Cobblestone Runway
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| Cobblestone Runway | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 2, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 44:08 | |||
| Label | Nettwerk | |||
| Producer | Martin Terefe | |||
| Ron Sexsmith chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Blender |  |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10 |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
| The Guardian | |
| Mojo | |
| Q | |
| Uncut | 7/10 |
Cobblestone Runway is the sixth studio album from Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith. The album also features a second version of the song "Gold in Them Hills" as a bonus, featuring a duet vocal with Coldplay's Chris Martin. Some printings of the album came with a second disc, a re-release of "Grand Opera Lane."
In 2012, Katie Melua released a version of "Gold in Them Hills" from her album, Secret Symphony.
Track listing
All songs written by Ronald Eldon Sexsmith.
- "Former Glory" – 2:55
- "These Days" – 3:23
- "Least That I Can Do" – 4:26
- "God Loves Everyone" – 3:09
- "Disappearing Act" – 3:41
- "For a Moment There" – 3:04
- "Gold in Them Hills" – 3:34
- "Heart's Desire" – 4:20
- "Dragonfly on Bay Street" – 3:24
- "The Less I Know" – 4:13
- "Up the Road" – 2:54
- "Best Friends" – 1:53
- "You Cross My Mind" (Japanese Bonus Track)
- "Gold in Them Hills (Remix)" (featuring Chris Martin) – 3:40
Personnel
- Ron Sexsmith – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano
- Martin Terefe – producer, bass, synthesizers, hi-hats, backing vocals, marimbas
- Glen Scott – Fender Rhodes, backing vocals
- Christer Jansson – drums, percussion, brushes
- Claes Bjorklund – noises, string machine, grooves, synth bass, vocoder, synthesizers, drums, piano, bass, Fender Rhodes, mirage operator, funk guitar
- Andreas Olsson – bells, electronic grooves, noises
- Kim Fleming – choir
- George Pendergrass – choir
- Chris Willis – choir
- Steve Crawford – choir
- Gale West – choir
- David Davidson – violin, string arranger
- David Angell – violin
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola
- John Catchings – cello
- Chris Martin – vocals
References
- ↑ "Reviews for Cobblestone Runway by Ron Sexsmith". Metacritic. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Cobblestone Runway – Ron Sexsmith". AllMusic.
- ↑ Sensitivity in excess. [#11, p.142]
- ↑ O'Donnell, Andrew (January 13, 2003). "Ron Sexsmith - Cobblestone Runway". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ↑ Farber, Jim (October 11, 2002). "Cobblestone Runway". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Simpson, Dave (November 8, 2002). "Ron Sexsmith: Cobblestone Runway". The Guardian. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ↑ Great in places, but somehow not quite Ron. [Dec 2002, p.122]
- ↑ Despite the odd bump Sexsmith could be in business at last. [Dec 2002, p.111]
- ↑ His melancholic optimism is uplifting and his melodies surprisingly plush. [Dec 2002, p.140]
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