Bill Callahan discography

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This a detailed discography of American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan. All of his work was released under the alias Smog, except where noted.

## Cassettes

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* Macramé Gunplay (1988)
* Cow (1989)
* A Table Setting (1990)
* Tired Tape Machine (1990)

## Albums

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All released under the name "Smog" except those that mention otherwise.

Title  | Release date  | Label  | Format  | Additional info

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Sewn to the Sky | 1990  | Disaster | LP  | Re-released by Drag City on CD in 1995, on LP in 1996 and on CD in 2005
Forgotten Foundation | May 25, 1992  | Drag City | CD  | Re-released on LP in 1996, and on CD in 2005
Julius Caesar | July 5, 1993  | LP/CS/CD  | Re-released on CD by Domino Records in 2001
Wild Love | March 27, 1995  | LP/CD  | Re-released on CD by Domino Records in 2001
The Doctor Came at Dawn | September 10, 1996  | Drag City / Domino | LP/CD  |
Red Apple Falls | May 20, 1997  | LP/CD  |
Knock Knock | January 12, 1999  | LP/CD  |
Dongs of Sevotion | April 4, 2000  | 2×LP/CD  |
Rain on Lens | September 18, 2001  | LP/CD  |
Supper | March 18, 2003  | LP/CD  |
A River Ain't Too Much to Love | May 31, 2005  | LP/CD  | Latest album released under the name Smog
Woke on a Whaleheart | April 17, 2007  | Drag City | LP/CD  | First album released as Bill Callahan
Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle | April 14, 2009  | LP/CD  | As Bill Callahan
Apocalypse | April 11, 2011  | LP/CD  | As Bill Callahan UK chart peak: #116[1]
Dream River | September 17, 2013  | LP/CD  | As Bill Callahan

UK chart peak: #44

Have Fun with God | January 21, 2014  | LP/CD  | As Bill Callahan
Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest | June 14, 2019  | LP/CD  | As Bill Callahan
Gold Record | September 4, 2020[2] | LP/CD  | As Bill Callahan
Ytilaer | October 14, 2022  | LP/CD  | As Bill Callahan

## Compilations

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* Accumulation: None (released under the alias (Smog) on November 5, 2002, by Drag City / Domino)
* Blind Date Party (collaborative double album with Bonnie "Prince" Billy released on December 10, 2021)[3]

## EPs

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Title  | Release date  | Label  | Format  | Additional info

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Floating | August 23, 1991  | Drag City | 7-inch  |
Burning Kingdom | September 19, 1994  | 12-inch/CS/CD  | Rerelased on CD by Domino Records in 2001.
Kicking a Couple Around | April 29, 1996  | Drag City / Domino Records | 12-inch/CD  |
The Manta Rays of Time | 2000  | Spunk Records | CD  |
Strayed | July 17, 2000  | Drag City / Domino Records | CD  | Features a reissue of the rare self-released cassette Cow.
'Neath the Puke Tree | December 11, 2000  | 12-inch/CD  |

## Live recording

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* Rough Travel for a Rare Thing (2010)
* Bill Callahan Live at Third Man Records (2018)

## Singles

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Title  | Year  | Format  | Label  | Additional info

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"My Shell" / "Astronaut"  | 1991  | 7-inch (split with Suckdog)  | #1 Hits!  | An electric version of "My Shell" was later featured on the Burning Kingdom EP.
"A Hit"  | 1994  | 7-inch  | Drag City |
"Came Blue" / "Spanish Moss"  | 1996  | 7-inch  | Hausmusik |
"Ex-Con"  | 1997  | 7-inch/CD  | Domino Records | From Red Apple Falls.
"Held"  | 1998  | 7-inch/CD  | Drag City / Domino Records | From Knock Knock.
"Look Now"  | 1999  | 7-inch/CD  | Drag City |
"Cold Blooded Old Times"  | 7-inch/CD  | Domino Records | From Knock Knock.
"Strayed"  | 2000  | 7-inch  | Drag City / Domino Records | From Dongs of Sevotion.
"Rock Bottom Riser"  | 2006  | CD  | From A River Ain't Too Much to Love.
"Diamond Dancer"  | 2007  | CD  | Drag City | From Woke on a Whaleheart.
"Wind and the Dove" (live)  | 2010  | 7-inch  |
"Blackness of the Night"  | 2020  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring AZITA, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"OD'd in Denver"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Matt Sweeney, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"I've Made Up My Mind"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Alasdair Roberts, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"Red Tailed Hawk"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Matt Kinsey, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"Wish You Were Gay"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Sean O'Hagan, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"Deacon Blues"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Bill MacKay, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"Our Anniversary"  | digital  | Smog cover with Will Oldham, featuring Dead Rider, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"I Love You"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring David Pajo, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"Sea Song"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Mick Turner, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"I've Been the One"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Meg Baird, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"Letter Sung to Friends"/"Little Bird"  | digital  | Covers with Will Oldham, featuring Nathan Salsburg
"Rooftop Garden"  | 2021  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring George Xylouris, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"Miracles"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Ty Segall, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"Lost in Love"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Emmett Kelly, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"Night Rider's Lament"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Cory Hanson, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"Arise Therefore"  | digital  | Will Oldham cover with Oldham, featuring Six Organs of Admittance, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"The Night of Santiago"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring David Grubbs, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"The Wild Kindness"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Cooper Crain, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"I Want to Go to the Beach"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Cassie Berman, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"She Is My Everything"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Richard Bishop, later compiled on Blind Date Party
"Kidnapped by Neptune"  | digital  | Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Hamerkop

## Other appearances

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### Studio appearances

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Year  | Song(s)  | Album  | Album artist

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1994  | "Your Face"  | Hey Drag City (Drag City Compilation (DC20))  | Various artists (as Smog)
1999  | "Extra Blues" (might be produced/feature string arrangements by Walker(?))  | Pola X (Original Soundtrack) | Soundtrack composed by Scott Walker also featuring contributions from Smog & Sonic Youth among others
2009  | "The Breeze/My Baby Cries"  | Loving Takes This Course: A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom | Various artists (covering Kath Bloom)
"Santa Maria"
originally by Versus | Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers! | Various artists
"For a Rainbow"  | Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee Sill | Various artists (covering Judee Sill)
2010  | "Lapse"  | Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox | Various artists (covering Chris Knox)

### Guest appearances

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Year  | Album artist  | Album  | Song(s)

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2006  | Joanna Newsom | Ys | "Only Skin"

## Collaborations

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Year  | Band  | Title  | Label  | Additional info

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1993  | The Sundowners  | Goat Songs 7-inch EP  | Sea Note Records | Collaboration with Will Oldham. Reissued on May 21, 1994.
c.1993  | "The Girl with the Thing in Her Hair" / "The Summer Song" 7-inch  | Collaboration with Will Oldham.
2001  | Drag City Supersessions | Tramps, Traitors and Little Devils | Drag City | Collaboration with Edith Frost and Neil Michael Hagerty

## References

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1. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 16.04.2011 (wk13)". Retrieved June 18, 2012.
2. ^ "Bill Callahan – Gold Record". www.dragcity.com. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
3. ^ "Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy - Blind Date Party". www.dragcity.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

* Strong, Martin C.: The Great Alternative & Indie Discography, 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1

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Studio albums|

| Smog|

* Sewn to the Sky
* Forgotten Foundation
* Julius Caesar
* Wild Love
* The Doctor Came at Dawn
* Red Apple Falls
* Knock Knock
* Dongs of Sevotion
* Rain on Lens
* Supper
* A River Ain't Too Much to Love

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Bill Callahan|

* Woke on a Whaleheart
* Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
* Apocalypse
* Dream River
* Have Fun with God
* Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
* Gold Record
* Blind Date Party
* Ytilaer

EPs|

* Floating
* Burning Kingdom
* Kicking a Couple Around
* The Manta Rays of Time
* 'Neath the Puke Tree

Compilations|

* Accumulation: None

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