Starsailor (album)
Starsailor | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1970 | |||
Recorded | September 10–21, 1970 | |||
Studio | Whitney Studios, Glendale, California | |||
Genre | Experimental rock, avant-folk, avant-garde jazz | |||
Length | 36:00 | |||
Label | Straight | |||
Producer | Tim Buckley | |||
Tim Buckley chronology | ||||
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Starsailor is the sixth studio album by
Leontyne Price attended a concert in New York City during the supporting tour and told Buckley, "Boy, I wish they were writing things like that for us opera singers," to which Buckley responded, "Well, do what I did; get your own band."
"Starsailor" is a literal English rendering of the Greek-derived word "astronaut."
Renewed interest
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While the revival of "Song to the Siren" renewed interest in Buckley amongst independent artists in the 1980s, the success of his estranged son, Jeff Buckley, in the 1990s, inspired indie rock artists to look at the career of his father.[2] The British band Starsailor took their name from this album.
The album had a brief reissue on CD by the
Reception and legacy
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
DownBeat | [4] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C−[5] |
Starsailor was featured at #50 in
In addition, Starsailor was selected as the 47th best rock record of all time in the 1987 book The Top 100 Rock 'n' Roll Albums of All Time.[7]
In 2000 it was voted number 507 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[8]
Track listing
All music written by Tim Buckley.
No. | Title | Lyrics by | Length | |
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1. | "Come Here Woman" | Buckley | 4:09 | |
2. | "I Woke Up" | Song to the Siren " | Beckett, Buckley | 3:26 |
No. | Title | Lyrics by | Length |
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1. | "Jungle Fire" | Buckley | 4:42 |
2. | "Starsailor" | John Balkin, Beckett, Buckley | 4:36 |
3. | "The Healing Festival" | Buckley | 3:16 |
4. | "Down by the Borderline" | Buckley | 5:22 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Maury Baker – percussion
- John Balkin – double bass, electric bass
- Tim Buckley – guitar, 12-string guitar, vocals
- Bunk Gardner – alto flute, tenor saxophone
- Buzz Gardner – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Lee Underwood – guitar, piano, pipe organ
- Technical
- Tim Buckley – producer
- Stan Agol – engineer
- Herb Cohen – executive producer
- Visual
- Ed Thrasher – art direction and photography
- L.J. Moche – repackaging for 1989 remastered CD version
References
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Starsailor - Tim Buckley". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "The Rough Guide to Rock". Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Herb Cohen - Random Notes". united-mutations.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ Bourne, Mike. "The Tim Buckley Archives". Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b "The 100 Best albums of 1970s - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. June 23, 2004. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Gambaccini, Paul. The Top 100 Rock 'n' Roll Albums of All Time, Harmony Books. 1987
- ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.