Songs We Should Have Written
Appearance
Songs We Should Have Written | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 20, 2004 | |||
Recorded | Vibromonk Studios, Brooklyn, New York | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 45:12 | |||
Label | Jetset | |||
Producer | Tod Ashley, Tamir Muskat | |||
Firewater chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10[2] |
Stylus Magazine | B−[3] |
Songs We Should Have Written is a cover album by Firewater, released in 2004 through Jetset Records.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist (date) | Length |
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1. | " Jagger/Richards | The Rolling Stones (1966) | 5:51 | |
10. | "Is That All There Is?" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | Peggy Lee (1969) | 4:11 |
11. | "I Often Dream of Trains" | Robyn Hitchcock | Robyn Hitchcock (1984) | 3:57 |
Personnel
- Firewater
- Tod Ashley – vocals, bass guitar, Mellotron, production, design
- Oren Kaplan – guitar
- Al Jenkins – guitar
- B-3 organ, production, mixing
- Additional musicians and production
- Doug Henderson – recording on "This Little Light of Mine"
- George Javori – drums on "This Little Light of Mine"
- mastering
- Ramesh Mishra – sārangī on "Paint It Black"
- Britta Phillips – vocals on "The Beat Goes On" and "Some Velvet Morning"
- Asaf Roth – marimba on "Diamonds and Gold"
- Vijaykumar Sant – sitar on "Paint It Black"
- Pandit Sharda – tabla on "Paint It Black"
- Dan Shatsky – mixing
- Steve Ulrich – steel guitar on "Folsom Prison Blues" and "This Little Light of Mine"
- Paul Wallfisch – organ, piano
- Zef – cello on "Diamonds and Gold"
References
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Songs We Should Have Written". Allmusic. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ Petrusich, Amanda (November 30, 2003). "Firewater: Songs We Should Have Written". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ Mathers, Ian (January 28, 2004). "Firewater: Songs We Should Have Written". Stylus. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ Nichols, Amanda (2007). "Firewater". Trouser Press. Retrieved June 9, 2013.