This 8 song EP gives reason to put out 2 other versions of "Within A Room Somewhere", the big single from the highly successful album This Beautiful Mess. One, edited for radio, the other a demo version which feature Matt going off on the guitar. A true treat. There's 3 new songs. The Matt Slocum penned "Healer" & "Dresses", which is about the "dresses that never fade" his grandmother is now able to wear in heaven. And the bassist J.J. penned "Alisha's First Step", an instrumental that features strings. "Love Letters In The Sand" is a Patsy Cline song singer Leigh has always wanted to do. The melody is there, but they've made it a rock song. "Carry You" is a song written by T-Bone Burnett & Leslie Phillips originally recorded by Sam (Leslie) Phillips. "Solomon The Mystic" is Sixpence's live epilogue to the song "Meaningless", featured on the album The Fatherless And The Widow.
Other coverage for this album
7ball #4Reviewed by Ray PlaceOne of the rampant misconceptions about Sixpence None The Richer is that they're never any fun; given the thoughtful, literate nature of Matt Slocum's songwriting, steeped in dark, realistic Scripture, as well as his literary influences, many listeners often miss the hopeful point of his work. Well, Tickets For A Prayer Wheel, essentially a companion piece to their brilliant This Beautiful Mess…The Lighthouse December 1995Reviewed by Robert BermanSometimes you wonder if these people ever sleep. Aside from prolific iconoclasts like Frank Zappa and Prince, most musicians are content to put out a new album every couple of years. But scarcely six months after they made a Beautiful Mess of their second album, Sixpence None The Richer returns with one less member and nine new tracks, selling a few Tickets for a Prayer Wheel. This interim…Similar sounding releases
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