Breathe (Keller Williams album)

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Breathe
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ReleasedOctober 12, 1999
Genre Rock Jam
Label SCI Fidelity Records [1]
Keller Williams & The String Cheese Incident chronology
Spun
(1998)
Breathe
(1999)
Loop
(2001)
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Breathe is an album by Keller Williams with the String Cheese Incident (collectively known as the Keller Williams Incident), released in 1999. [3] [4]

Contents

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 *

Credits

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References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 685.
  2. 1 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.