On July 15, 1981,”Warner Bros” label released “Pirates”, the second Rickie Lee Jones. It was recorded January 1980 – April 1981, at “Warner Bros. Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman.

Personnel:

• Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, horn arrangements
• Buzz Feiten– guitar
• David Kalish – guitar
• Steve Lukather– guitar
• Dean Parks– guitar
• Clarence McDonald– keyboards
• Randy Kerber– keyboards
• Neil Larsen– keyboards
• Russell Ferrante– keyboards
• Donald Fagen– synthesizer
• Rob Mounsey– synthesizer
• Sal Bernardi – vocals, harmonica
• Chuck Rainey– bass
• Victor Feldman– drums, percussion, keyboards
• Steve Gadd– drums
• Art Rodriguez – drums
• Lenny Castro– percussion
• David Sanborn– alto saxophone
• Tom Scott– baritone and tenor saxophone
• Jerry Hey– trumpet, flugelhorn, horn
• Randy Brecker– trumpet, flugelhorn
• Ralph Burns– orchestral arrangements
• Michael Boddicker– synthesizer
• Nick DeCaro – orchestral arrangements
• Arno Lucas– backing vocals
• Leslie Smith – backing vocals
• Joe Turano – backing vocals
• Loyd Clifft, Mark Linett– engineer
• Mike Salisbury – design
• Brassaï– front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rickie Lee Jones, except where noted.

1. We Belong Together
2. Living It Up
3. Skeletons
4. Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking – Rickie Lee Jones, David Kalish
5. Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)
6. A Lucky Guy
7. Traces of the Western Slopes – Sal Bernardi, Rickie Lee Jones
8. The Returns