As so often is the case with talented deceased musicians, every few years or so new previously unheard recordings are discovered and are organised into a posthumously released album. Jeff Buckley is no different.
The enigmatic and superbly talented Jeff Buckley died in 1997 tragically at the young age of 30 years old. Due to his young age, Buckley only got round to releasing the one studio album ‘Grace’. ‘Grace’ was of course critically acclaimed, and remains to this day as one of the great albums of the 90s. With Q magazine voting it the 75th best album of all time.
The newly released album is set to be called ‘You & I’ and will be released in March 2016.
The track listing is set to be made up of numerous covers by Jeff, from The Smiths, to Led Zeppelin. See full track listing below:
1. Just Like a Woman (Bob Dylan cover)
2. Everyday People (Sly & the Family Stone cover)
3. Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’ (First recorded by Louis Jordan)
4. Grace (original)
5. Calling You (Jevetta Steele cover)
6. Dream Of You and I (original)
7. The Boy With the Thorn In His Side (the Smiths cover)
8. Poor Boy Long Way From Home (traditional blues song, Bukka White cover)
9. Night Flight (Led Zeppelin cover)
10. I Know It’s Over (the Smiths cover)
A considerable number of these songs have been heard before, however the majority of them have only been released or heard in a live setting; this album promises to release them fully studio recorded. Of course ‘Grace’ is not a new release or discovery, having been on the eponymously titled album ‘Grace’. The same can be said for the Smiths cover ‘I know it’s over’ with a live version having been released on the 2007 release ‘So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley’ as well as ‘Mystery White Boy’. ‘Calling You’ is also seen in the live album ‘Live at Sin-é’.
Record label Sony Legacy are set to release the album, head of the record label Adam Block had this to say on the album:
“As we began to explore how we might celebrate the 20th anniversary of Jeff Buckley’s Grace, the vault – as it still occasionally and unexpectedly will – presented us with an unbelievable gift: this ‘lost’ cache of studio recordings from the period,” said Adam Block, Sony Legacy’s president. “We quickly realised how remarkable they were. They offer an incredible, rare glimpse of an artist, alone, in the sacred space that is the studio. There’s an intimacy and an honesty to the performances that’s literally breathtaking. You & I is an important addition to Jeff’s recorded legacy and will be a thrill for both his devoted longtime fans and newcomers alike.”
Prepare yourself for the upcoming Jeff Buckley release by listening to his timeless album ‘Grace':
