You and I (Jeff Buckley album)

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You and I
You and I (Front Cover).png
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 11, 2016
RecordedFebruary 1993
Length52:14
Label Legacy
Jeff Buckley chronology
The Jeff Buckley Collection
(2010)
You and I
(2016)
Singles from You and I
  1. "Everyday People"
    Released: November 12, 2015
  2. "Just Like a Woman"
    Released: January 13, 2016
  3. "I Know It's Over"
    Released: February 11, 2016

You and I is a compilation album by Jeff Buckley, released on March 11, 2016, on Legacy Recordings. [1] The songs were recorded in 1993 and represent some of his earliest recordings for Columbia. [2]

Contents

Background and composition

The sessions for the album took place in February 1993 and were designed to produce what A&R rep Steve Berkowitz referred to as a "Table of Contents" for the singer. [2] The 2016 release of the album marks the first time these session recordings have been made available to the public. [3] According to his mother, Buckley was insecure about the sessions, leading him to make several calls to her during the middle of the night about fears of being fired. [3]

In addition to several cover songs the album also features two original Buckley compositions; an early demo of "Grace" which would later appear on Buckley's debut album of the same name and "Dream of You and I". Album producer Steve Addabbo had opined that, at that stage of his career, Buckley may have been so adept at covers that he had difficulty coming up with his own material. [3]

More material from these February 1993 sessions was later featured on the LP "In Transition" released on Record Store Day 2019.

Commercial reception

The album debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200, [4] No. 5 on the Top Rock Albums and No. 1 on the Folk Albums charts, selling 9,000 copies on its first week of release. [5]

Track listing

You and I track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."Just Like a Woman" Bob Dylan Dylan6:28
2."Everyday People" Sly Stone Sly and the Family Stone 4:32
3."Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" Joe Greene Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 4:02
4."Grace" (first studio recording)Buckley6:11
5."Calling You" Bob Telson Jevetta Steele 4:59
6."Dream of You and I"BuckleyBuckley4:30
7."The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" The Smiths 3:34
8."Poor Boy Long Way from Home" Traditional Bukka White 6:02
9."Night Flight" Led Zeppelin 4:54
10."I Know It's Over"
  • Marr
  • Morrissey
The Smiths7:02
Total length:52:14
Expanded Edition (projected for release but never released)
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
11."Mojo Pin"BuckleyBuckley7:03
12."Unforgiven (aka Last Goodbye)"
Buckley4:10
13."Strawberry Street"
  • Buckley
  • Andrew Goodsight
  • John McNally
Buckley5:22
14."Je n'en connais pas la fin" Édith Piaf 5:28
15."Hallelujah" Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen7:10
16."If You Knew" Nina Simone Nina Simone3:39
17."A Satisfied Mind" 3:39

Charts

Chart performance for You and I
Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 12
French Albums (SNEP) [11] 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 85
Irish Albums (IRMA) [13] 22
Italian Albums (FIMI) [14] 12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] 15
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [16] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 38
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 16
US Billboard 200 [19] 58

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