Breathe (Keller Williams album)

Breathe is an album by Keller Williams with the String Cheese Incident (collectively known as the Keller Williams Incident), released in 1999.[3][4]

Breathe
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 1999
GenreRock Jam
LabelSCI Fidelity Records[1]
Keller Williams & The String Cheese Incident chronology
Spun
(1998)
Breathe
(1999)
Loop
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote that "the accompaniment of the String Cheese Incident provides a wondrous canvas that elevates the richness of [Keller's] guitar work and frees him from the confines of looping."[2] The Washington Post called the album "strange and delightfully odd," writing that "Williams weaves a lot of quirky textures and riffs into his original compositions, borrowing freely from funk, reggae, folk, pop and jazz to create a series of colorful backdrops for his curious musings ('Best Feelings'), entertaining rants ('Stupid Questions') and offbeat tales ('Vacate')."[5]

Track listing

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  1. Stupid Questions – 4:55
  2. Brunette – 2:49
  3. Breathe – 4:11
  4. Best Feeling – 5:55
  5. Bounty Hunter – 3:25
  6. Vacate – 4:48
  7. Roshambo – 3:06
  8. Revelation – 5:10
  9. Lightning – 4:18
  10. Blatant Ripoff – 4:38
  11. Not Of This Earth – 5:07
  12. Rockumal – 3:21
  13. Callalloo And Red Snapper – 9:37 *
  • includes hidden track – [unknown title]

Credits

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  • Lorne Bregitzer – assistant engineer
  • Darrin Brunner – design, layout design
  • Ty Burhoe – tabla, turntables
  • Kevin Clock – engineer, assistant producer
  • E-Dub – vocals
  • Michael R. Everett – artwork
  • Frenchy – paintings
  • Scott Gallery – artwork, design, layout design
  • Mary Louise Greenlaw – artwork
  • Kyle Hollingsworth – organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, piano (electric)
  • Jamie Janover – dulcimer (hammer)
  • Michael Kang – mandolin, violin, vocals, violin (electric), electronic mandolin
  • Mike Luba – trumpet
  • Jeroen Wery – trumpet
  • Keith Moseley – bass guitar (electric), bass guitar (acoustic)
  • Bill Nershi – guitar (acoustic)
  • Todd Radunsky – photography
  • Jeremy Stein – photography
  • Michael Travis – percussion, drums
  • Keller Williams – guitar (acoustic), piano, arranger, bass guitar (electric), flugelhorn, guitar (electric), vocals, guitar (10 string), producer, bass guitar (acoustic), piano (grand)

References

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  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 685.
  2. ^ a b "Breathe - Keller Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Keller Williams | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Oksenhorn, Stewart. "Keller Williams solos in Aspen". www.aspentimes.com.
  5. ^ "THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT 'Round the Wheel' Fidelity". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 July 2021.