Being There [Deluxe Edition] [5 CD]

by Wilco

Overview

While Wilco's debut, A.M., spread its wings in an expectedly country-rock fashion, their sophomore effort, Being There, is the group's great leap forward, a masterful, wildly eclectic collection shot through with ambitions and ideas. Although a few songs remain rooted in their signature sound, here Jeff Tweedy and band are as fascinated by their music's possibilities as its origins, and they push the songs which make up this sprawling two-disc set down consistently surprising paths and byways. For starters, the opening "Misunderstood" is majestic psychedelia, built on studio trickery and string flourishes, while "I Got You (At the End of the Century)" is virtual power pop, right down to the handclaps. The lovely "Someone Else's Song" borrows heavily from the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood," while the R&B-influenced boogie of "Monday" wouldn't sound at all out of place on Exile on Main Street; and on and on. The remarkable thing is how fresh all of these seeming cliches sound when reimagined with so much love and conviction; even the most traditional songs take unexpected twists and turns, never once sinking into mere imitation. "Music is my savior/I was named by rock & roll/I was maimed by rock & roll/I was tamed by rock & roll/I got my name from rock & roll," Tweedy sings on "Sunken Treasure," the opener of the second disc, and throughout the course of these 19 songs he explores rock as though he were tracing his family genealogy, fervently seeking to discover not only where he came from but also where he's going. With Being There, he finds what he's been looking for. [Being There was released in a five-CD Deluxe Edition in 2017, featuring the original album remastered on the first two discs; a third disc of outtakes, alternate takes, and demos; and a 20-song live performance recorded at the Troubadour on November 12, 1996 on the fourth and fifth discs. The fifth disc also includes four additional songs from Wilco's appearance on radio station KCRW the day after the Troubadour show.] ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	12/01/2017
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227943493
Rank:	66277

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Misunderstood
2. Far, Far Away
3. Monday
4. Outtasite (Outta Mind)
5. Forget the Flowers
6. Red-Eyed and Blue
7. I Got You (At the End of the Century)
8. What's the World Got in Store
9. Hotel Arizona
10. Say You Miss Me

Disc 2

11. Sunken Treasure
12. Someday Soon
13. Outta Mind (Outta Sight)
14. Someone Else's Song
15. Kingpin
16. (Was I) In Your Dreams
17. Why Would You Wanna Live
18. The Lonely 1
19. Dreamer in My Dreams

Disc 3

20. Late Blooming Son
21. I Got You [Dobro Mix Warzone]
22. Out of Sight, Out of Mind [Alternate]
23. Far Far Away (Dark Side of the Room)
24. Dynamite My Soul
25. Losing Interest
26. Why Would You Wanna Live [Alternate]
27. Sun's a Star
28. Capitol City
29. Better When I'm Gone
30. Dreamer in My Dreams [Alternate Rough Take]
31. Say You Miss Me [Alternate]
32. I Got You [Alternate]
33. Monday [Party Horn Version]
34. I Can't Keep From Talking

Disc 4

35. Sunken Treasure [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
36. Red-Eyed and Blue [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
37. I Got You (At the End of the Century] [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
38. Someone Else's Song [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
39. Someday Soon [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
40. Forget the Flowers [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
41. New Madrid [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
42. I Must Be High [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
43. Passenger Side [Punk Version] [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
44. Passenger Side [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
45. Hotel Arizona [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
46. Monday [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
47. Say You Miss Me [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]

Disc 5

48. Outtasite (Outta Mind) [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
49. The Long Cut [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
50. Kingpin [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
51. Misunderstood [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
52. Far, Far Away [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
53. Give Back the Key to My Heart [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
54. Gun [Live at the Troubadour, 11/12/96]
55. Sunken Treasure [Live on KCRW, 11/13/96]
56. Red-Eyed and Blue [Live on KCRW, 11/13/96]
57. Far, Far Away [Live on KCRW, 11/13/96]
58. Will You Love Me Tomorrow [Live on KCRW, 11/13/96]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wilco   Primary Artist
Bob Egan   Guest Artist,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Resonator)
Jesse Greene   Violin
Jay Bennett   Drums,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Accordion,Harmonica,Lap Steel Guitar
John Stirratt   Bass,Piano,Violin,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Jesse Green   Violin
Pat Sansone   Organ,Piano,Vocals
Larry Williams   Sax (Tenor)
Ken Coomer   Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion
Greg Leisz   Guitar,Pedal Steel
Jeff Tweedy   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic)
Jerry Hey   Trumpet
Max Johnston   Banjo,Dobro,Fiddle,Vocals,Mandolin
Mikael Jorgensen   Piano,Synthesizer
Glenn Kotche   Drums,Percussion
Dan Higgins   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Gary Grant   Trumpet
Nels Cline   Slide Guitar

Technical Credits

Ryan Marian   Producer
Lou Whitley   Engineer
Carole King   Composer
Jay Farrar   Composer
Chris Sheppard   Mixing Engineer,Mixing,Engineer
Dann Davis   Design
Mike Scotella   Second Engineer
Pat Sansone   Arranger,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Tony Margherita   Producer
Skip Bryant   Engineer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Cheryl Pawelski   Producer
Doug Sahm   Composer
Mark Greenberg   Assistant Engineer
Jeff Tweedy   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Lou Whitney   Engineer,Second Engineer
Wilco   Producer
Peter Laughner   Composer,Lyricist
Jerry Hey   Horn Arrangements
Jim Scott   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Martin Stebbing   Engineer
Mike Heidorn   Composer
Ron Lowe   Second Engineer
Brian Paulson   Producer
Brad Miller   Photography
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Skip Saylor   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Jim Rondinelli   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Tom Schick   Producer,Mixing Engineer