Woke on a Whaleheart

by Bill Callahan

Woke on a Whaleheart cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 April 2007
  • Label: Drag City
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:32
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Dropping the 'Smog' moniker he had utilized for nearly two decades, the lo-fi pioneer released his formal solo debut under his own name. Featuring vibrant string and horn arrangements by Joanna Newsom collaborator Ryan Francesconi, the record presents a surprisingly warm, gospel-tinged iteration of his deadpan Americana.

Genres

Descriptors: Lo Fi, repetitive, folk, acoustic, spanish, portuguese, english

Tracklist

  1. From The Rivers To The Ocean (6:35)
  2. Footprints (2:47)
  3. Diamond Dancer (4:00)
  4. Sycamore (5:35)
  5. The Wheel (4:03)
  6. Honeymoon Child (4:39)
  7. Day (4:32)
  8. Night (3:04)
  9. A Man Needs A Woman Or A Man To Be A Man (5:13)

Credits

  • Bill Callahan - primary artist, guitar, vocals, written-by
  • Deani Pugh-Flemmings - backing vocals
  • Steve Bernal - bass
  • Thor Harris - drums, percussion, glockenspiel
  • Pete Denton - guitar, percussion, synthesizer
  • Howard Draper - keyboards
  • Elizabeth Warren - violin

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