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Perfect Day (Chris Whitley album)

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Released
  
July 25, 2000

Length
  
38:59

Artist
  
Chris Whitley

Producer
  
Craig Street

Genre
  
Rock music

Recorded
  
March 28 & 29 2000

Perfect Day (2000)
  
Rocket House (2001)

Release date
  
25 July 2000

Label
  
Valley Entertainment

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Similar
  
Chris Whitley albums, Other albums

Chris whitley perfect day


Perfect Day is the sixth album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It is his fifth studio album.

Contents

It is a full-length release of cover versions of "love songs". The album was recorded 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 3313 Recording in Brooklyn, New York.

This recording was also released in the Super Audio CD (SACD) format.

Chris whitley 9 perfect day


Track listing

  1. "Spanish Harlem Incident" (Bob Dylan) – 2:38
  2. "Smokestack Lightning" (Chester Burnett – Howlin' Wolf) – 4:41
  3. "China Gate" (Victor Young and Harold Adamson) – 3:08
  4. "Drifting" (Jimi Hendrix) – 2:34
  5. "She's Alright" (McKinley Morganfield – Muddy Waters) – 3:55
  6. "Perfect Day" (Lou Reed) – 3:31
  7. "The Wild Ox Moan" (Vera Hall and R. Tartt) – 3:09
  8. "The Crystal Ship" (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison – The Doors) – 3:18
  9. "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 5:04
  10. "Stones in My Passway" (Robert Johnson) – 3:18
  11. "4th Time Around" (Bob Dylan) – 3:46

Personnel

  • Chris Whitley – vocals and guitar
  • Chris Wood – acoustic bass and strange overtones
  • Billy Martin - drums, various percussion and more mud
  • Songs

    1Spanish Harlem Incident2:34
    2Smokestack Lightning4:41
    3China Gate3:09

    References

    Perfect Day (Chris Whitley album) Wikipedia