Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley
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Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley is a studio album
performed by various artists in tribute to 1960s musician Tim Buckley
, and his son, also a musician, Jeff Buckley
. Both father and son died prematurely, Tim Buckley of an overdose and Jeff Buckley in a drowning accident.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
performed by various artists in tribute to 1960s musician Tim Buckley
Tim Buckley
Timothy Charles Buckley III was an American vocalist, and musician. His music and style changed considerably through the years; his first album was mostly folk oriented, but over time his music incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, avant-garde and an evolving "voice as instrument," sound...
, and his son, also a musician, Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley , raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician...
. Both father and son died prematurely, Tim Buckley of an overdose and Jeff Buckley in a drowning accident.
Track listing
- "Sing a Song for You" (Tim Buckley) performed by The Magic NumbersThe Magic NumbersThe Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters from Greenford. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers on 13 June 2005...
- 3:27 - "Yard of Blonde GirlsYard of Blonde Girls"Yard of Blonde Girls" is a song written by sisters Audrey Clark of the Boston band the 360s and Lori Kramer of the Paper Squares, who were performing together in the late nineties as Pendulum Floors. Inger Lorre contributed additional lyrics on the second verse, which were written about...
" (Audrey Clark, Lori Kramer) performed by Micah P. HinsonMicah P. HinsonMicah Paul Hinson is an American americana singer and guitarist and recording artist for Sketchbook Records in the United Kingdom and Jade Tree Records in the United States. His debut album Micah P. Hinson and the Gospel of Progress was released in 2004 to much critical praise...
- 2:58 - "She Is" (Tim Buckley, Larry BeckettLarry BeckettLarry Beckett is a poet and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with Tim Buckley in the late-1960s.-Early life:...
) performed by Sufjan StevensSufjan StevensSufjan Stevens is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Detroit, Michigan. Stevens first began releasing his music on Asthmatic Kitty, a label co-founded with his stepfather, beginning with the 1999 release, A Sun Came...
- 2:22 - "Grace" (Jeff Buckley, Gary LucasGary LucasGary Lucas is an American guitarist, a Grammy-nominated songwriter, a soundtrack composer for film and television, and an international recording artist with over a dozen solo albums to date. He has been described as "one of the best and most original guitarists in America" ; a "legendary leftfield...
) performed by King CreosoteKing CreosoteKenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest, Thrawn, released in 2011. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band, The Burns Unit...
- 5:34 - "I Must Have Been Blind" (Tim Buckley) performed by The EarliesThe EarliesThe Earlies are a band formed by Christian Madden and Giles Hatton from Lancashire, England, and Brandon Carr and John Mark Lapham from the United States...
- 5:18 - "Dream BrotherDream Brother"Dream Brother", written by Jeff Buckley, Mick Grondahl and Matt Johnson, is the last track on Buckley's album Grace but is the penultimate track on later releases of the album...
" (Jeff Buckley) performed by BitmapBitmap (group)Bitmap is a recording artist and producer. Barwell was brought up in Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire and his first claim to fame was as a member of the indie band Salako...
- 4:52 - "Song to the SirenSong to the Siren (Tim Buckley song)"Song to the Siren" is a song written by Tim Buckley and his writing partner Larry Beckett and was first released on Buckley's 1970 album Starsailor...
" (Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett) performed by EngineersEngineers (band)Engineers are a British shoegazing/dream pop band. The band was formed in London in 2003 by singer/guitarist Simon Phipps, bassist/guitarist/keyboardist Mark Peters, bassist/guitarist Dan MacBean, and drummer Andrew Sweeney...
- 4:32 - "Mojo PinMojo Pin"Mojo Pin" is the first song on Jeff Buckley's 1994 album Grace. It was written by Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas, and was first introduced on his EP, Live at Sin-é. Buckley stated that the song was about a dream of a black woman. Through a wash of bizarre images, the lyrics convey a feeling of...
" (Jeff Buckley) performed by Adem - 5:05 - "No Man Can Find the War" (Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett) performed by TunngTunngTunng are an experimental folk band from the United Kingdom.The band is often associated with the folktronica genre due to the electronic influences evident in some of their work.-Biography:...
- 5:03 - "Morning Theft" (Jeff Buckley) performed by Stephen FretwellStephen FretwellStephen Fretwell is an English singer-songwriter.-Biography:Fretwell attended St. Augustine Webster Primary School in Scunthorpe and St. Bede's Catholic School in Ashby before furthering his study at John Leggott College...
- 3:41 - "Buzzin' Fly" (Tim Buckley) performed by Kathryn WilliamsKathryn WilliamsKathryn Williams is an English singer-songwriter.-Background:Williams was born in Liverpool, and now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne after earning an art degree in the city. Williams released her first album, Dog Leap Stairs on her own Caw Records label in 1999 with a budget of £80...
- 4:07 - "Everybody Here Wants YouEverybody Here Wants You"Everybody Here Wants You" is the second track on the posthumous Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk album release by Jeff Buckley. It was written as a love song for Joan Wasser, his girlfriend at the time...
" (Jeff Buckley) performed by Matthew HerbertMatthew HerbertMatthew Herbert , also known as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer, and Wishmountain, is a British electronic musician...
, Dani SicilianoDani SicilianoDani Siciliano is an American singer. She has worked with Matthew Herbert on several of his projects including the albums Around the House, Bodily Functions and Scale...
- 4:48 - "The River" (Tim Buckley) performed by ClayhillClayhillClayhill are a British 3-piece folk band comprising Ali Friend, Ted Barnes and vocalist Gavin Clark. They released their debut album, Small Circle in 2004, and have released 2 E.P.s and a further L.P. Mine at Last in 2006...
- 5:54
Personnel
- "Sing a Song for You" -The Magic NumbersThe Magic NumbersThe Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters from Greenford. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers on 13 June 2005...
- "Yard of Blonde Girls" - Micah P. HinsonMicah P. HinsonMicah Paul Hinson is an American americana singer and guitarist and recording artist for Sketchbook Records in the United Kingdom and Jade Tree Records in the United States. His debut album Micah P. Hinson and the Gospel of Progress was released in 2004 to much critical praise...
- "She Is" - Sufjan StevensSufjan StevensSufjan Stevens is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Detroit, Michigan. Stevens first began releasing his music on Asthmatic Kitty, a label co-founded with his stepfather, beginning with the 1999 release, A Sun Came...
- "Grace" - King CreosoteKing CreosoteKenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest, Thrawn, released in 2011. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band, The Burns Unit...
- "I Must Have Been Blind" - The EarliesThe EarliesThe Earlies are a band formed by Christian Madden and Giles Hatton from Lancashire, England, and Brandon Carr and John Mark Lapham from the United States...
- "Dream Brother" - BitmapBitmap (group)Bitmap is a recording artist and producer. Barwell was brought up in Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire and his first claim to fame was as a member of the indie band Salako...
- "Song to the Siren" - EngineersEngineers (band)Engineers are a British shoegazing/dream pop band. The band was formed in London in 2003 by singer/guitarist Simon Phipps, bassist/guitarist/keyboardist Mark Peters, bassist/guitarist Dan MacBean, and drummer Andrew Sweeney...
- "Mojo Pin" - Adem
- "No Man Can Find the War" - TunngTunngTunng are an experimental folk band from the United Kingdom.The band is often associated with the folktronica genre due to the electronic influences evident in some of their work.-Biography:...
- "Morning Theft" - Stephen Fretwell: Bass guitar, guitar, percussion, vocals
- "Buzzin' Fly" - Kathryn WilliamsKathryn WilliamsKathryn Williams is an English singer-songwriter.-Background:Williams was born in Liverpool, and now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne after earning an art degree in the city. Williams released her first album, Dog Leap Stairs on her own Caw Records label in 1999 with a budget of £80...
- "Everybody Here Wants You" - Matthew HerbertMatthew HerbertMatthew Herbert , also known as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer, and Wishmountain, is a British electronic musician...
, Dani SicilianoDani SicilianoDani Siciliano is an American singer. She has worked with Matthew Herbert on several of his projects including the albums Around the House, Bodily Functions and Scale... - "The River" - ClayhillClayhillClayhill are a British 3-piece folk band comprising Ali Friend, Ted Barnes and vocalist Gavin Clark. They released their debut album, Small Circle in 2004, and have released 2 E.P.s and a further L.P. Mine at Last in 2006...
- Matthew Watson - Piano, wurlitzer
- Tom Knott - Engineer
- Richard Wilkinson - Engineer, Mixing
- David BrowneDavid BrowneDavid Browne is an American journalist and author. He was the resident music critic at Entertainment Weekly between 1990 and 2006. He was an editor at Music & Sound Output magazine and a music critic at the New York Daily News before EW...
- Liner Notes - David Scott - Producer
- Kathyrn Williams - Producer
- Romeo Stodart - Producer