I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky

Album by John Adams, June Jordan; The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon

Released 18 October 2005

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Digital Media 1
1
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (Tutti)
John Adams
8:20
2
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: A Sermon on Romance (David, Leila)
John Adams
3:10
3
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Leila’s Song of the Wise Young Women (Leila, Consuelo)
John Adams
4:54
4
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Solo in Sunlight (Dewain)
John Adams
3:50
5
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Donde estas? (Consuelo)
John Adams
4:19
6
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Mike’s Song About Arresting a Particular Individual (Mike)
John Adams
3:27
7
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Tiffany’s Solo (Tiffany)
John Adams
4:46
8
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Song About the On Site Altercation (Dewain, Tiffany, Mike, Leila)
John Adams
2:52
9
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Song About the Bad Boys and the News (Consuelo, Tiffany, Leila)
John Adams
6:37
10
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Your Honor My Client, He’s a Young Black Man (Rick, Tiffany, Leila)
John Adams
5:42
11
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Consuelo’s Dream (Consuelo)
John Adams
6:08
12
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Rick’s Cross‐Examination of Tiffany and Mike (Rick, Mike, Tiffany)
John Adams
4:14
13
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Song About Law School as the Natural Follow‐up to Jail (Dewain, David)
John Adams
4:49
14
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Leila’s Solo. Alone (Again or at last) [Lelila]
John Adams
4:40
15
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act I: Song About the Sweet Majority Population of the World (David, Rick, Dewain, Mike)
John Adams
4:39
Digital Media 2
1
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act II: Duet – 3 Weeks and Still I’m Outta My Mind (David, Leila)
John Adams
5:04
2
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act II: Earthquake Sounds
John Adams
1:00
3
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act II: Earthquake Music
John Adams
3:06
4
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act II: Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing On (David, Tiffany, Rick, Consuelo)
John Adams
4:28
5
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act II: Duet in the Middle of Terrible Duress (Mike, Tiffany, Rick)
John Adams
11:27
6
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act II: Dewain’s Song of Liberation and Surprise (Dewain)
John Adams
6:22
7
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act II: Este Pais / This Country (Consuelo, Dewain)
John Adams
4:33
8
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act II: 1 Last Look at the Angel in Your Eyes (Consuelo, Dewain)
John Adams
2:21
9
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Act II: Finale (Tutti)
John Adams
4:55

Album by John Adams, June Jordan; The Band of Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon

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