Released November 21, 2011 Release date 21 November 2011 | Recorded March–May 2011 Label Universal Music LLC | |
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Genres Acoustic music, Alternative rock Similar Chris Cornell albums, Alternative rock albums | ||
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Songbook is an acoustic live album by American musician and Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell, released on November 21, 2011. The live album features songs recorded during Cornell's Songbook Tour, an acoustic solo tour which took place during March–May 2011 in the US, and is his first live album as a solo artist.
Contents
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- Chris cornell like a stone songbook
- Song Information
- Songs
- References
The songs on the tour varied in every show, and the album was recorded during various shows on the tour, and includes songs from Cornell's whole career: solo material, Soundgarden songs, Audioslave songs, Temple of the Dog songs, as well as covers of Led Zeppelin's "Thank You" and John Lennon's "Imagine".
The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 69. It has sold 86,000 copies in the US as of August 2015.
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Song Information
The album includes a new song by Chris Cornell, entitled "The Keeper"; the song was written exclusively for the Marc Forster directed 2011 film, Machine Gun Preacher, and released as the lead track from the film's soundtrack in August 2011. Another new song on the album is "Cleaning My Gun", a song Cornell has been playing live during his acoustic shows for years but was never previously released on an album.
The first track on the album "As Hope and Promise Fade", was previously released as a hidden track on Cornell's third solo album, Scream, under the title "Two Drink Minimum".
Songs
1As Hope And Promise Fade (Recorded Live At Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Toronto - ON on April 20 - 2011)3:47
2Scar On The Sky (Recorded Live At Keswick Theatre - Glenside - PA on April 10 - 2011)3:40
3Call Me A Dog (Recorded Live At Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Toronto - ON on April 20 - 2011)4:52