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

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

John Adams, June Jordan; Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon

Album
Label Naxos Release date Format 2×CD Country 🇺🇸 United States Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/4uo2jHLIEFdesteVp08VKD

Tracklist 115:55

CD 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 John Adams 8:21
2 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: A Sermon on Romance 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 John Adams 4:55
4 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Solo in Sunlight John Adams 3:50
5 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Donde Estas? John Adams 4:20
6 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Mike's Song About Arresting a Particular Individual John Adams 3:28
7 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Tiffany's Solo 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 John Adams 2:53
9 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Song About the Bad Boys and the News John Adams 6:38
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 John Adams 5:42
11 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Consuelo's Dream John Adams 6:09
12 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act I: Rick's Cross-Examination of Tiffany and Mike 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 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) 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 John Adams 4:40

CD 2

1 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Duet: Three Weeks and Still I'm Outta My Mind John Adams 5:04
2 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Earthquake Sounds John Adams 1:01
3 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Earthquake Music John Adams 3:07
4 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Crushed by the Rock I Been Standing On 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 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 John Adams 6:23
7 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Este país / This Country John Adams 4:33
8 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: One Last Look at the Angel in Your Eyes John Adams 2:22
9 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky: Act II: Finale John Adams 4:55