Grace (Jeff Buckley album)

1994 album

Grace

Studio album by

Jeff Buckley

Released| August 15, 1994 (1994-08-15)
Recorded| Late 1993 – 1994
Studio| Bearsville, Woodstock, New York
Genre|

* Alternative rock[1]
* folk rock[2]
* jazz-rock[3]

Length| 51:48
Label| Columbia
Producer|

* Andy Wallace
* Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley chronology
| Live at Sin-é
(1993)  | Grace
(1994)  | Live from the Bataclan
(1995)

|
|

Singles from  Grace

1. "Grace"
Released: August 1994
2. "Last Goodbye"
Released: May 1995[4]
3. "So Real"
Released: June 1995 (Aus)
4. "Eternal Life"
Released: August 1995

Grace is the only studio album by the American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley, released on August 15, 1994 in Europe and on August 23, 1994 in the United States by Columbia Records. It was produced by Buckley and Andy Wallace.

After moving from Los Angeles to New York City in 1991, Buckley amassed a following through his performances at Sin-é, a cafe in the East Village, and signed to Columbia in 1993. He recorded Grace in Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York, with musicians including Gary Lucas, Mick Grondahl, Michael Tighe and Matt Johnson. It includes versions of the jazz standard "Lilac Wine", the hymn "Corpus Christi Carol" and the 1984 Leonard Cohen song "Hallelujah".

Grace reached number 149 on the US Billboard 200, below Columbia's expectations, and initially received mixed reviews. After Buckley's death in 1997, its critical standing grew and it was praised by musicians including Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Bob Dylan and David Bowie. By 2011, it had achieved sales of two million, and in 2016 it was certified platinum in the US.

Rolling Stone included Grace in three of its lists of the 500 greatest albums and named Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" one of the 500 greatest songs. In 2008, "Hallelujah" became Buckley's first number one on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs and reached number two in the UK singles chart. In 2014, "Hallelujah" was inducted into the American Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.

## Background

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Buckley moved from Los Angeles to New York City in 1991, where he met the guitarist Gary Lucas and wrote the songs "Grace" and "Mojo Pin" with him.[5] He performed both songs during his brief time as a member of Lucas's band Gods and Monsters.[6]

After leaving the band, Buckley performed regularly at Sin-é, a cafe in the East Village, Manhattan.[6] He built a following and attracted attention from major record labels.[6] In October 1992, Buckley signed a record contract with Columbia Records.[6] His debut EP, Live at Sin-é, was released in 1993.[6]

In the weeks before recording began for his debut album, Buckley assembled a band and delayed work until he felt he had found the right musicians. He met the bassist Mick Grondahl at a concert at Columbia University, and recruited him following a jam session at Buckley's apartment.[6] Buckley's girlfriend, Rebecca Moore, introduced him to the drummer Matt Johnson, and Buckley invited him to audition at a rehearsal, where they created the structure for "Dream Brother".[6] The band began recording Grace soon after. Johnson said it was "really scary" to go from meeting someone to recording so quickly.[6]

## Recording

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Grace was produced by Andy Wallace and recorded in Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York.[6] Buckley experimented extensively with arrangements and recording techniques. He found the process of recording contrary to his improvisational performance style, and said later: "It's not like a live show where you play it and it just disappears into the air like smoke. It's like painting, sound painting. It's in a crystalized form, so it's very nerve-wracking: which brain cell do I put down here forever and ever?"[6] The Woodstock jazz musician Karl Berger wrote and conducted string arrangements with Buckley.[7]

Recording was disrupted when Buckley was upset by a negative review of Live at Sin-é in Newsday, which likened his voice to Michael Bolton and wrote that he was derivative of "black idioms ... awkwardly reach[ing] for a balance of emotion and technique, eventually relying on sheer voice of will, oversinging, flaking out".[6] Wallace said Buckley was "almost apoplectic" about the criticism and stopped work for two days.[6]

As he had not completed enough original songs for an album, Buckley recorded three covers: the jazz standard "Lilac Wine", the hymn "Corpus Christi Carol" (based on an arrangement by Benjamin Britten), and the 1984 Leonard Cohen song "Hallelujah".[6][8] Buckley based his version of "Hallelujah" on the cover by John Cale, and was not familiar with Cohen's original.[6] He recorded more than 20 takes; the final version was edited together from several recordings.[6] Lucas contributed guitar to the songs he co-wrote, "Grace" and "Mojo Pin".[6]

Near the end of the sessions, Buckley presented another song, "Forget Her", and he and the band quickly recorded it. Columbia felt the song had commercial potential, but Buckley and the band were unsure.[6] In early 1994, when Grace was almost complete, Buckley enlisted another guitarist, Moore's childhood friend Michael Tighe.[6] During one rehearsal, Tighe played a descending chord progression that Buckley developed into "So Real". While recording B-sides for the Grace singles, the band quickly recorded "So Real" and Buckley used it to replace "Forget Her". Tighe recalled: "He got really excited and was like, ‘Oh, my record is saved because I have this song 'So Real' now ... He felt that it tipped the balance of that record to the favorable side of the spectrum, aesthetically."[6] The decision concerned the executives, but Buckley insisted.[6] Buckley recorded overdubs at studios in Manhattan and New Jersey.[9]

## Cover

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The cover photograph was taken by Buckley's friend Merri Cyr. It depicts Buckley with his eyes closed, holding a microphone and wearing a women's sequinned jacket he purchased from a thrift store. Buckley was listening to a playback of "Dream Brother" when the photo was taken. The Columbia executives felt it sent the wrong message; some felt he looked like the new wave singer Adam Ant, while the Sony head, Don Ienner, said he looked like a lounge singer. Buckley rejected Columbia's suggested alternatives, saying he liked the peaceful expression on his face listening to music. Cyr said the photo captured Buckley's "split personality" and the conflict he felt seeking media exposure on a major label while "wanting to act like he was on an indie label".[6]

## Music

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Entertainment Weekly described Grace as a blend of "choirboy cabaret" and Led Zeppelin guitar, with vocals that "spiral into spasms of romantic despair".[10] Uncut said it combined "androgynous vocals, ’70s rock, power chords and heroic drumming".[11] The lyrics for "Grace" were inspired by Buckley's separation from his ex-girlfriend at the airport before moving to New York City.[6]

## Release

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Buckley toured internationally for 18 months to promote Grace. According to the Mojo critic Jim Irvin, the performances "veered between delicate acoustic sets and full-scale sonic onslaughts", with Buckley "becoming increasingly interested in the harder end of the sound and the power of a band".[12] "Grace", "Last Goodbye", "So Real" and "Eternal Life" were released as singles.[citation needed]

Grace did not meet Columbia's sales expectations and did not achieve wide popularity in Buckley's lifetime.[8][13] It received little radio airplay.[14] It spent seven weeks on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 149. By the time of Buckley's death in 1997, it had sold 175,000 copies.[15] It was more successful in Australia, where it reached number 9 on the ARIA charts.[13]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [16]
Chicago Tribune| [17]
Entertainment Weekly| A+[18]
The Guardian| [19]
NME| 9/10[20]
Q| [21]
Rolling Stone| [22]
Pitchfork| 9.0/10[5]
Select| 4/5[23]
The Village Voice| C[24]

Grace initially received mixed reviews.[5] According to Pitchfork, its jazz and classical influences disappointed critics expecting "the next great alt-rock savior".[5] In Rolling Stone, Stephanie Zacharek wrote that Buckley "sounds like a man who doesn't yet know what he wants to be", and that the "meticulous arrangements sound too orchestrated, too ornate". She felt his cover of "Hallelujah" was not "battered or desperate enough", but praised "Lilac Wine", writing: "His voice seems weighted down with tears that just won't come out the normal way."[22] In The Village Voice, Robert Christgau wrote that Buckley was "beholden to Zeppelin and Nina Simone and Chris Whitley and the Cocteau Twins ... Let us pray the force of hype blows him all the way to Uranus."[24]

Dimitri Ehlrich of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Grace was "dreamy and stunningly original", describing Buckley's vocals as "an angel and devil wrapped in one".[18] Another Entertainment Weekly writer, David Browne, named it the sixth-best album of the year. He felt that though Buckley encompassed "every cliché of the tortured bohemian artist", he was "aiming for a higher plane, musically and spiritually, than any other singer-songwriter right now, and he succeeds enough to matter".[10] The Guardian critic Caroline Sullivan wrote that Grace was a "stunningly accomplished debut".[25] In the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot wrote that Buckley's voice had "a soulful intensity that sends chills", matched by the "rolling-and-tumbling dynamic" of the music.[17] The Sydney Morning Herald said it was "a romantic masterpiece" and a "pivotal, defining work".[26]

## Legacy

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In February 1997, Buckley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, while working on his second album, My Sweetheart the Drunk. On May 29, he drowned while swimming in the Wolf River, a tributary of the Mississippi.[27] Sales of Grace increased after his death.[11] By 2011, it had achieved worldwide sales of two million.[8] In February 2016, it was certified platinum in the US for sales of one million.[28] In December 2008, Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" reached number two on the UK singles chart, behind a version by Alexandra Burke, who performed it on the fifth series of the British TV show The X Factor.[29]

With the growth of the internet in the 2000s, Grace became popular among millennial and Generation Z listeners.[30] An expanded edition was released in 2004, with an additional CD of bonus tracks and a DVD making-of documentary.[5] Reviewing the reissue, Pitchfork wrote that "Grace remains one of the most engaging, inspired records ever made, and its 10 original songs serve as the best possible portrait of Buckley as a diva, songwriter and artist".[5]

Q readers voted Grace the 75th-greatest album of all time in 1998 and the 13th-greatest in 2005.[31][32] The British critic Colin Larkin included it at number 99 in the third edition of his book All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000), writing that it "achieved a perfection that was staggering for a debut album".[33] Rolling Stone ranked it number 303 on its 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums,[34] number 304 in its 2009 list and 147 on its 2020 list.[35][36] In 2003, Rolling Stone named Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" number 259 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.[37] On 2 April 2013, it was announced that Buckley's cover would be inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry.[38]

In 2006, Mojo named Grace the number-one "modern rock classic",[39] and it was voted Australia's second-favorite album on the television special My Favourite Album.[40] In 2011, VH1 named Grace the 73rd-greatest rock and roll album.[41] In a worldwide poll of 40,000 people organized by British Hit Singles & Albums and NME in 2006, Grace was voted the 23rd-greatest album.[42] In 2014, Guitar World placed Grace at number 26 in its list of "iconic albums that defined 1994".[43]

The Led Zeppelin guitarist, Jimmy Page, said Grace was "close to being my favorite album of the decade".[6] The Led Zeppelin singer, Robert Plant, was also complimentary.[44] Bob Dylan named Buckley one of the decade's great songwriters,[44] and David Bowie considered Grace the best album ever made.[45] In 2010, the Smiths singer Morrissey, one of Buckley's influences, named Grace one of his favorite albums.[46] The Muse singer and guitarist Matt Bellamy said he did not believe his falsetto would be suitable for rock music until he heard Grace. In 2020, Bellamy purchased the Fender Telecaster Buckley used on Grace and has used it in recordings.[47]

### Accolades

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Publication  | Country  | Accolade  | Year  | Rank

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Entertainment Weekly | United States  | Best 10 Albums of the Year[48] | 1994  | 6
Eye Weekly | Canada  | Best 30 Albums of the Year[49] | 1994  | 4
Juice | Australia  | 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s[50] | 1999  | 10
Les Inrockuptibles | France  | Best 25 Albums of the Year[51] | 1994  | 14
Melody Maker | United Kingdom  | Best 50 Albums of the Year[52] | 1994  | 9
Mojo | United Kingdom  | Best 25 Albums of the Year[53] | 1994  | 1
NME | United Kingdom  | Best 50 Albums of the Year[54] | 1994  | 21
The Wire | United Kingdom  | 50 Records of the Year (1994)[55] | 1995  | 32
Pitchfork | United States  | Top 100 Albums of the 90's  | 2003  | 69
Platendraaier | The Netherlands  | Top 30 Albums of the 90s[56] | 2015  | 7
Q | United Kingdom  | Best Albums of the Year[57] | 1994  | *
Reissues of the Year[58] | 2004  | *
Rocksound | United Kingdom  | Best 50 Albums of the Year[59] | 1994  | 2
Rolling Stone | United States  | The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time[60][61][62] | 2003  | 303
2012  | 304
2020  | 147
2023  | 147
The Essential Alternative Recordings of the 90s[63] | —  | *
Select | United Kingdom  | Best 50 Albums of the Year[64] | 1994  | 41
Technikart | France  | Best 5 Albums of the Year[65] | 1994  | 2
The Face | United Kingdom  | Best 30 Albums of the Year[66] | 1994  | 18
The Guardian | United Kingdom  | Alternative Top 100 Albums Ever[67] | 1999  | 15
1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die[67] | 2007  | *
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die | United States  | 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[68] | 2010  | *

* denotes an unranked list

## Track listing

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Original track listing[69]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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|
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1.| "Mojo Pin"|

* Jeff Buckley
* Gary Lucas

| 5:42
2.| "Grace"|

* Jeff Buckley
* Gary Lucas

| 5:22
3.| "Last Goodbye"| Jeff Buckley| 4:35
4.| "Lilac Wine"| James Shelton| 4:32
5.| "So Real"|

* Jeff Buckley
* Michael Tighe

| 4:43
6.| "Hallelujah"| Leonard Cohen| 6:53
7.| "Lover, You Should've Come Over"| Jeff Buckley| 6:43
8.| "Corpus Christi Carol"|

* Traditional, arranged by Benjamin Britten

| 2:56
9.| "Eternal Life"| Jeff Buckley| 4:52
10.| "Dream Brother"|

* Jeff Buckley
* Mick Grøndahl
* Matt Johnson

| 5:26
Total length:| 51:48

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from Grace's liner notes.[70]

* Jeff Buckley – vocals, guitars, harmonium (on "Lover, You Should've Come Over"),[71] organ, dulcimer, additional tabla (on "Dream Brother"), production (on "So Real")

Additional Performers

* Mick Grøndahl – bass
* Matt Johnson – drums, percussion, vibraphone (on "Dream Brother")
* Michael Tighe – guitar (on "So Real")
* Gary Lucas – "Magical Guitarness" (on "Mojo Pin" and "Grace")
* Loris Holland – organ (on "Lover, You Should've Come Over")
* Misha Masud – tabla (on "Dream Brother")
* Karl Berger – string arrangements

Technical Personnel

* Andy Wallace – production, engineering, mixing
* Howie Weinberg – mastering
* Steve Berkowitz – executive producer
* Clif Norrell – engineering (on "So Real"), additional engineering ("Corpus Christi Carol" and "Dream Brother")
* Chris Laidlaw – assistant engineer
* Steve Sisco – assistant engineer
* Bryant W. Jackson – assistant engineer
* Reggie Griffith – assistant engineer
* Nicky Lindeman – art direction, design
* Christopher Austopchuk – art direction, design
* Jennifer Cohen – design assistant
* Merri Cyr – photography
* David Gahr – photography

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## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1994–2025)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[72] | 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[73] | 39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[74] | 84
French Albums (SNEP)[75] | 47
Greek Albums (IFPI)[76] | 3
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[77] | 35
Irish Albums (IRMA)[78] | 14
Italian Albums (FIMI)[79] | 40
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[80] | 38
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[81] | 15
UK Albums (OCC)[82] | 31
US Billboard 200[83] | 149
US Catalog Albums (Billboard)[84] | 10

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1995)  | Position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[85] | 94
Chart (2003)  | Position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[86] | 93
Chart (2024)  | Position

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Australian Vinyl Albums (ARIA)[87] | 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[88] | 188

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Australia (ARIA)[89] | 8× Platinum  | 560,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[90] | Gold  | 50,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[91] | Gold  | 10,000‡
France (SNEP)[92] | 2× Gold  | 200,000*
Italy (FIMI)[93] | Platinum  | 50,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[94] | Gold  | 7,500‡
Portugal (AFP)[95] | Gold  | 3,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[96] | 2× Platinum  | 600,000*
United States (RIAA)[97] | Platinum  | 1,000,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[98] | Platinum  | 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Region  | Release date  | Format  | Label

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United Kingdom, Europe[99] | August 15, 1994  |

* CD
* LP

| Columbia Records (Sony)
United States[99] | August 23, 1994  | CD
Compact cassette
Vinyl
MiniDisc
Promo cassette
Japan[99] | September 1, 1994  | CD
Australia[99] | September 19, 1994  | CD
Worldwide[100][101] | August 23, 2004  | Legacy Edition (2×CD+DVD)

## Notes

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### Sources

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* Browne, David (2001). Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley. HarperEntertainment. ISBN 0-380-80624-X.

## External links

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* Grace at Discogs (list of releases)

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Jeff Buckley

Studio albums|

* Grace
* Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk

Live albums|

* Live at Sin-é
* Live from the Bataclan
* Mystery White Boy
* Live À L'Olympia
* Grace Around the World

Compilations|

* Songs to No One 1991–1992
* The Grace EPs
* So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley
* You and I

Singles|

* "Grace"
* "Last Goodbye"
* "So Real"
* "Eternal Life"
* "Everybody Here Wants You"
* "Forget Her"
* "Hallelujah"

Other songs|

* "Dream Brother"
* "Lilac Wine"
* "Lover, You Should've Come Over"
* "Mojo Pin"
* "I Know It's Over"

DVDs|

* Live in Chicago
* Grace Around the World

Related articles|

* Discography
* Tim Buckley
* Gary Lucas
* Mick Grøndahl
* Matt Johnson
* Parker Kindred
* Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley
* Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley
* Greetings from Tim Buckley
* "Teardrop"

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* MusicBrainz release group

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