After spending over a decade avoiding his past, Chris Cornell reconnected with it in a big way during 2010.
First, he reunited with Soundgarden, their tour so successful it spilled over into a studio collaboration interrupted by Cornell launching an acoustic tour where he revisited his catalog, quite definitively tying his solo career and time with Audioslave to Soundgarden.
Songbook is a live album culled from this tour and has Cornell sampling from all phases of his career, often spinning harder-rocking songs into moody reflective territory.
Unlike his solo debut, Euphoria Morning, this never sounds solipsistic; Cornell is engaged, looking outward to the audience, giving subtly forceful performances that often rescue overlooked tunes -- including selections from his electronica makeover Scream -- and freshen up familiar songs, including covers of Led Zeppelin’s “Thank You” and John Lennon’s “Imagine.” He sounds at peace with his past and comfortable with his present, and that casual assurance makes Songbook his best solo offering to date.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As Hope and Promise FadeChris Cornell, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, Timothy Mosley | Chris Cornell | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Scar on the SkyChris Cornell | Chris Cornell | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Call Me a DogChris Cornell | Chris Cornell | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | Ground ZeroChris Cornell, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, Timothy Mosley, James Washington | Chris Cornell | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Can't Change MeChris Cornell | Chris Cornell | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | I Am the HighwayTim Commerford, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk | Chris Cornell | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Thank YouJimmy Page, Robert Plant | Chris Cornell | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Cleaning My GunChris Cornell | Chris Cornell | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Wide AwakeTim Commerford, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk | Chris Cornell | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Fell on Black DaysChris Cornell | Chris Cornell | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 11 | All Night ThingChris Cornell | Chris Cornell | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | Doesn't Remind MeTim Commerford, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk | Chris Cornell | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 13 | Like a StoneTim Commerford, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk | Chris Cornell | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 14 | Black Hole SunChris Cornell | Chris Cornell | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 15 | ImagineJohn Lennon | Chris Cornell | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 16 | The KeeperChris Cornell | Chris Cornell | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 67 mins | 154 MB | |||||
| 67 mins | 456 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacy Albright | Photography |
| 2 | Josh Brolin | Liner Notes |
| 3 | Emily Cagan | Product Manager |
| 4 | Deena Cavallo | Back Cover Photo |
| 5 | Dave Collins | Mastering |
| 6 | Tim Commerford | Composer |
| 7 | Chris Cornell | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | Stephen Ferrera-Grand | Guitar Technician |
| 9 | Lynn Goldsmith | Photography |
| 10 | Josh Graham | Art Direction, Design |
| 11 | Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon | Composer |
| 12 | Alain Johannes | E-Bow, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Mixing, Producer |
| 13 | Ted Keedick | Engineer |
| 14 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 15 | Tom Morello | Composer |
| 16 | Timothy Mosley | Composer |
| 17 | Sujata Murthy | Publicity |
| 18 | Ryan Null | Photo Coordination |
| 19 | Jimmy Page | Composer |
| 20 | Joe Papeo | Photography |
| 21 | Robert Plant | Composer |
| 22 | Gina Schulman | Publicity |
| 23 | Christine Telleck | Production Manager |
| 24 | James Washington | Composer |
| 25 | Brad Wilk | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |