Goodbye and Hello (Tim Buckley album)
1967 studio album by Tim Buckley
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Goodbye and Hello is the second album by Tim Buckley, released in 1967. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California, in June of the same year.
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | June 1967 | |||
| Studios | Western Recorders & Whitney, Los Angeles | |||
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| Length | 42:41 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producers | Jerry Yester, Jac Holzman | |||
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The album was re-released in 2001 in a compilation with debut album Tim Buckley by WEA/Elektra. In 2005, a 180-gram version of the LP was released on the label Four Men With Beards and is being distributed by City Hall Records.
Recording
The album was recorded during June 1967 in Los Angeles, and produced by Jerry Yester and Jac Holzman.
Chart performance
Legacy
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide |  [5] |
Matthew Greenwald in a retrospective review for AllMusic felt that it is "an excellent and revolutionary album that was a quantum leap for both Tim Buckley and the audience".[1]
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[2] In 2000, it was voted number 516 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Tim Buckley, except where noted.
Side One
- "No Man Can Find the War" (Larry Beckett, Buckley) – 2:58
- "Carnival Song" – 3:10
- "Pleasant Street" – 5:15
- "Hallucinations" (Beckett, Buckley) – 4:55
- "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" – 6:02
Side Two
- "Once I Was" – 3:22
- "Phantasmagoria in Two" – 3:29
- "Knight-Errant" (Beckett, Buckley) – 2:00
- "Goodbye and Hello" (Beckett, Buckley) – 8:38
- "Morning Glory"[a] (Beckett, Buckley) – 2:52
Personnel
- Tim Buckley – six- and 12-string acoustic guitars, vocals, bottleneck guitar, kalimba, vibraphone
- Jerry Yester – piano, organ, harmonium, recording supervisor
- Lee Underwood – lead guitar
- John Farsha & Brian Hartzler – guitars
- Jim Fielder – bass guitar
- Jimmy Bond – double bass
- Don Randi – piano, harmonium, harpsichord
- Henry Diltz – harmonica on "Once I Was"
- Carter C. C. Collins – congas, percussion
- Dave Guard – kalimba, tambourine
- Eddie Hoh & Jim Gordon – drums
- Technical
- Jac Holzman – production supervisor
- Bruce Botnick – mixing
- William S. Harvey – cover, design
- David Gates – liner photography
- Guy Webster – photography
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[4] | 171 |
Notes
- The song "Morning Glory" was covered by Blood Sweat and Tears in their hit album Child Is Father to the Man. Buckley's bassist Jim Fielder was a member of BS&T. Larry Beckett's phrase "fleeting house" is prominent in this song.