Jeff Buckley, Grace
Jeff BuckleyGRACE.
Grace is Jeff Buckley's only completed studio album, a ten-song record that moves between original material and radically personal interpretations of other writers.
Album artwork shown for commentary and historical reference. Image source: Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz.
SEVEN THINGS
WORTH KNOWING.
Recording stories, personnel, physical details and numbers worth keeping with the record.
Grace was released on August 23, 1994 and contains 10 tracks.
Jeff Buckley and Andy Wallace produced the album.
Major recording took place at Bearsville Studios in New York.
The core band includes Mick Grondahl on bass and Matt Johnson on drums.
Gary Lucas contributes guitar and co-writing to material including "Grace" and "Mojo Pin."
The album includes Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."
Grace was the only full studio album Buckley completed and released during his lifetime.
WHY THIS
ALBUM MATTERS.
Grace matters because Buckley's voice is only part of the story, with the band, arrangements and production creating a record that can move from intimate folk textures to explosive rock without losing coherence.
THE
NUMBERS.
TRACKS
Grace contains ten songs.
RELEASE
The album arrived on August 23, 1994.
COMPLETED STUDIO LP
Grace was Buckley's only completed studio album released during his lifetime.
THE
PHYSICAL OBJECT.
The close, dark portrait keeps the sleeve focused entirely on Buckley, giving the album an intimate visual identity that matches its vocal-centered reputation.
RESEARCH SOURCES
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DIGGING.
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