''Works in Progress'' is a compilation

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Tim Buckley Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American musician. His music and style changed considerably through the years. Buckley began his career based in folk music, but his subsequent albums experimented with ja ...

. The album is a collection of studio recordings dating from early and mid-1968 in addition to one recording dating from a recording session in 1967. The material on this album consists of songs Buckley was working on for a third album, the at the time unnamed album that would become '' Happy Sad''. The majority of the songs from the studio recording sessions were lost or erased but some songs were preserved on a compilation reel at the studio. The large part of these recordings were not used on ''Happy Sad'' and appear only on this compilation. Some of the songs here evolved into another song: "Danang" and "Ashbury Park" later came to form two movements of the three-part song "Love From Room 108 At The Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)" that would appear on the final version of Buckley's third album. The compilation also comes with a 20-page booklet complete with lyrics and liner notes by Buckley's lead guitarist, Lee Underwood. The original 1999 CD release consisted of a sole batch of 7,500 copies. A larger commercial release was made in 2001.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tim Buckley; except where noted. #"Danang" (Take 7 + 8 Intercut) – 6:30 #"Sing a Song for You" (Take 11) – 5:43 #"Buzzin' Fly" (Take 3) – 6:44 #"Song to the Siren" (Take 7) (

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, Buckley) – 3:28 #"Happy Time" (Take 14) – 3:13 #"Sing a Song for You" (Take 8) – 2:40 #"Chase the Blues Away" (Take 3) – 4:00 #" Hi Lily, Hi Lo" (Take 7) (

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) – 3:37 #"Buzzin' Fly" (Take 9) – 5:07 #"Wayfaring Stranger" (Take 4) (Traditional) – 4:24 #"Ashbury Park Version 1" (Take 8) – 2:47 #"Ashbury Park Version 2" (Take 14) – 3:21 #"Ashbury Park Version 2" (Take 25 Labeled "Master") – 3:28 #"Dream Letter" (Takes 17-16 Intercut) – 5:13 #"The Father Song" (Take 3) – 2:44 #"The Fiddler" (Rough Mix) – 3:26

Personnel

*Tim Buckley – vocals,

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* Lee Underwood –

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*Carter Collins –

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, bells *

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, John David Miller –

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- drums *

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– piano

References

{{Authority control Compilation albums published posthumously Albums produced by Jac Holzman Tim Buckley compilation albums 1999 compilation albums Rhino Records compilation albums