Sessionography 2000-2009
2000
FEB 20, 2000, OCT 9-21, 2000, and JAN 15-21, 2001
Atlantis Grammophon AB, Stockholm and/or
NOV 6, 2000
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin and/or
NOV 16, 2000
Westside Studios, London
Broken Bicycles / Junk | For The Stars | |
Green Song | For The Stars | |
Shamed Into Love | For The Stars | |
For The Stars | For The Stars |
- Only the songs from For The Stars which feature prominent vocal contributions from EC are listed above, but these are also the recording dates for No Wonder, Baby Plays Around, Go Leave, Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder), The Other Woman, Like An Angel Passing Through My Room, April After All, You Still Believe In Me, I Want To Vanish, This House Is Empty Now, Take It With Me, and the Japanese bonus track You Go To My Head. The songs featuring Fleshquartet (Rope, For No One, and Just A Curio) were recorded SEP 23-27, 2000 at Fleshland, Stockholm, although they may have received additional work at the sessions listed above.
JUN 30, 2000
Royal Albert Hall, London
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Live) | Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
EARLY NOV 2000
unknown location (possibly Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin)
You Stole My Bell | The Family Man: Music From The Motion Picture |
2001
CIRCA 2001
unknown location
Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution) (Demo) | unreleased |
2001
unknown location, Dublin
Egypt | Labour Of Love: The Music Of Nick Lowe |
SUMMER 2001
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
- The vibraphone on When I Was Cruel No. 2 and horns on Spooky Girlfriend, 15 Petals, ...Dust, and Episode Of Blonde were added SEP 24, 2001 at Avatar Studios, New York.
LATE SEP 2001
Avatar Studios, New York
Smile (Japanese A-side) | Cruel Smile |
- This was reportedly recorded at some point between SEP 20 and SEP 25 but not at the SEP 24 overdub session.
NOV 3, 2001
Avatar Studios, New York
Invisible Lady with The Charles Mingus Orchestra | Tonight At Noon... Three Or Four Shades Of Love (Mingus Big Band / The Charles Mingus Orchestra) |
LATE 2001 or EARLY 2002
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
Smile (Japanese B-side) | Cruel Smile |
- EC added his vocal to a backing track recorded without his involvement at Studio Delphine, Paris.
2002
FEB 2002 (between FEB 25 and FEB 28)
Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood
The Judgement (Guide Vocal) | unreleased |
- When Solomon Burke recorded this song, EC attended the session and recorded a guide vocal for Burke to follow.
MAY 15, 2002
Easy Street Records, Seattle
Spooky Girlfriend (Live) | On The Mountain 8 |
MAY 22, 2002
KFOG Radio, San Francisco
Spooky Girlfriend (Live) | Cruel Smile |
JUN 3, 2002
KBCO Radio, Boulder, Colorado
Spooky Girlfriend (Acoustic) | KBCO Studio C Volume 14 | |
Tart (Acoustic) | Cruel Smile (Japan) |
JUN 5, 2002
Echo Bay Studios, New Hope, Minnesota
45 (Acoustic) | Cities 97 Sampler Volume 14 |
JUN 28, 2002
Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo
Soul For Hire (Live) | Cruel Smile | |
Uncomplicated (Live) | Cruel Smile |
JUL 5, 2002
International Forum A, Tokyo
Watching The Detectives / My Funny Valentine (Live) | Cruel Smile |
JUL 13, 2002
Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Almost Blue (Live) | Cruel Smile | |
15 Petals (Live) | Cruel Smile |
JUL 17, 2002
Concert Hall, Melbourne
Dust (Live) | Cruel Smile |
NOV 2002
Snake Ranch Studio, London
My Mood Swings | Moodswings (The Brodsky Quartet) | |
Real Emotional Girl | Moodswings (The Brodsky Quartet) |
2003
FEB 2003
The Steakhouse Studio, North Hollywood
Crying Time with Wanda Jackson | Heart Trouble (Wanda Jackson) |
MAR 2003
unknown location, Los Angeles
Everybody's Crying Mercy | Peace Songs |
APR 7, 2003 - MAY 2003
Nola Studios, New York and/or
Avatar Studios, New York
- The Brodsky Quartet's contribution to Still was recorded at AIR Studios, London.
APR 9, 2003
Beacon Theatre, New York
Crazy (Live) with Diana Krall and Willie Nelson | Live And Kickin' (Willie Nelson) |
2003
Avatar Studios, New York
Let's Misbehave | De-Lovely: Music From The Motion Picture |
NOV 2, 2003
Oslo Konserthus, Oslo, Norway
Matter Of Time with Los Lobos | The Ride (Los Lobos |
- The recording date refers only to EC's vocal, which he recorded at a soundcheck while on tour.
2004
APR 2004 (beginning APR 5)
Sweet Tea Studios, Oxford. Mississippi
- Lucinda Williams' vocal on There's A Story In Your Voice and John McFee's guitar on Country Darkness and Heart Shaped Bruise were added at Village Recorders, Los Angeles. Emmylou Harris' vocals on Nothing Clings Like Ivy and Heart Shaped Bruise were added at Ocean Way Studios, Nashville. Some songs likely received additional work when EC returned to Sweet Tea Studios in EARLY JUN.
APR 15, 2004
Delta Recording, Clarksdale, Mississippi
- Only the basic track for Monkey To Man was recorded in Clarksdale. It was probably completed in Oxford.
APR 17, 2004
Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis
Love That Burns (Live) | Monkey To Man CD single |
2004 (probably between APR and JUN)
Ocean Way Studios, Nashville
The Scarlet Tide | The Delivery Man |
- Emmylou Harris' vocals for Nothing Clings Like Ivy and Heart Shaped Bruise were also recorded at this session.
JUL 9, 2004
Netherlands Congress Centre, The Hague, Netherlands
Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
Clubland (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
Still (Live) | iTunes download (UK & Japan) | |
Put Away Forbidden Playthings (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
...Dust (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue (Japan) and iTunes download (US) | |
My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count) (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
Hora Decubitus (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
God Give Me Strength (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
Favourite Hour (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
That's How You Got Killed Before (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
Can You Be True? (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
Almost Ideal Eyes (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
Speak Darkly, My Angel (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
Watching The Detectives (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
Episode Of Blonde (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue | |
Almost Blue (Live) | My Flame Burns Blue |
2004 (probably SUMMER)
unknown location
My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count) | not yet released |
- EC recorded this song with Joe Lovano and Bill Charlap for a forthcoming documentary about composer Billy Strayhorn..
2004
unknown location
Everything I Own with Chrissie Hynde | not yet released |
- This song is expected to appear in the film Happy Feet in late 2006.
SEP 23, 2004
Avatar Studios, New York
The Delivery Man (Live for iTunes) | Futurama Sessions | |
The Monkey (Live for iTunes) | Futurama Sessions | |
Needle Time (Live for iTunes) | Futurama Sessions | |
Monkey To Man (Live for iTunes) | Futurama Sessions | |
Button My Lip (Live for iTunes) | Futurama Sessions |
2005
2005
Avatar Studios, New York
Who Are These People? with Burt Bacharach | At This Time (Burt Bacharach) |
- This track was largely recorded in Los Angeles, with Elvis phoning in his vocal via an ISDN line.
JUL 13, 2005
Avatar Studios, New York
Beautiful | unreleased |
- A portion of this was used in an episode of the TV series House.
NOV 27 - DEC 10, 2005
Sunset Sound, Hollywood and/or
Piety Street Recorders, New Orleans
- A partial performance of What Do You Want The Girl To Do? appears in the Putting The River In Reverse DVD.
LATE 2005 or EARLY 2006
Bennett Studios, Englewood, New Jersey
Are You Havin' Any Fun? with Tony Bennett | Duets/An American Classic (Tony Bennett) (to be released 2006-09-26) |
2006
2006
unknown studio
Little Boxes | unreleased |
- This song is scheduled to appear in an episode of the TV series Weeds (airing 2006-08-14).