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Chris Whitley (31 Aug 1960 - 20 Nov 2005)

Male Person - United States

Releases (18)

Official

Album

  1. Living With the Law 02 Jul 1991
  2. Din of Ecstasy 21 Mar 1995
  3. Terra Incognita 18 Feb 1997
  4. Dirt Floor 17 Mar 1998
  5. Perfect Day 25 Jul 2000
  6. Rocket House 05 Jun 2001
  7. Hotel Vast Horizon 01 Apr 2003
  8. Weed 2003
  9. War Crime Blues 03 Feb 2004
  10. Big Sky Country 05 Apr 2005
  11. Soft Dangerous Shores 26 Jul 2005

Album - Compilation

  1. Poison Girl 1992
  2. Long Way Around: An Anthology 1991-2001 03 Sep 2002

Album - Live

  1. At Martyr’s 16 May 2000
  2. On Air 20 Oct 2008

EP - Demo

  1. O God My Heart Is Ready 1995

Promotion

Single

  1. Din 1995

EP

  1. Liberation Or Death 1995

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. A Noh Rodeo (1984 - 1989) original, lead vocals, guitar, drum machine
  2. Chris Whitley & The Bastard Club

Children

  1. Trixie Whitley

Recordings by (150)

  1. Kick the Stones 3:53 (30 Apr 1991)
  2. Excerpt 0:17 (02 Jul 1991)
  3. Living With the Law 3:42 (02 Jul 1991)
  4. Big Sky Country 4:45 (02 Jul 1991)
  5. Make the Dirt Stick 3:33 (02 Jul 1991)
  6. Poison Girl 3:27 (02 Jul 1991)
  7. Dust Radio 5:08 (02 Jul 1991)
  8. Phone Call From Leavenworth 4:47 (02 Jul 1991)
  9. I Forget You Every Day 4:33 (02 Jul 1991)
  10. Long Way Around 4:27 (02 Jul 1991)
  11. Look What Love Has Done 3:16 (02 Jul 1991)
  12. Bordertown 4:30 (02 Jul 1991)
  13. [untitled] 0:18 (02 Jul 1991)
  14. Blue Sky Blues 4:24 (10 Nov 1992)
  15. Big Sky Country (edit) 4:20 (1992)
  16. Poison Girl (album version) 3:28 (1992)
  17. Make the Dirt Stick (live) 3:17 (1992)
  18. Kick the Stones (live) 3:57 (1992)
  19. Poison Girl (live) 3:08 (1992)
  20. Living With the Law (live) 3:44 (1992)
  21. A Pint of Lotion (live) 4:03 (1992)
  22. Starve to Death 3:14 (27 Jul 1993)
  23. Narcotic Prayer 3:47 (Feb 1995)
  24. Never 2:48 (21 Mar 1995)
  25. Know 3:47 (21 Mar 1995)
  26. O God My Heart Is Ready 3:13 (21 Mar 1995)
  27. Can't Get Off 4:03 (21 Mar 1995)
  28. God Thing 4:49 (21 Mar 1995)
  29. Din 3:14 (21 Mar 1995)
  30. New Machine 3:19 (21 Mar 1995)
  31. Some Candy Talking 4:12 (21 Mar 1995)
  32. Guns & Dolls 3:30 (21 Mar 1995)
  33. WPL 3:08 (21 Mar 1995)
  34. Ultraglide 7:41 (21 Mar 1995)
  35. Oh God My Heart is Ready 3:14 (Apr 1995)
  36. Liberation Or Death 3:25 (1995)
  37. O God My Heart Is Ready (Album) 3:16 (1995)
  38. O God My Heart Is Ready (Edit) 3:06 (1995)
  39. Din (remix) 3:17 (1995)
  40. Din (No Shit version) 3:15 (1995)
  41. Automatic 3:48 (1996)
  42. As Flat as the Earth (expanded) 1:04 (18 Feb 1997)
  43. Clear Blue Sky 5:03 (18 Feb 1997)
  44. Weightless 3:04 (18 Feb 1997)
  45. Power Down 3:53 (18 Feb 1997)
  46. On Cue 3:28 (18 Feb 1997)
  47. Immortal Blues 2:30 (18 Feb 1997)
  48. Cool Wooden Crosses 2:46 (18 Feb 1997)
  49. Still Point 4:17 (18 Feb 1997)
  50. Gasket 4:03 (18 Feb 1997)
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On Recordings (36)

Arranged

  1. I Can’t Stand the Rain 5:27 Cassandra Wilson (18 Oct 1993)

Performer

  1. Dirt Floor 2:30 Mathias Kellner (27 Mar 2020)

Instruments

  1. Christmas Time's a Coming 1:46 Raffi with Ken Whiteley (1983) harmonica
  2. Silent Night / Away in a Manger 2:30 Raffi with Ken Whiteley (1983) harmonica
  3. Look What Love Has Done 3:16 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  4. [untitled] 0:18 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  5. Make the Dirt Stick 3:33 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  6. Big Sky Country 4:45 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  7. Poison Girl 3:27 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  8. Living With the Law 3:42 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  9. I Forget You Every Day 4:33 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  10. Excerpt 0:17 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  11. Phone Call From Leavenworth 4:47 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  12. Bordertown 4:30 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  13. Dust Radio 5:08 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  14. Long Way Around 4:27 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991) bass guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
  15. Set the Prairie on Fire 7:01 Shawn Colvin (27 Oct 1992) resonator guitar
  16. I Can’t Stand the Rain 5:27 Cassandra Wilson (18 Oct 1993) resonator guitar
  17. Strange Fruit 5:35 Cassandra Wilson (24 Jan 1996) resonator guitar
  18. Up on the House-Top 1:58 Raffi (22 Oct 2002) bass harmonica
  19. Begrafenis 3:07 Dominique Pauwels (25 Nov 2006) guitar
  20. On the High Lonesome 4:25 Chris Whitley (26 Sep 2011) steel guitar

Vocals

  1. Living With the Law 3:42 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  2. Dust Radio 5:08 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  3. Make the Dirt Stick 3:33 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  4. Look What Love Has Done 3:16 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  5. Poison Girl 3:27 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  6. I Forget You Every Day 4:33 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  7. [untitled] 0:18 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  8. Phone Call From Leavenworth 4:47 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  9. Bordertown 4:30 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  10. Excerpt 0:17 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  11. Long Way Around 4:27 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  12. Big Sky Country 4:45 Chris Whitley (02 Jul 1991)
  13. On the High Lonesome 4:25 Chris Whitley (26 Sep 2011)

Produced

  1. On the High Lonesome 4:25 Chris Whitley (26 Sep 2011)

Credited as (10)

  1. Chris Whitley
  2. Rob Wasserman, Les Claypool and Chris Whitley
  3. Chris Whitley & Jeff Lang
  4. Warner Poland & Kai-Uwe Kohlschmidt feat. Chris Whitley
  5. Jeff Lang & Chris Whitley
  6. Chris Whitley / Ben Kweller
  7. Warner Poland & Kai-Uwe Kohlschmidt feat. Chris Whitley
  8. Rob Wasserman, Chris Whitley & Les Claypool
  9. Chris Whitley featuring Billy Martin and Chris Wood
  10. Billy Ward & Chris Whitley

Works (46)

Wrote

  1. New Lost World
  2. Breaking Your Fall
  3. Frontier
  4. Hotel Vast Horizon
  5. Blues for Andre
  6. Assassin Song
  7. Wide Open Return
  8. Silhouette
  9. Insurrection at Newtown
  10. Free Interval

Composed

  1. I Forget You Every Day
  2. Long Way Around
  3. Look What Love Has Done
  4. Bordertown
  5. Wild Country
  6. On Christmas Morning
  7. Ball Peen Hammer
  8. Excerpt
  9. Living With the Law
  10. Big Sky Country
  11. Kick the Stones
  12. Make the Dirt Stick
  13. Poison Girl
  14. Dust Radio
  15. Phone Call From Leavenworth
  16. Inn
  17. Reiter In
  18. I Go Evil
  19. All Beauty Taken From You in This Life Remains Forever
  20. Dirt Floor

Lyrics

  1. Ball Peen Hammer
  2. Dirt Floor
  3. Phone Call From Leavenworth
  4. I Forget You Every Day
  5. Long Way Around
  6. Look What Love Has Done
  7. Bordertown
  8. Wild Country
  9. On Christmas Morning
  10. Excerpt
  11. Living With the Law
  12. Big Sky Country
  13. Kick the Stones
  14. Make the Dirt Stick
  15. Poison Girl
  16. Dust Radio

Links (7)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.chriswhitley.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/chris_whitley

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/290588

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000111963

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/74041530

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q708975

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/dustradio