Perfect Day (Chris Whitley album)
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Released | July 25, 2000 | |||
Recorded | March 28 & 29, 2000 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 38:59 | |||
Label | Valley Entertainment[1] | |||
Producer | Craig Street | |||
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Perfect Day is the sixth album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It is his fifth studio album.
It is a full-length release of cover versions of "love songs". The album was recorded as a trio and is subtitled "Featuring Billy Martin and Chris Wood". Martin and Wood are the rhythm section of Medeski Martin & Wood.
It was produced by Craig Street. The album was recorded live to half-inch two-track recorder by Danny Kopelson at 331⁄3 Recording in Brooklyn, New York.
This recording was also released in the Super Audio CD (SACD) format.[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Spanish Harlem Incident" (Bob Dylan) – 2:38
- "Smokestack Lightning" (Chester Burnett – Howlin' Wolf) – 4:41
- "China Gate" (Victor Young, Harold Adamson) – 3:08
- "Drifting" (Jimi Hendrix) – 2:34
- "She's Alright" (McKinley Morganfield – Muddy Waters) – 3:55
- "Perfect Day" (Lou Reed) – 3:31
- "The Wild Ox Moan" (Vera Hall, Ruby Pickens Tartt) – 3:09
- "The Crystal Ship" (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison – The Doors) – 3:18
- "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 5:04
- "Stones in My Passway" (Robert Johnson) – 3:18
- "4th Time Around" (Bob Dylan) – 3:46
Personnel
[edit]- Chris Whitley – vocals and guitar
- Chris Wood – acoustic bass and strange overtones
- Billy Martin – drums, various percussion and more mud
References
[edit]- ^ "Perfect Day". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Perfect Day SACD". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved June 30, 2010.