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Grace (Jeff Buckley album)

December 15, 2023

Grace is the only studio album by American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley, released on August 23, 1994, by Columbia Records. The album had poor sales and received mixed reviews at the time of its release.[4] However, in recent years it has dramatically risen in critical reputation. An extended version of the album (subtitled "Legacy Edition"), celebrating its tenth anniversary, was released on August 23, 2004, and peaked at number 44 in the UK.

Grace
Studio album by
Jeff Buckley
ReleasedAugust 23, 1994 (1994-08-23)
RecordedLate 1993 – 1994
StudioBearsville, Woodstock, New York
Genre
Length51:48
LabelColumbia
ProducerAndy Wallace, Jeff Buckley ("So Real")
Jeff Buckley chronology
Live at Sin-é
(1993) 		Grace
(1994) 		Live from the Bataclan
(1995)
Singles from Grace
  1. "Grace"
    Released: August 1994
  2. "Last Goodbye"
    Released: January 1995
  3. "So Real"
    Released: June 1995
  4. "Eternal Life"
    Released: August 1995

Grace re-entered the albums chart in Australia at number 44 for the week of January 29 to February 5, 2007, 13 years after its original release date. It is currently certified 8× platinum in Australia. The album has been cited by critics and listeners as one of the greatest albums of all time.[5]

Music edit

Buckley's version of "Corpus Christi Carol" was based on a version by Janet Baker. A childhood friend introduced him to the song, and Buckley sang a version on the album as a way of thanking him.[6]

Critical reception and legacy edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [7]
Chicago Tribune    [8]
Entertainment WeeklyA+[9]
The Guardian     [10]
NME9/10[11]
Q     [12]
Rolling Stone     [13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [14]
Select4/5[15]
The Village VoiceC[16]

Grace has been highly rated in magazines such as Q, in which readers voted Grace the 75th greatest album of all time in 1998; the same vote was taken again in 2005 and Grace then ranked 13th.[17][18] In 2003, the album was ranked number 303 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[19] and 304 in a 2012 revised list, and later 147 in the 2020 list.[20][21] In 2006, Mojo named Grace the No. 1 Modern Rock Classic of All Time.[22] It was also rated as Australia's second favourite album on My Favourite Album, a television special aired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on December 3, 2006.[23] In 2003, Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" was ranked No. 259 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.[24] VH1 also rated the album No. 73 on its "100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll" show/list.[25] It was voted number 99 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[26] Larkin stated "his music achieved a perfection that was staggering for a debut album."

Grace won appreciation from a host of revered musicians and artists, including members of Buckley's biggest influence, Led Zeppelin.[27] Jimmy Page considered Grace close to being his "favorite album of the decade".[28] Robert Plant was also complimentary,[29] as was Brad Pitt, saying of Buckley's work, "There's an undercurrent to his music, there's something you can't pinpoint. Like the best of films, or the best of art, there's something going on underneath, and there's a truth there. And I find his stuff absolutely haunting. It just... it's under my skin."[30] Others who had influenced Buckley's music lauded him:[31] Bob Dylan named Buckley "one of the great songwriters of this decade",[29] and David Bowie considered Grace to be the best album ever made, and had said it would be one of his ten "Desert Island Records."[32]

In 2006, British Hit Singles & Albums and NME organised a poll of which, 40,000 people worldwide voted for the 100 best albums ever and Grace was placed at No. 23 on the list.[33]

On 2 April 2014 it was announced that Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" would be inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry (the entire album hasn't yet been inducted).[34]

In July 2014, Guitar World ranked Grace at number 26 in their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.[35]

Accolades edit

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Entertainment Weekly United States Best 10 Albums of the Year[36] 1994 6
Eye Weekly Canada Best 30 Albums of the Year[37] 1994 4
Juice Australia 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s[38] 1999 10
Les Inrockuptibles France Best 25 Albums of the Year[39] 1994 14
Melody Maker United Kingdom Best 50 Albums of the Year[40] 1994 9
Mojo United Kingdom Best 25 Albums of the Year[41] 1994 1
NME United Kingdom Best 50 Albums of the Year[42] 1994 21
The Wire United Kingdom 50 Records of the Year (1994)[43] 1995 32
Pitchfork United States Top 100 Albums of the 90's 2003 69
Platendraaier The Netherlands Top 30 Albums of the 90s[44] 2015 7
Q United Kingdom Best Albums of the Year[45] 1994 *
Reissues of the Year[46] 2004 *
Rocksound United Kingdom Best 50 Albums of the Year[47] 1994 2
Rolling Stone United States The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time[48][49][50] 2003 303
2012 304
2020 147
The Essential Alternative Recordings of the 90s[51] — *
Select United Kingdom Best 50 Albums of the Year[52] 1994 41
Technikart France Best 5 Albums of the Year[53] 1994 2
The Face United Kingdom Best 30 Albums of the Year[54] 1994 18
The Guardian United Kingdom Alternative Top 100 Albums Ever[55] 1999 15
1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die[55] 2007 *
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die United States 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[56] 2010 *

* denotes an unranked list.

Singles and EPs edit

Four proper singles were released from the album, along with additional editions, two posthumous releases, and promo-only releases (see also: The Grace EPs).

Singles
  • "Grace" (August 1994)
  • "Last Goodbye" (January–March 1995)
  • "So Real" (June 1995)
  • "Eternal Life" (August 1995)
EPs
  • Peyote Radio Theatre promo EP (July 1994)
  • Live from the Bataclan EP (October 1995)
  • The Grace EP (February 1996)

Posthumous edit

Buckley's cover version of "Hallelujah" re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 2 during Christmas 2008, following the release of another cover version by series 5 of the British version of The X Factor winner Alexandra Burke which took the number 1 slot.

Singles
  • "Forget Her" (August 2004)
  • "Hallelujah" (May 2007)

Track listing edit

Original track listing[57]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mojo Pin"
5:42
2."Grace"
  • Jeff Buckley
  • Gary Lucas
5:22
3."Last Goodbye"Jeff Buckley[58]4:35
4."Lilac Wine"James Shelton4:32
5."So Real"
  • Jeff Buckley
  • Michael Tighe
4:43
6."Hallelujah"Leonard Cohen6:53
7."Lover, You Should've Come Over"Jeff Buckley6:43
8."Corpus Christi Carol"
2:56
9."Eternal Life"Jeff Buckley4:52
10."Dream Brother"
5:26
Posthumous releases additional tracks[59]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Forget Her"Jeff Buckley5:13

To promote Buckley's 1995 Australian tour, a two-CD edition was issued. It featured the following songs on the second disc:

  1. "So Real" – live and acoustic in Japan, January 1995
  2. "Dream Brother" – live in Hamburg at Club Logo, 22 February 1995
  3. "Grace" – live at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, 4 March 1995 (exclusive to this release)
  4. "Mojo Pin" – live at Wetlands, New York City, November 1994

Legacy Edition edit

Grace (Legacy Edition)
Compilation album by
Jeff Buckley
ReleasedAugust 23, 2004
Recorded1993–94
Length117:00
LabelColumbia
ProducerGeorge Marino (executive)
Jeff Buckley chronology
Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition)
(2003) 		Grace (Legacy Edition)
(2004) 		So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley
(2007)
Singles from Grace (Legacy Edition)
  1. "Forget Her"
    Released: August 23, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blender     [60]
Mojo     [61]
Pitchfork9.0/10[4]
Q     [62]
Stylus MagazineA−[63]
Uncut     [64]

Track listing edit

  • Disc one: Remastered edition of the original 10-track album.
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Forget Her"Jeff Buckley5:12
2."Dream Brother" (Alternate Take)Buckley, Grøndahl, Johnson4:56
3."Lost Highway"Leon Payne4:24
4."Alligator Wine"Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller3:21
5."Mama, You Been on My Mind"Bob Dylan3:26
6."Parchman Farm Blues/Preachin' Blues"Bukka White, Robert Johnson6:20
7."The Other Woman"Jessie Mae Robinson3:05
8."Kanga-Roo"Alex Chilton14:14
9."I Want Someone Badly" (with Shudder to Think)Nathan Larson2:36
10."Eternal Life" (Road Version)Buckley4:50
11."Kick Out the Jams" (Live)Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner3:05
12."Dream Brother" (Nag Champa Mix)Buckley, Grøndahl, Johnson5:24
Bonus track on international CD editions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Strawberry Street[A]"Buckley, Andrew Goodsight, John McNally5:26
DVD
No.TitleDirected byLength
1."The Making of Grace" (documentary video)Ernie Fritz 
2."Grace" (music video)Ernie Fritz 
3."Last Goodbye" (music video)John Jesurun 
4."So Real" (music video)Sophie Muller 
5."Eternal Life" (music video)Gary Fisher 
6."Forget Her" (music video)Ernie Fritz 

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from Grace's liner notes,[65] except where noted.

Music credits
Technical personnel

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[79] 8× Platinum 560,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[80] Gold 50,000‡
France (SNEP)[81] 2× Gold 200,000*
Italy (FIMI)[82] Platinum 50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[83] 2× Platinum 600,000*
United States (RIAA)[85] Platinum 1,060,000[84]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[86] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Release date Format Label
United Kingdom, Europe[87] August 15, 1994
Columbia Records (Sony)
United States[87] August 23, 1994 CD
Compact cassette
Vinyl
MiniDisc
Promo cassette
Japan[87] September 1, 1994 CD
Australia[87] September 19, 1994 CD
Worldwide[88][89] August 23, 2004 Legacy Edition (2×CD+DVD)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Does not appear listed on the back cover, but is credited in the CD's accompanying booklet. A previously unreleased song, appears here in a rehearsal recording from the Knitting Factory in May 1993, with the Washington Squares' frontman Tom Goodkind on bass guitar.

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External links edit

  • Grace at Discogs (list of releases)

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Grace is the only studio album by American singer songwriter Jeff Buckley released on August 23 1994 by Columbia Records The album had poor sales and received mixed reviews at the time of its release 4 However in recent years it has dramatically risen in critical reputation An extended version of the album subtitled Legacy Edition celebrating its tenth anniversary was released on August 23 2004 and peaked at number 44 in the UK GraceStudio album by Jeff BuckleyReleasedAugust 23 1994 1994 08 23 RecordedLate 1993 1994StudioBearsville Woodstock New YorkGenreAlternative rock 1 folk rock 2 jazz rock 3 Length51 48LabelColumbiaProducerAndy Wallace Jeff Buckley So Real Jeff Buckley chronologyLive at Sin e 1993 Grace 1994 Live from the Bataclan 1995 Singles from Grace Grace Released August 1994 Last Goodbye Released January 1995 So Real Released June 1995 Eternal Life Released August 1995Grace re entered the albums chart in Australia at number 44 for the week of January 29 to February 5 2007 13 years after its original release date It is currently certified 8 platinum in Australia The album has been cited by critics and listeners as one of the greatest albums of all time 5 Contents 1 Music 2 Critical reception and legacy 2 1 Accolades 3 Singles and EPs 3 1 Posthumous 4 Track listing 5 Legacy Edition 5 1 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications 9 Release history 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksMusic editBuckley s version of Corpus Christi Carol was based on a version by Janet Baker A childhood friend introduced him to the song and Buckley sang a version on the album as a way of thanking him 6 Critical reception and legacy editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Chicago Tribune nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Entertainment WeeklyA 9 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 NME9 10 11 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 Select4 5 15 The Village VoiceC 16 Grace has been highly rated in magazines such as Q in which readers voted Grace the 75th greatest album of all time in 1998 the same vote was taken again in 2005 and Grace then ranked 13th 17 18 In 2003 the album was ranked number 303 on Rolling Stone s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time 19 and 304 in a 2012 revised list and later 147 in the 2020 list 20 21 In 2006 Mojo named Grace the No 1 Modern Rock Classic of All Time 22 It was also rated as Australia s second favourite album on My Favourite Album a television special aired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on December 3 2006 23 In 2003 Buckley s cover of Leonard Cohen s Hallelujah was ranked No 259 on Rolling Stone s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time 24 VH1 also rated the album No 73 on its 100 Greatest Albums of Rock amp Roll show list 25 It was voted number 99 in the third edition of Colin Larkin s All Time Top 1000 Albums 2000 26 Larkin stated his music achieved a perfection that was staggering for a debut album Grace won appreciation from a host of revered musicians and artists including members of Buckley s biggest influence Led Zeppelin 27 Jimmy Page considered Grace close to being his favorite album of the decade 28 Robert Plant was also complimentary 29 as was Brad Pitt saying of Buckley s work There s an undercurrent to his music there s something you can t pinpoint Like the best of films or the best of art there s something going on underneath and there s a truth there And I find his stuff absolutely haunting It just it s under my skin 30 Others who had influenced Buckley s music lauded him 31 Bob Dylan named Buckley one of the great songwriters of this decade 29 and David Bowie considered Grace to be the best album ever made and had said it would be one of his ten Desert Island Records 32 In 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums and NME organised a poll of which 40 000 people worldwide voted for the 100 best albums ever and Grace was placed at No 23 on the list 33 On 2 April 2014 it was announced that Buckley s version of Hallelujah would be inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry the entire album hasn t yet been inducted 34 In July 2014 Guitar World ranked Grace at number 26 in their Superunknown 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994 list 35 Accolades edit Publication Country Accolade Year RankEntertainment Weekly United States Best 10 Albums of the Year 36 1994 6Eye Weekly Canada Best 30 Albums of the Year 37 1994 4Juice Australia 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s 38 1999 10Les Inrockuptibles France Best 25 Albums of the Year 39 1994 14Melody Maker United Kingdom Best 50 Albums of the Year 40 1994 9Mojo United Kingdom Best 25 Albums of the Year 41 1994 1NME United Kingdom Best 50 Albums of the Year 42 1994 21The Wire United Kingdom 50 Records of the Year 1994 43 1995 32Pitchfork United States Top 100 Albums of the 90 s 2003 69Platendraaier The Netherlands Top 30 Albums of the 90s 44 2015 7Q United Kingdom Best Albums of the Year 45 1994 Reissues of the Year 46 2004 Rocksound United Kingdom Best 50 Albums of the Year 47 1994 2Rolling Stone United States The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 48 49 50 2003 3032012 3042020 147The Essential Alternative Recordings of the 90s 51 Select United Kingdom Best 50 Albums of the Year 52 1994 41Technikart France Best 5 Albums of the Year 53 1994 2The Face United Kingdom Best 30 Albums of the Year 54 1994 18The Guardian United Kingdom Alternative Top 100 Albums Ever 55 1999 151000 Albums to Hear Before You Die 55 2007 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die United States 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 56 2010 denotes an unranked list Singles and EPs editFour proper singles were released from the album along with additional editions two posthumous releases and promo only releases see also The Grace EPs Singles Grace August 1994 Last Goodbye January March 1995 So Real June 1995 Eternal Life August 1995 EPsPeyote Radio Theatre promo EP July 1994 Live from the Bataclan EP October 1995 The Grace EP February 1996 Posthumous edit Buckley s cover version of Hallelujah re entered the UK Singles Chart at number 2 during Christmas 2008 following the release of another cover version by series 5 of the British version of The X Factor winner Alexandra Burke which took the number 1 slot Singles Forget Her August 2004 Hallelujah May 2007 Track listing editOriginal track listing 57 No TitleWriter s Length1 Mojo Pin Jeff Buckley Gary Lucas5 422 Grace Jeff Buckley Gary Lucas5 223 Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley 58 4 354 Lilac Wine James Shelton4 325 So Real Jeff Buckley Michael Tighe4 436 Hallelujah Leonard Cohen6 537 Lover You Should ve Come Over Jeff Buckley6 438 Corpus Christi Carol Traditional Benjamin Britten2 569 Eternal Life Jeff Buckley4 5210 Dream Brother Jeff Buckley Mick Grondahl Matt Johnson5 26 Posthumous releases additional tracks 59 No TitleWriter s Length11 Forget Her Jeff Buckley5 13 To promote Buckley s 1995 Australian tour a two CD edition was issued It featured the following songs on the second disc So Real live and acoustic in Japan January 1995 Dream Brother live in Hamburg at Club Logo 22 February 1995 Grace live at the Shepherd s Bush Empire London 4 March 1995 exclusive to this release Mojo Pin live at Wetlands New York City November 1994Legacy Edition editGrace Legacy Edition Compilation album by Jeff BuckleyReleasedAugust 23 2004Recorded1993 94Length117 00LabelColumbiaProducerGeorge Marino executive Jeff Buckley chronologyLive at Sin e Legacy Edition 2003 Grace Legacy Edition 2004 So Real Songs from Jeff Buckley 2007 Singles from Grace Legacy Edition Forget Her Released August 23 2004Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingBlender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 60 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 61 Pitchfork9 0 10 4 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 62 Stylus MagazineA 63 Uncut nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 64 Track listing edit Disc one Remastered edition of the original 10 track album Disc twoNo TitleWriter s Length1 Forget Her Jeff Buckley5 122 Dream Brother Alternate Take Buckley Grondahl Johnson4 563 Lost Highway Leon Payne4 244 Alligator Wine Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller3 215 Mama You Been on My Mind Bob Dylan3 266 Parchman Farm Blues Preachin Blues Bukka White Robert Johnson6 207 The Other Woman Jessie Mae Robinson3 058 Kanga Roo Alex Chilton14 149 I Want Someone Badly with Shudder to Think Nathan Larson2 3610 Eternal Life Road Version Buckley4 5011 Kick Out the Jams Live Michael Davis Wayne Kramer Fred Sonic Smith Dennis Thompson Rob Tyner3 0512 Dream Brother Nag Champa Mix Buckley Grondahl Johnson5 24 Bonus track on international CD editionsNo TitleWriter s Length13 Strawberry Street A Buckley Andrew Goodsight John McNally5 26 DVDNo TitleDirected byLength1 The Making of Grace documentary video Ernie Fritz 2 Grace music video Ernie Fritz 3 Last Goodbye music video John Jesurun 4 So Real music video Sophie Muller 5 Eternal Life music video Gary Fisher 6 Forget Her music video Ernie Fritz Personnel editCredits adapted from Grace s liner notes 65 except where noted Music creditsKarl Berger string arrangements Jeff Buckley vocals guitar keyboards dulcimer percussion harmonium track 7 66 Mick Grondahl bass Loris Holland organ track 7 Matt Johnson percussion drums vibraphone track 10 Gary Lucas Magical Guitarness tracks 1 2 Misha Masud tabla track 10 Michael Tighe guitar track 5 Technical personnelChristopher Austopchuk art direction design Steve Berkowitz executive producer Jeff Buckley producer track 5 Jennifer Cohen design assistant Merri Cyr photography David Gahr photography Bryant W Jackson assistant engineer Chris Laidlaw assistant engineer Nicky Lindeman art direction design Clif Norrell engineer Steve Sisco assistant engineer Andy Wallace producer engineer mixing Howie Weinberg masteringCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1994 2014 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 67 9Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 68 39Dutch Albums Album Top 100 69 84French Albums SNEP 70 47Irish Albums IRMA 71 14Italian Albums FIMI 72 40Norwegian Albums VG lista 73 38UK Albums OCC 74 31US Billboard 200 75 149US Catalog Albums Billboard 76 10 Year end charts edit Chart 1995 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 77 94Chart 2003 PositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 78 93Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 79 8 Platinum 560 000 Canada Music Canada 80 Gold 50 000 France SNEP 81 2 Gold 200 000 Italy FIMI 82 Platinum 50 000 United Kingdom BPI 83 2 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 85 Platinum 1 060 000 84 SummariesEurope IFPI 86 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Release date Format LabelUnited Kingdom Europe 87 August 15 1994 CD LP Columbia Records Sony United States 87 August 23 1994 CDCompact cassetteVinylMiniDiscPromo cassetteJapan 87 September 1 1994 CDAustralia 87 September 19 1994 CDWorldwide 88 89 August 23 2004 Legacy Edition 2 CD DVD Notes edit Does not appear listed on the back cover but is credited in the CD s accompanying booklet A previously unreleased song appears here in a rehearsal recording from the Knitting Factory in May 1993 with the Washington Squares frontman Tom Goodkind on bass guitar References edit Gallucci Michael August 23 2019 25 Years Ago Jeff Buckley Releases Majestic Debut LP Grace Ultimate Classic Rock Retrieved January 27 2021 Sager Brooke June 19 2020 100 best albums of the 90s Stacker p 9 Retrieved January 27 2021 40 Best Records From 1994 Rolling Stone April 17 2014 Retrieved January 27 2021 a b Leone Dominique September 22 2004 Jeff Buckley Grace Legacy Edition Pitchfork Retrieved August 14 2009 The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone Kingdom For A Kiss The JB F A Q Grace Archived 8 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine Erlewine Stephen Thomas Grace Jeff Buckley AllMusic Retrieved August 14 2009 Kot Greg September 22 1994 Emotional Impact Chicago Tribune Retrieved November 17 2015 Ehrlich Dimitri August 26 1994 Grace Entertainment Weekly Retrieved November 17 2015 Simpson Dave May 1 1998 Cuts like a knife The Guardian London Mulvey John August 13 1994 Jeff Buckley Grace NME p 44 Cranna Ian September 1994 Jeff Buckley Grace Q No 96 p 98 Zacharek Stephanie November 3 1994 Grace Rolling Stone Retrieved November 17 2015 Moon Tom 2004 Jeff Buckley In Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th ed Simon amp Schuster pp 115 16 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 Morris Gina September 1994 Jeff Buckley Grace Select No 51 p 91 Christgau Robert November 29 1994 Turkey Shoot The Village Voice New York Retrieved September 23 2015 Q Readers All Time Top 100 Albums February 1998 Issue Retrieved December 30 2006 Q Readers Best Albums Ever 2006 Retrieved December 30 2006 News Rolling Stone Archived from the original on October 16 2007 Retrieved January 6 2012 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone s 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1998 Archived from the original on May 9 2008 Retrieved June 13 2008 Jeff Buckley Everybody Here Wants You TV Movie 2002 IMDb Kane Rebecca August 1 1998 Who were some of Jeff s influences jeffbuckley com Archived from the original on May 10 2008 Retrieved June 13 2008 Moon Tom 2008 1 000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die A Listener s Life List Workman Publishing Company p 126 ISBN 9780761139638 Oasis album voted greatest of all time The Times June 1 2006 Hallelujah the 2013 National Recording Registry Reaches 400 Library of Congress Retrieved April 2 2014 Superunknown 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994 GuitarWorld com July 14 2014 Archived from the original on July 15 2014 Retrieved July 14 2014 Entertainment Weekly Albums of the Year 1994 rocklistmusic co uk Retrieved August 15 2009 Eye Weekly Albums of the Year 1994 rocklistmusic co uk Retrieved August 15 2009 Juice 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s rocklistmusic co uk Retrieved August 15 2009 Les Inrockuptibles Albums of the Year 1994 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Jeff Buckley Grace Legacy Edition Review Stylus Magazine Archived from the original on March 31 2014 Retrieved August 14 2009 Hoskyns Barney October 2004 Unbearable Ecstasy Uncut No 89 p 124 Archived from the original on January 31 2016 Retrieved January 8 2017 Grace Media notes Jeff Buckley 1994 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Guibert M Browne D 2019 Jeff Buckley His Own Voice Hachette Books p 125 ISBN 978 0 306 92167 4 Retrieved October 10 2023 After he signed with Columbia in the fall of 1992 Jeff treated himself to a few pieces of gear a new acoustic guitar a small amp and seen here a used harmonium A portable keyboard operated by way of a pump that pushes air into it the harmonium is prevalent in Qawwali the South Asian devotional music that made such an impression on Jeff when he first came to New York Part of Jeff s devotion to Qawwali involved learning how to play the instrument which can be heard on the introduction of Lover You Should ve Come Over as well as on a cover of Van Morrison s Madame George cut during his 1993 session with producer Steve Addabbo He also purchased language tapes to properly learn Urdu Jeff could be seen walking around New York with this harmonium under his arm wrapped in a blanket Australiancharts com Jeff Buckley Grace Hung Medien Retrieved February 1 2015 Ultratop be Jeff Buckley Grace in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved February 1 2015 Dutchcharts nl Jeff Buckley Grace in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved February 1 2015 Lescharts com Jeff Buckley Grace Hung Medien Retrieved February 1 2015 Irish Music Charts Archive Top 75 Artist Album Week Ending August 26 2004 Chart track co uk Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved July 6 2012 Italiancharts com Jeff Buckley Grace Hung Medien Retrieved February 1 2015 Norwegiancharts com Jeff Buckley Grace Hung Medien Retrieved February 1 2015 Chart Stats Jeff Buckley Grace Official Charts Company Archived from the original on May 25 2014 Retrieved May 25 2014 Jeff Buckley Album amp Song Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved June 7 2012 Jeff Buckley Album amp Song Chart History Catalog Albums Billboard Retrieved June 7 2012 The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 page 2 imgur com Retrieved May 20 2022 Jaaroverzichten 2003 Ultratop Retrieved October 10 2021 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2022 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved February 7 2022 Canadian album certifications Jeff Buckley Grace Music Canada Retrieved January 23 2021 French album certifications Jeff Buckley Grace in French Syndicat National de l Edition Phonographique Retrieved June 7 2012 Italian album certifications Buckley Jeff Grace in Italian Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana Retrieved May 29 2015 Select 2015 in the Anno drop down menu Select Grace in the Filtra field Select Album e Compilation under Sezione British album certifications Jeff Buckley Grace British Phonographic Industry Retrieved September 4 2013 Caulfield Keith March 24 2006 Billboard 200 Chart Moves Chris Stapleton s Traveller Hits a Million Sold Jeff Buckley Reaches New High Billboard Retrieved May 23 2018 American album certifications Jeff Buckley Grace Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved March 3 2016 IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2003 International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Retrieved June 7 2012 a b c d The Jeff Buckley Discography Albums www jeffbuckley com Archived from the original on 11 September 2011 Retrieved 28 June 2011 Barrow Stephanie August 25 2004 Review Jeff Buckley Grace Legacy Edition BBC Retrieved August 14 2009 Grace Bonus DVD Jeff Buckley AllMusic Retrieved June 28 2011 External links editGrace at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grace Jeff Buckley album amp oldid 1189104002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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