Breathe (Keller Williams album)

Breathe
Studio album by Keller Williams & the String Cheese Incident
Released	October 12, 1999
Genre	Rock, jam band
Label	SCI Fidelity Records [1]
Keller Williams & the String Cheese Incident chronology
Spun (1998) Breathe (1999) Loop (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]

Breathe is an album by Keller Williams with the String Cheese Incident (collectively known as the Keller Williams Incident), released in 1999. ^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the accompaniment of the String Cheese Incident provides a wondrous canvas that elevates the richness of [Keller's] guitar work and frees him from the confines of looping." ^[2] The Washington Post called the album "strange and delightfully odd," writing that "Williams weaves a lot of quirky textures and riffs into his original compositions, borrowing freely from funk, reggae, folk, pop and jazz to create a series of colorful backdrops for his curious musings ('Best Feelings'), entertaining rants ('Stupid Questions') and offbeat tales ('Vacate')." ^[5]

Track listing

1. Stupid Questions – 4:55
2. Brunette – 2:49
3. Breathe – 4:11
4. Best Feeling – 5:55
5. Bounty Hunter – 3:25
6. Vacate – 4:48
7. Roshambo – 3:06
8. Revelation – 5:10
9. Lightning – 4:18
10. Blatant Ripoff – 4:38
11. Not Of This Earth – 5:07
12. Rockumal – 3:21
13. Callalloo And Red Snapper – 9:37 *

• includes hidden track – [unknown title]

Credits

• Lorne Bregitzer – assistant engineer
• Darrin Brunner – design, layout design
• Ty Burhoe – tabla, turntables
• Kevin Clock – engineer, assistant producer
• E-Dub – vocals
• Michael R. Everett – artwork
• Frenchy – paintings
• Scott Gallery – artwork, design, layout design
• Mary Louise Greenlaw – artwork
• Kyle Hollingsworth – organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, piano (electric)
• Jamie Janover – dulcimer (hammer)
• Michael Kang – mandolin, violin, vocals, violin (electric), electronic mandolin
• Mike Luba – trumpet
• Jeroen Wery – trumpet
• Keith Moseley – bass guitar (electric), bass guitar (acoustic)
• Bill Nershi – guitar (acoustic)
• Todd Radunsky – photography
• Jeremy Stein – photography
• Michael Travis – percussion, drums
• Keller Williams – guitar (acoustic), piano, arranger, bass guitar (electric), flugelhorn, guitar (electric), vocals, guitar (10 string), producer, bass guitar (acoustic), piano (grand)

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 685.
2. "Breathe - Keller Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Keller Williams | Biography & History". AllMusic.
4. Oksenhorn, Stewart. "Keller Williams solos in Aspen". www.aspentimes.com.
5. "THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT 'Round the Wheel' Fidelity". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 July 2021.