''You and I'' is a compilation album by

Jeff Buckley Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scott Moorhead, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, Buckley amassed a following in the early 1990s by ...

, released on March 11, 2016, on Legacy Recordings. The songs were recorded in 1993 and represent some of his earliest recordings for Columbia.

Background and composition

The sessions for the album took place in February 1993 and were designed to produce what A&R rep Steve Berkowitz referred to as a "Table of Contents" for the singer. The 2016 release of the album marks the first time these session recordings have been made available to the public. According to his mother, Buckley was insecure about the sessions, leading him to make several calls to her during the middle of the night about fears of being fired. In addition to several

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the album also features two original Buckley compositions; an early demo of "

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" which would later appear on Buckley's debut album of the same name and "Dream of You and I". Album producer

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had opined that, at that stage of his career, Buckley may have been so adept at covers that he had difficulty coming up with his own material.

Commercial reception

The album debuted at No. 58 on the ''Billboard'' 200, No. 5 on the Top Rock Albums and No. 1 on the Folk Albums charts, selling 9,000 copies on its first week of release.

Track listing

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Charts

References

{{Authority control 2016 compilation albums Albums published posthumously Jeff Buckley albums Legacy Recordings albums Albums produced by Steve Addabbo Covers albums