Tribute To
Tribute To | ||||
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Released | August 4, 2009 | |||
Recorded | December 2001 | |||
Genre | Pop music | |||
Length | 26:39 | |||
Label | ATO | |||
Producer | Jim James | |||
Yim Yames chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CHARTattack | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned In Sound | 7/10[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
OnMilwaukee.com | (favorable)[5] |
Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10[6] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Skinny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 8/10[9] |
Tribute To is an EP by My Morning Jacket lead singer Jim James (under the name Yim Yames), consisting entirely of George Harrison (and Beatles) covers.[10] The EP was released as a digital download via his website, on July 7, 2009. The album was released as a CD on August 4, 2009.[11] James recorded the album in December 2001 on a relative's eight-track reel-to-reel tape recorder, just days after Harrison's passing.[10] Of the recording, James told Billboard magazine that "I felt like I was in the weirdest head space when I did that EP … I felt really confused a lot of the time. I wanted to just do it and let it come out even if I messed stuff up. It's definitely not the tightest or most professional recording you're ever going to hear in your life but I like that. I think it lends it a more childish atmosphere."[10]
The recordings were described as "delicate and suitably reverential" by The Skinny.[8]
James announced that a portion of the proceeds would be donated to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by George Harrison
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Long, Long, Long" | 3:58 |
2. | "Behind That Locked Door" | 4:18 |
3. | "Love You To" | 4:22 |
4. | "My Sweet Lord" | 3:33 |
5. | "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)" | 5:10 |
6. | "All Things Must Pass" | 5:21 |
Total length: | 26:39 |
Personnel
- Jim James - vocals, guitar, banjo, piano
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Yim Yames — Tribute To | CHARTattack". June 7, 2011. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Album Review: Yim Yames - Tribute To". DrownedInSound.
- ^ "Tribute To". EW.com.
- ^ Tanzilo, Bobby (2009) "OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: July 9, 2009", OnMilwaukee.com
- ^ "Yim Yames: Tribute To". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review".
- ^ a b Forgan, Duncan (2009) "Yim Yames – A Tribute To George Harrison", The Skinny, July 29, 2009.
- ^ Anderson, Stacey (September 2009). "Yim Yames Tribute To". Spin. p. 88. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Ayers, Michael D. (2009) "Jim James Reveals George Harrison E.P. Details", Billboard, June 25, 2009.
- ^ Ryan, Larry (2009) "Caught in the Net: Nu-folkers bare their teeth", The Independent, July 24, 2009.