Mystery White Boy

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Mystery White Boy
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Live album by
ReleasedMay 9, 2000
RecordedFebruary 22, 1995 – February 28, 1996
Genre
Length78:29
Label Columbia
Producer
  • Mary Guibert
  • Michael Tighe
Jeff Buckley chronology
Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk
(1998)
Mystery White Boy
(2000)
Live À L'Olympia
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The A.V. Club (Favourable) [2]
Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) [3]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Mystery White Boy is a live album by American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). This is a compilation of live recordings that Buckley's mother Mary Guibert compiled from DAT recordings of his supporting tour for Buckley's album Grace . Also known as Mystery White Boy: Live '95–'96, the album earned mixed to positive critical views and was also a commercial success in the artist's native U.S., hitting #12 on the Top Internet Albums chart released by Billboard .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Recording venue and dateLength
1."Dream Brother" Jeff Buckley, Mick Grøndahl and Matt Johnson Club Logo, on February 22, 19958:48
2."I Woke Up in a Strange Place"Jeff Buckley Palais Theatre, on February 28, 19965:05
3."Mojo Pin"Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Theatre de Fourvière, on July 4, 19956:06
4."Lilac Wine"James SheltonPalais Theatre, on February 28, 19965:19
5."What Will You Say" Carla Azar, Jeff Buckley and Chris Dowd Theatre de Fourvière, on July 4, 19957:34
6."Last Goodbye"Jeff Buckley Olympia, on July 7, 19954:58
7."Eternal Life"Jeff BuckleyPalais Theatre, on February 28, 19965:57
8."Grace"Jeff Buckley and Gary LucasPalais Theatre, on February 28, 19965:39
9."Moodswing Whiskey"Jeff Buckley and Michael TighePalais Theatre, on February 28, 19965:37
10."The Man that Got Away" Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin Great American Music Hall, on May 4, 19953:46
11."Kanga-Roo" Alex Chilton The Phoenician Theatre, on September 6, 199510:23
12."Hallelujah/I Know It's Over (medley)" Leonard Cohen/Johnny Marr and Morrissey King Theatre, on May 7, 19959:18
Bonus disc for Europe and Australia
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording venue and dateLength
1."That's All I Ask" Nina Simone Prince Patrick Hotel, on September 2, 19955:26
2."Lover, You Should've Come Over"Jeff BuckleyOlympia on July 7, 19957:32
3."So Real"Jeff Buckley and Michael TigheNighttown Hall, on February 25, 19955:17
Bonus disc for Japan
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording venue and dateLength
1."So Real"Jeff Buckley and Michael TigheOn Air Azabu Studios, on January 28, 19954:25
2."Last Goodbye"Jeff BuckleyOn Air Azabu Studios, on January 28, 19954:38
3."Lover, You Should've Come Over"Jeff BuckleyOn Air Azabu Studios, on January 28, 19957:21

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US [5] 133
Australia [6] 5
Belgium [7] 5
France [8] 3
Italy [9] 14
Netherlands [10] 88
Switzerland [11] 95
UK [12] 8

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [13] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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