Watson Twins are an American alternative country band based in Los Angeles, formed by identical twin sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson. Biography Chandra and Leigh were born on March 28, 1975, in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Louisville, Ken ...

– backing vocals *

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– backing vocals

Musicians

* James Valentine – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals *

– backing vocals * Jason Boesel – drums * Mike Mogis – guitar, producer * Mickey Madden – bass * Greg Kurstin – producer, keyboards, backing vocals *Mike Bloom – engineer * Matt Ward – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, producer * Larry Crane – engineer *

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– photography *

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– guitar, backing vocals * Conor Oberst – guitar, backing vocals * David Scher – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals

References

{{Authority control 2006 debut albums Jenny Lewis albums The Watson Twins albums Team Love Records albums Albums produced by Mike Mogis