Mystery White Boy

Mystery White Boy
Live album by
Jeff Buckley
ReleasedMay 9, 2000
RecordedFebruary 22, 1995 – February 28, 1996
Genre
Length78:29
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Mary Guibert
  • Michael Tighe
Jeff Buckley chronology
Live in Chicago
(2000) 		Mystery White Boy
(2000) 		Live À L'Olympia
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. Club(Favourable)[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10)[3]
Slant Magazine[4]

Mystery White Boy is a live album by American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). This is a compilation of live recordings that Buckley's mother Mary Guibert compiled from DAT recordings of his supporting tour for Buckley's album Grace. Also known as Mystery White Boy: Live '95–'96, the album earned mixed to positive critical views and was also a commercial success in the artist's native U.S., hitting #12 on the Top Internet Albums chart released by Billboard.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Recording venue and dateLength
1."Dream Brother"Jeff Buckley, Mick Grøndahl and Matt JohnsonClub Logo, on February 22, 19958:48
2."I Woke Up in a Strange Place"Jeff BuckleyPalais Theatre, on February 28, 19965:05
3."Mojo Pin"Jeff Buckley and Gary LucasTheatre de Fourvière, on July 4, 19956:06
4."Lilac Wine"James SheltonPalais Theatre, on February 28, 19965:19
5."What Will You Say"Carla Azar, Jeff Buckley and Chris DowdTheatre de Fourvière, on July 4, 19957:34
6."Last Goodbye"Jeff BuckleyOlympia, on July 7, 19954:58
7."Eternal Life"Jeff BuckleyPalais Theatre, on February 28, 19965:57
8."Grace"Jeff Buckley and Gary LucasPalais Theatre, on February 28, 19965:39
9."Moodswing Whiskey"Jeff Buckley and Michael TighePalais Theatre, on February 28, 19965:37
10."The Man that Got Away"Harold Arlen and Ira GershwinGreat American Music Hall, on May 4, 19953:46
11."Kanga-Roo"Alex ChiltonThe Phoenician Theatre, on September 6, 199510:23
12."Hallelujah/I Know It's Over (medley)"Leonard Cohen/Johnny Marr and MorrisseyKing Theatre, on May 7, 19959:18
Bonus disc for Europe and Australia
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording venue and dateLength
1."That's All I Ask"Nina SimonePrince Patrick Hotel, on September 2, 19955:26
2."Lover, You Should've Come Over"Jeff BuckleyOlympia on July 7, 19957:32
3."So Real"Jeff Buckley and Michael TigheNighttown Hall, on February 25, 19955:17
Bonus disc for Japan
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording venue and dateLength
1."So Real"Jeff Buckley and Michael TigheOn Air Azabu Studios, on January 28, 19954:25
2."Last Goodbye"Jeff BuckleyOn Air Azabu Studios, on January 28, 19954:38
3."Lover, You Should've Come Over"Jeff BuckleyOn Air Azabu Studios, on January 28, 19957:21

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US[5] 133
Australia[6] 5
Belgium[7] 5
France[8] 3
Italy[9] 14
Netherlands[10] 88
Switzerland[11] 95
UK[12] 8

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The A.V. Club review
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Slant Magazine review Archived November 10, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "US: Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  6. ^ "Australia: Albums". australian-charts.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  7. ^ "Belgium: Albums". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved December 28, 2008.[dead link]
  8. ^ "France: Albums". lescharts.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  9. ^ "Italy: Albums". italiancharts.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  10. ^ "Netherlands: Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  11. ^ "Switzerland: Albums". hitparade.ch. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  12. ^ "UK Chartlog". zobbel.de. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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