Tribute To
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| CHARTattack | [2] |
| Drowned In Sound | 7/10[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
| OnMilwaukee.com | (favorable)[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone |  [7] |
| The Skinny | [8] |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ CHARTattack review
- ^ Drowned In Sound review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Tanzilo, Bobby (2009) "OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: July 9, 2009", OnMilwaukee.com
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ 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.
