The Greatest

by Cat Power

The Greatest cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 January 2006
  • Label: Matador
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:43
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 10 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Chan Marshall traveled to Memphis to record with Al Green's backing band for this soulful album. 'The Greatest' is warm, dusty, and polished, featuring horns and strings. It is her most accessible and classic-sounding record.

Genres

Descriptors: female-vocals, soulful, piano, ballad, melodic

Tracklist

  1. The Greatest (03:22)
  2. Living Proof (03:11)
  3. Lived in Bars (03:44)
  4. Could We (02:21)
  5. Empty Shell (03:04)
  6. Willie (05:57)
  7. Where Is My Love (02:53)
  8. The Moon (03:45)
  9. Islands (01:44)
  10. After It All (03:31)
  11. Hate (03:38)
  12. Love & Communication (04:33)

Credits

  • Chan Marshall - arranged by [strings]
  • Harlan T. Bobo - arranged by [strings]
  • Jonathan Kirkscey - arranged by [strings]
  • David Smith - bass
  • Leroy Hodges - bass
  • Steve Potts - drums
  • Mabon "Teenie" Hodges - guitar
  • Doug Easley - guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Kevin Gray - lacquer cut by
  • Rick Steff - piano, organ, keyboards
  • Stuart Sikes - recorded by, mixed by
  • Jim Spake - saxophone
  • Scott Thompson - trumpet
  • Beth Luscombe - viola
  • Roy Brewer - violin

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