Orange Rhyming Dictionary is the debut album

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 band Jets to Brazil

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, released October 27, 1998 on Jade Tree Records

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. The name of the album is a play on the fact that, in the English language, there are no words that rhyme with "orange

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Orange Rhyming Dictionary was recorded at Easley McCain Recording

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in Memphis, TN. It was engineered and produced by J. Robbins along with Stuart Sikes.

Track listing

1. "Crown of the Valley" – 4:55
2. "Morning New Disease" – 4:16
3. "Resistance Is Futile" – 3:00
4. "Starry Configurations" – 4:03
5. "Chinatown" – 5:35
6. "Sea Anemone" – 5:20
7. "Lemon Yellow Black" – 4:02
8. "Conrad" – 4:58
9. "King Medicine" – 5:42
10. "I Typed for Miles" – 5:33
11. "Sweet Avenue" – 5:16

Personnel

• Blake Schwarzenbach – typing, recitation, strings, keys
• Jeremy Chatelain – bass, harmony
• Chris Daly – drums, directions