Red Apple Falls

The first of the three Smog records Callahan made with Jim O'Rourke, and the home of Red Apples.
Bill Callahan, 1997

Released
20 May 1997
Recorded
30 October to 3 November 1996
Label
Drag City
Producer
Jim O'Rourke and Bill Callahan, with Phil Bonnet
Length
43:20

Recorded in five days at the end of 1996, it opened what Callahan calls a trilogy with Knock Knock and Dongs of Sevotion. Jim O'Rourke co-produced and played bass, piano, Hammond organ, hurdy-gurdy and drums. Ex-Con was released as a single in 1997, and Cat Power recorded Red Apples for The Covers Record.

Track listing

  1. The Morning Paper3:22
  2. Blood Red Bird4:01
  3. Red Apples5:06
  4. I Was a Stranger3:23
  5. To Be of Use5:41
  6. Red Apple Falls6:49
  7. Ex-Con3:35
  8. Inspirational6:25
  9. Finer Days4:50

Personnel

More from Bill Callahan

A River Ain't Too Much to Love (2005), Apocalypse (2011)

Sources

  1. Red Apple Falls, Wikipedia
  2. Bill Callahan reviews his own albums, Uproxx (2022-10-12)