Sleeping Tapes

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Sleeping Tapes
Jeff Bridges Sleeping Tapes album cover.png
Studio album by
Jeff Bridges
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2015 (2015-01-29)
RecordedPlayback Studios, Santa Barbara, California [1]
Genre Spoken word, ambient
Length43:13
Jeff Bridges chronology
Jeff Bridges
(2011)
Sleeping Tapes
(2015)

Sleeping Tapes is a 2015 spoken word/ambient album by actor Jeff Bridges, with music by Keefus Ciancia. [1]

Contents

The album was released by web hosting service Squarespace as part of its 2015 Super Bowl advertising campaign, with all proceeds from album sales going to Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound B− [2]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [3]

Pitchfork gave the album 7.8 out of a possible 10, noting, "Way beyond sleep aids, you get the sense that Bridges would be a hell of a life coach."

Track listing

Sleeping Tapes track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Introduction (Good Evening)"2:14
2."Sleep. Dream. Wakeup."2:09
3."Chimes for Dreams"1:25
4."Hummmmmm"2:53
5."Goodmorning, Sweetheart"1:30
6."See You at the Dreaming Tree"3:06
7."A Glass of Water"0:54
8."The Raven"0:55
9."The Hen"1:06
10."Ikea"1:03
11."The Sea"2:25
12."Temescal Canyon"11:04
13."Feeling Good"3:27
14."Seeing With My Eyes Closed"5:18
15."Goodnight (We're All in This Together)"3:44

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References

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