It’s been almost 20 years since musician Jeff Buckley’s untimely death, but soon fans will get the chance to hear “new” music. Pitchfork reports that an album of recordings, titled You and I, will be released on March 16, 2016.
The songs featured on the album are mostly covers, including a version of Sly and the Family Stone’s Everyday People and Bob Dylan’s Just Like a Woman.
Buckley, widely known as a master songwriter and soulful singer, drowned in the Mississippi River in 1997 at age 30, leaving legions of fans shell-shocked.
Here is the complete tracklist of the upcoming album:
1. Just Like a Woman (Bob Dylan cover)
2. Everyday People (Sly & The Family Stone cover)
3. Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’ (First recorded by Louis Jordan)
4. Grace (original)
5. Calling You (Jevetta Steele cover)
6. Dream of You and I (original)
7. The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (The Smiths cover)
8. Poor Boy Long Way From Home (traditional blues song, Bukka White cover)
9. Night Flight (Led Zeppelin cover)
10. I Know It’s Over (The Smiths cover)
Take a listen to Buckley’s rendition of Everyday People in full over at NPR.
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