The White Elephant Sessions

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The White Elephant Sessions

Compilation album of rarities by

Jars of Clay

Released

November 1999

Genre

Length

43:36

Label

Essential

Producer

Jars Of Clay
Stephen Lipson (on "Fly Farther")

Jars of Clay chronology

Front Yard Luge
(1999)

The White Elephant Sessions
(1999)

Jar of Gems
(2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout	^[1]

The White Elephant Sessions is a rarities and demo version album by American Christian band Jars of Clay, released in conjunction with the band's third studio album If I Left the Zoo. Several of the tracks come straight from the demo recording sessions for If I Left The Zoo, entitled the Tweed Horse Sessions.

The title and cover

The title is a play on the fact that a white elephant is a rarity, and the cover of If I Left the Zoo had a grey elephant on it.

This album depicts a similar cover, except that the background is primarily red where If I Left the Zoo's background is predominantly blue and the elephant on the cover of this album is white and not grey (and the elephant is facing the other direction).

Track listing

Note: All songs are written by Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason and Charlie Lowell, unless noted otherwise

"Unforgetful You" (Remix) - 3:27 ^[2]
"Crazy Times" (Demo) - 3:37 ^[3] (Dan Haseltine, Stephen Mason, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells)
"Goodbye, Goodnight" (Demo) - 2:36 ^[2]
"River Constantine" (Partial Demo) - 2:01 ^[2]
"Grace" (Hudson & Wells Demo) - 3:51 ^[2] (Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason, Charlie Lowell, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells)
"Headstrong" (IA Demo) - 4:04 ^[4]
"Coffee Song" (from Seatbelt Tuba) - 3:02 ^[5]
"Can't Erase It" (Tweed Horse Sessions Demo) - 3:11 ^[2]
"Kaylos" - 0:42
"New Math" (Tweed Horse Sessions Demo) - 3:20
"Fly Farther" (duet with Alison Krauss) - 5:31
"Collide" (Tweed Horse Sessions Demo) - 4:15 ^[2]
"Frail" (Frail Demo Album Version) - 4:04 ^[3]

References

^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Studio version appears on If I Left the Zoo
^ ^a ^b Studio version appears on Much Afraid
^ Studio version appears on Roaring Lambs
^ Also appears on Seatbelt Tuba version of Much Afraid

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Dan Haseltine Stephen Mason Matt Odmark Charlie Lowell Matt Bronleewe
Studio albums	Jars of Clay Much Afraid If I Left the Zoo The Eleventh Hour Furthermore: From the Studio, from the Stage Who We Are Instead Redemption Songs Good Monsters Christmas Songs The Long Fall Back to Earth The Shelter Inland
Compilation albums	The Essential Jars of Clay Greatest Hits
Other releases	Drummer Boy Stringtown The White Elephant Sessions Jar of Gems 11Live: Jars of Clay in Concert Roots & Wings iTunes Originals Mini Monsters Live Monsters Closer Live at Gray Matters Gather and Build: A Collection
Related articles	Discography List of awards "Frail" Blood: Water Mission

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