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Songbook (2011)

Where the lyrics of Songbook take you, and where it was really made.

Each show on the tour had a different set, so the 16 songs on this album were pulled from nine venues across the US and Canada.

Key places

Toronto, April 20 (2011)

Recording site Queen Elizabeth Theatre — Tracks 1, 3, 6 and 13 were recorded at this theatre in Toronto on 20 April 2011. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Glenside, April 10 (2011)

Recording site Keswick Theatre — Tracks 2 and 10 were recorded at this theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania, on 10 April 2011. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Chicago, April 22 (2011)

Recording site The Vic Theatre — Track 4 was recorded at this Chicago venue on 22 April 2011. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Atlantic City, April 15 (2011)

Recording site Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa - Music Box — Track 5 was recorded at the Music Box room of the Borgata in Atlantic City on 15 April 2011. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Medicine Hat, April 27 (2011)

Recording site Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre — Track 7 was recorded at this arts centre in Medicine Hat on 27 April 2011. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Milwaukee, April 23 (2011)

Recording site Pabst Theater — Tracks 8 and 15 were recorded at this theatre in Milwaukee on 23 April 2011. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Washington, DC, April 17 (2011)

Recording site House Studios — Tracks 9 and 11 were recorded at this historic synagogue in Washington, DC, on 17 April 2011. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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St. Paul, April 24 (2011)

Recording site Fitzgerald Theater — Track 12 was recorded at this theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota, on 24 April 2011. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Vancouver, April 30 (2011)

Recording site Red Robinson Show Theatre — Track 14 was recorded at this show theatre in Vancouver on 30 April 2011. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Songbook: acoustic live album by Chris Cornell, released 21 November 2011
• Cornell's first live album as a solo artist
• 16 acoustic performances from the tour recordings
• Drawn from the Songbook Tour, an acoustic solo tour from March to May 2011 in the US and Canada
• Songs cover his solo work, Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog

Background

• Songbook Tour: acoustic solo tour in the US and Canada, March to May 2011
• Set list changed from show to show
• Covers of Led Zeppelin's 'Thank You' and John Lennon's 'Imagine' are included
• New song 'The Keeper' was written for the film Machine Gun Preacher and released as the lead track of its soundtrack in August 2011
• 'Cleaning My Gun' had been played at acoustic shows for years but had never been released on an album

Recording

• Recorded at various shows on the tour, not at a single concert
• Recordings come from nine venues across the US and Canada
• Opening track 'As Hope and Promise Fade' had earlier been a hidden track on Scream, titled 'Two Drink Minimum'

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Christopher John Cornell (1964–2017) was an American musician, best known as lead vocalist of Soundgarden and Audioslave.
• He was a key figure of the 1990s grunge movement, with a nearly four-octave vocal range.
• Soundgarden formed in 1984 in Seattle; their Superunknown (1994) became their breakthrough, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200.
• Audioslave formed in 2001 after Zack de la Rocha left Rage Against the Machine; their debut album reached triple platinum status in the United States.
• Cornell released four solo studio albums: Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), Scream (2009), and Higher Truth (2015).
• He wrote and performed "You Know My Name" for the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale.
• He founded Temple of the Dog, a one-off tribute project to his late friend Andrew Wood, whose 1991 album was a hit.

Legacy

• Cornell sold 14.8 million albums in the U.S. alone and was nominated for 18 Grammy Awards, winning three.
• He was ranked number 9 on Rolling Stone's list of the best lead singers of all time.
• He died by suicide on May 18, 2017, in Detroit. In 2025 he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Soundgarden.

Reception

Records

• Debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 69
• Sold 86,000 copies in the US as of August 2015
• 'The Keeper' nominated for Best Original Song at the Golden Globes 2012, for the film Machine Gun Preacher

At release

• Released 21 November 2011
• Cornell's first live album as a solo artist, covering songs from his whole career
• Two new original songs: 'Cleaning My Gun' and an alternate version of 'The Keeper'
• Covers of Led Zeppelin's 'Thank You' and John Lennon's 'Imagine'
• Release sticker highlights 16 acoustic performances, including 'Call Me a Dog', 'Like a Stone' and 'Black Hole Sun'
• Release sticker calls it the first solo live album by the singer

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• 'Cleaning My Gun' had been played live at acoustic shows for years before it appeared on this album.
• The album's first track, 'As Hope and Promise Fade', had earlier appeared as a hidden track on Scream under the title 'Two Drink Minimum'.
• 'The Keeper' was written for Machine Gun Preacher and was nominated for a Golden Globe.
• The songs performed changed at every show of the tour.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · fr.wikipedia.org

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