''Rarities'' is a 2003 album from Canadian singer-songwriter

Ron Sexsmith Ronald Eldon Sexsmith (born January 8, 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. He was the songwriter of the year at the 2005 Juno Awards. He began releasing recordings of his own material in 1985 at age 21, and has ...

. It is a compilation of previously recorded but unreleased tracks as well as tracks that were released on international versions of his previous releases.

Track listing

All songs by Ron Sexsmith except where indicated below. # "On a Whim" – 2:28 # "Almost Always" – 4:04 # "Good Old Desk" (

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) – 2:06 # "You Were There" – 3:04 # "Same Old Eyes" – 3:30 # "Tears Behind the Shades" – 2:36 # "Blade of Grass" – 2:49 # "Too Late" – 2:25 # "Words We Never Use" – 3:25 # "

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Bob Geldof Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (; born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter, and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Rock music in Ireland, Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved ...

) – 4:19 # "Before We Ever Met" – 3:43 # "A Kiss for Luck" – 4:08 # "All the Cherished Things" – 2:01 # "You Cross My Mind" – 3:08 # "Gold in Them Hills" (original duet version with

Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, pianist, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Born in Exeter, Devon, he went to Univ ...

) – 3:30 # "Someway, Somehow" – 2:59 2003 albums Ron Sexsmith albums Albums produced by Mitchell Froom Albums produced by Tchad Blake {{2000s-album-stub