Recorded 1974-1975 Artist Chris Bell Producer Chris Bell Genres Rock music, Power pop | Length 53:30 Release date 21 February 1992 | |
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Released February 21, 1992 (1992-02-21) Studio Studio Hérouville, Château d'Hérouville, FranceShoe Studios, Memphis, TennesseeArdent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee Power pop albums Radio City, Keep an Eye on the Sky, Third/Sister Lovers, 1 Record, Live |
I Am the Cosmos is the only solo album by the American pop-rock musician Chris Bell, eventually released in 1992 by Rykodisc, having been recorded over a period of two to three years during the mid-1970s. Bell had previously been a member of Big Star.
Contents
- Chris bell i am the cosmos
- Cover versions and other uses
- Track listing
- Single CD bonus tracks
- 2009 deluxe 2CD bonus tracks
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
In 2009 the album was remastered and re-released in a deluxe two-CD version by Rhino Handmade with alternate versions and additional tracks, and three songs by Bell's pre-Big Star groups, Icewater and Rock City. Some copies included a bonus 7" single of "I Am the Cosmos" / "You and Your Sister", a replica of the original single.
The booklet notes for the album were written by Bell's brother David, who also took the photographs used on the cover and in the CD booklet. The cover features a picture that was taken near Nendaz in Switzerland, it shows the opposite side of the valley with Ardon and the south flank of the snowy massif of Les Diablerets in the back.
Chris bell i am the cosmos
Cover versions and other uses
"Speed of Sound" was used over the opening credits of the Peter Sollett film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. This song also featured on the various artists compilation album compiled by The Flaming Lips, Late Night Tales: The Flaming Lips.
"I Am the Cosmos" has been played live by Big Star, Beck, The Posies, Gigolo Aunts, The Jayhawks and The Drams, and has also been covered by This Mortal Coil, together with a version of "You and Your Sister". Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn recorded "I Am the Cosmos" for their 2009 album Break Up.
Track listing
All songs written by Chris Bell.
- "I Am the Cosmos" – 3:46
- "Better Save Yourself" – 4:25
- "Speed of Sound" – 5:11
- "Get Away" – 3:26
- "You and Your Sister" – 3:11
- "Make a Scene" – 4:09
- "Look Up" – 3:14
- "I Got Kinda Lost" – 2:42
- "There Was a Light" – 3:19
- "Fight at the Table" – 3:41
- "I Don't Know" – 3:22
- "Though I Know She Lies" – 3:35
Single CD bonus tracks
- "I Am the Cosmos" (slow version) – 3:40
- "You and Your Sister" (country version) – 2:56
- "You and Your Sister" (acoustic version) – 2:53
2009 deluxe 2CD bonus tracks
- "Looking Forward" – 3:39 by Icewater
- "Sunshine" – 1:45 by Icewater
- "My Life Is Right" – 3:08 by Rock City
- "I Don't Know" (alternate version) – 4:18
- "You and Your Sister" (alternate version) – 3:03
- "I Am the Cosmos" (extended alternate version) – 5:07 (full length version of the above-mentioned "I Am the Cosmos" (slow version))
- "Speed of Sound" (alternate version) – 5:13
- "Fight at the Table" (alternate mix) – 4:11
- "Make a Scene" (alternate mix) – 4:11
- "Better Save Yourself" (alternate mix) – 4:29
- "Get Away" (alternate version) – 4:21
- "You and Your Sister" (acoustic version) – 3:00
- "Stay with Me" – 2:49 with Keith Sykes
- "In My Darkest Hour" – 3:01 with Nancy Bryan
- "Clacton Rag" – 3:30
Personnel
Songs
1I Am the Cosmos3:50
2Better Save Yourself4:29
3Speed of Sound5:15