Has Been

by William Shatner

Has Been cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 October 2004
  • Label: Shout! Factory
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 39:26
  • Community rating: 3.26/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced collaboratively by Ben Folds, this eclectic spoken-word musical subverts cultural expectations with unexpectedly earnest, deeply personal reflections on aging and celebrity legacy. It largely abandons simple novelty appeal in favor of surprising emotional depth and highly diverse musical backing.

Genres

Descriptors: Lounge, talk-singing, death

Tracklist

  1. Common People (4:38)
  2. It Hasn't Happened Yet (3:46)
  3. You'll Have Time (5:15)
  4. That's Me Trying (3:45)
  5. What Have You Done (1:43)
  6. Together (5:36)
  7. Familiar Love (3:57)
  8. Ideal Woman (2:22)
  9. Has Been (2:16)
  10. I Can't Get Behind That (3:00)
  11. Real (3:08)

Credits

  • William Shatner - primary artist, vocals, written-by
  • Brad Paisley - written-by, vocals, guitar
  • Candida Doyle - written-by
  • Elizabeth Shatner - written-by
  • Henry Rollins - written-by, vocals
  • Jarvis Cocker - written-by
  • Lemon Jelly - written-by, instruments, programmed by
  • Nick Banks - written-by

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