and Emmylou Harris His song "Secret Heart" has been covered by Rod Stewart, Feist, and Nick Lowe. Sexsmith co-wrote "Brandy Alexander" with Feist—versions appear on Sexsmith's Exit Strategy of the Soul and on Feist's album The Reminder. A version of Sexsmith's "Whatever It Takes" appeared on Michael Bublé's 2009 album Crazy Love. In 2004, fellow Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang covered Sexsmith's song "Fallen" on her album Hymns of the 49th Parallel. In 2010, Sexsmith appeared on "Liberace", a track off the album Vaudeville by Canadian rapper D-Sisive. In 2012 his song "Gold in them Hills" was included on Katie Melua's album Secret Symphony, and "Right About Now" was covered by Mari Wilson on the album "Cover Stories". In 2012, Sexsmith appeared on Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe, a Nick Lowe tribute album, where he covered Lowe's 1994 song "Where's My Everything?" Sexsmith sang the lead vocals on a song from Ryan Granville-Martin's 2013 album, Mouthparts and Wings, which features a different vocalist on each song. Sexsmith was featured on vocals on the Mel Parsons song "Don't Wait" from her 2015 album Drylands. Writing Sexsmith published a book on September 16, 2017, called Deer Life. It has been described as a "grown up fairy tale" by Sexsmith himself. It is the artist's first effort as an author. Personal life Sexsmith has two children (Christopher and Evelyne) with his common-law partner, Jocelyne. Their fifteen-year relationship ended in 2001. Sexsmith's wife, Colleen Hixenbaugh, is also a musician. She is a member of By Divine Right, half of the duo Jack and Ginger, and the duo Colleen and Paul with Paul Linklater. Discography Albums 1986: There's a Way (Self-released cassette) 1991: Grand Opera Lane (Linus Entertainment; produced by Bob Wiseman; with The Uncool) 1995: Ron Sexsmith (Interscope/Warner; produced by Mitchell Froom & Daniel Lanois) 1997: Other Songs (Interscope/Warner; Tchad Blake & Mitchell Froom) 1999: Whereabouts (Interscope/Warner; Tchad Blake & Mitchell Froom)) 2001: Blue Boy (Cooking Vinyl; produced by Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy) 2002: Cobblestone Runway (Nettwerk; produced by Martin Terefe) 2003: Rarities (Linus Entertainment) 2004: Retriever (Warner; produced by Martin Terefe) 2005: Destination Unknown (V2, with Don Kerr, released as Sexsmith & Kerr) 2006: Time Being (Warner; produced by Mitchell Froom; also released in 2007 by Coppertree Records UK on 180g vinyl) 2008: Exit Strategy of the Soul (Yep Roc; produced by Martin Terefe) 2011: Long Player Late Bloomer (Thirty Tigers/Cooking