Lilac Wine

"Lilac Wine"
Single by Elkie Brooks
from the album Pearls
Released	January 1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:54
Label	A&M Records
Writer(s)	James Shelton
Producer	Mike Batt

"Lilac Wine"
Song by Jeff Buckley from the album Grace
Released	1994
Format	CD, LP
Recorded	Bearsville Recording Studio, Woodstock, NY (Fall 1993)
Genre	Rock
Length	4:32
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jeff Buckley Andy Wallace
Grace track listing
"Last Goodbye" (3) "Lilac Wine" (4) "So Real" (5)

"Lilac Wine" is a song written by James Shelton (words and music) in 1950. It was introduced by Hope Foye in the short-lived theater musical revue, Dance Me a Song. It was covered by Eartha Kitt (1953), by Judy Henske on her first, self-named album (1963), by Nina Simone on her album Wild Is the Wind (1966), was a solo hit by Elkie Brooks and appeared on her album Pearls and later by Jeff Buckley on his album Grace (1994). The Jeff Buckley version was used as background music in the 2008 French film Tell No One. In 2010 it appeared on the Jeff Beck album Emotion & Commotion with vocals by Imelda May. The Argentinian alternative rock band Panza has also covered Lilac Wine on their 2007 album Pequeños Fracasos (Little Failures). The song also appears on Katie Melua's 2003 album Call Off the Search'

The only artist to have major chart success with the song was Elkie Brooks in 1978 and the song remains closely associated with her, especially in the UK and Europe.

Lyrics

The lyrics form a narrative in which the narrator recounts his experiences with the lilac tree, lilac wine made from it, and his loved one.

Videos

In 2010, a music video for Lilac Wine, performed by the Cinematic Orchestra, was created by the Bl:nd production company as part of a collection of videos to celebrate Dr. Martens footwear.