''Weed'' is the tenth album by singer-songwriter and guitarist,
Chris Whitley
Christopher Becker Whitley (August 31, 1960 – November 20, 2005) was an American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. During his 25-year career he released more than a dozen albums, had two songs in the top 50 of the Billboard mains ...
. It is his eighth studio album.
The album is Whitley's
acoustic re-recording of a selection of songs he wrote from 1986 to 1996 for his three recordings on
Columbia /
Work Records
The Work Group (stylized as The WORK Group) was an American record label.
History
In July 1999, founders Jeff Ayeroff and Jordan Harris left the label.
Catalog
Artists
*Tatyana Ali (MJJ Music/Work)
* Fiona Apple (Clean Slate/Work)
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: ''
Living with the Law
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Common meanings
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** Living species, one that is not extinct
*Personal life, the course of an individual human's life
* Hu ...
'' (1991), ''
Din of Ecstasy
''Din of Ecstasy'' is the second studio album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It was released on Columbia Records in 1995.
It was produced primarily by John Custer and Chris Whitley. The album was recorded by Steve Melton (ass ...
'' (1995), and ''
Terra Incognita
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'' (1997).
It was produced and recorded by Chris Whitley live to a two-track
MD in Susann Bürger's bathroom / Sebnitzer Straße and Space House / Katharinenstraße in
Dresden
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, Germany.
Track listing
All tracks written by Chris Whitley:
# "Power Down" – 3:43
# "
Living with the Law
Living or The Living may refer to:
Common meanings
*Life, a condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms
** Living species, one that is not extinct
*Personal life, the course of an individual human's life
* Hu ...
" – 4:05
# "Know" – 3:16
# "Phone Call from Leavenworth" – 4:22
# "Cool Wooden Crosses" – 2:44
# "
Big Sky Country
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" – 4:26
# "New Machine" – 3:19
# "Clear Blue Sky" – 4:36
# "Bordertown" – 3:16
# "Narcotic Prayer" – 3:42
# "Kick the Stones" – 4:11
# "Weightless" – 2:37
# "I Forget You Everyday" – 4:20
# "Make the Dirt Stick" – 3:33
# "Dust Radio" – 3:22
# "Can't Get Off (
instrumental
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)" – 3:57
Personnel
*Chris Whitley – vocals, guitar, and
foot stomp
References
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2004 albums
Chris Whitley albums
Messenger Records albums