''Regions of Light and Sound of God'' is the debut solo album by

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frontman

Jim James James Edward Olliges Jr. (born April 27, 1978), professionally known as Jim James or Yim Yames, is an American vocalist, guitarist, producer, and primary songwriter of the rock band My Morning Jacket. He has also released several solo albums. ...

, first released on February 5, 2013.

Title

The name of the album comes from

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's 1929

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', which was given to James while he was considering recording a solo album.

Reception

''Regions of Light and Sound of God'' debuted at No. 34 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and No. 10 on the Top Rock Albums, selling 17,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold 56,000 copies in the United States as of November 2016.

Track listing

Personnel

- Composer, Producer, Engineering, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Various Instruments * Jenice Heo - Art Direction *

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- Art Direction *

Carl Broemel Carl Broemel (born January 30, 1974) is an American rock musician. He currently plays guitar, pedal steel guitar, saxophone and sings back-up vocals for the Louisville, Kentucky band My Morning Jacket. He played guitar in the pop/rock band Old Pik ...

- Cover Photo * David Givan - Drums on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 * Emily Hagihara - Percussion * Rick Kwan - Mixing *

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- Mastering *

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- Engineer * Adriana Molello - Strings * Scott Moore - Strings * Kevin Ratterman - Mixing assistant *

Ben Sollee Ben Sollee is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer known for his political activism. His music incorporates banjo, guitar, and mandolin along with percussion and unusual cello techniques. His songs exhibit a mix of folk, bluegras ...

- Strings * Knaht Voy Yilom - Photography * "Of the Mother Again" contains a sample of "Fat Dog" by

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Charts

References

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