This a detailed discography of American singer-songwriterBill Callahan. All of his work was released under the alias Smog, except where noted.
Explore releases from Smog at Discogs. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Smog at the Discogs Marketplace. In his former incarnation as Smog, and his recent rebirth as just plain ol’ Bill, he released a unbroken string of beautiful albums, from the sombre confidence of Knock Knock, to Supper’s hope-filled folk, to A River Ain’t Too Much Too Love’s downright profundity. Knock Knock Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Bill Callahan’s masterful 1999.
Latest album released under the name Smog. Woke on a Whaleheart: April 17, 2007 Drag City: LP/CD First album released as Bill Callahan. Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle: April 14, 2009 Drag City: LP/CD As Bill Callahan. Apocalypse: April 11, 2011 Drag City: LP/CD As Bill Callahan. UK chart peak: #116: Dream River: September 17, 2013 Drag City. Bill Callahan Gold Record, released 04 September 2020 1. Another Song 3. Protest Song 5. The Mackenzies 6. Let's Move To The Country 7.
Cassettes[edit]
- Macramé Gunplay (1988)
- Cow (1989)
- A Table Setting (1990)
- Tired Tape Machine (1990)
Albums[edit]
All released under the name 'Smog' except those that mention otherwise.
Title | Release date | Label | Format | Additional info |
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Sewn to the Sky | 1990 | Disaster | LP | Re-released by Drag City on CD in 1995, on LP in 1996 and on CD in 2005. |
Forgotten Foundation | May 25, 1992 | Drag City | CD | Re-released on LP in 1996, and on CD in 2005. |
Julius Caesar | July 5, 1993 | Drag City | LP/CS/CD | Re-released on CD by Domino Records in 2001. |
Wild Love | March 27, 1995 | Drag City | LP/CD | Re-released on CD by Domino Records in 2001. |
The Doctor Came at Dawn | September 10, 1996 | Drag City / Domino | LP/CD | |
Red Apple Falls | May 20, 1997 | Drag City / Domino | LP/CD | |
Knock Knock | January 12, 1999 | Drag City / Domino | LP/CD | |
Dongs of Sevotion | April 4, 2000 | Drag City / Domino | 2xLP/CD | |
Rain on Lens | September 18, 2001 | Drag City / Domino | LP/CD | |
Supper | March 18, 2003 | Drag City / Domino | LP/CD | |
A River Ain't Too Much to Love | May 31, 2005 | Drag City / Domino | LP/CD | Latest album released under the name Smog. |
Woke on a Whaleheart | April 17, 2007 | Drag City | LP/CD | First album released as Bill Callahan. |
Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle | April 14, 2009 | Drag City | LP/CD | As Bill Callahan. |
Apocalypse | April 11, 2011 | Drag City | LP/CD | As Bill Callahan. UK chart peak: #116[1] |
Dream River | September 17, 2013 | Drag City | LP/CD | As Bill Callahan. UK chart peak: #44 |
Have Fun with God | January 21, 2014 | Drag City | LP/CD | As Bill Callahan. |
Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest | June 14, 2019 | Drag City | LP/CD | As Bill Callahan. |
Gold Record | September 4, 2020[2] | Drag City | LP/CD | As Bill Callahan. |
Compilations[edit]
- Accumulation: None (released under the alias (Smog) on November 5, 2002 by Drag City / Domino)
EPs[edit]
Smog Discography Rares
Title | Release date | Label | Format | Additional info |
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Floating | August 23, 1991 | Drag City | 7' | |
Burning Kingdom | September 19, 1994 | Drag City | 12'/CS/CD | Rerelased on CD by Domino Records in 2001. |
Kicking a Couple Around | April 29, 1996 | Drag City / Domino Records | 12'/CD | |
The Manta Rays of Time | 2000 | Spunk Records | CD | |
Strayed | July 17, 2000 | Drag City / Domino Records | CD | Features a reissue of the rare self-released cassette Cow. |
'Neath the Puke Tree | December 11, 2000 | Drag City / Domino Records | 12'/CD |
Live recording[edit]
- Rough Travel For A Rare Thing (2010)
- Bill Callahan Live at Third Man Records (2018)
Singles[edit]
Title | Format | Label | Year | Additional info |
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'My Shell' / 'Astronaut' | 7' (split with Suckdog) | #1 Hits! | 1991 | An electric version of 'My Shell' was later featured on the Burning Kingdom EP. |
'A Hit' | 7' | Drag City | 1994 | |
'Came Blue' / 'Spanish Moss' | 7' | Hausmusik | 1996 | |
'Ex-Con' | 7'/CD | Domino Records | 1997 | From Red Apple Falls. |
'Held' | 7'/CD | Drag City / Domino Records | 1998 | From Knock Knock. |
'Look Now' | 7'/CD | Drag City | 1999 | |
'Cold Blooded Old Times' | 7'/CD | Domino Records | 1999 | From Knock Knock. |
'Strayed' | 7' | Drag City / Domino Records | 2000 | From Dongs of Sevotion. |
'Rock Bottom Riser' | CD | Drag City / Domino Records | 2006 | From A River Ain't Too Much to Love. |
'Diamond Dancer' | CD | Drag City | 2007 | From Woke on a Whaleheart. |
'Wind and the Dove' (live) | 7' | Drag City | 2010 |
Collaborations[edit]
Band | Title | Label | Year | Additional info |
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The Sundowners | Goat Songs 7' EP | Sea Note Records | 1993 | Collaboration with Will Oldham. Reissued on May 21, 1994. |
The Sundowners | 'The Girl with the Thing in Her Hair' / 'The Summer Song' 7' | Sea Note Records | c.1993 | Collaboration with Will Oldham. |
Drag City Supersessions | Tramps, Traitors and Little Devils | Drag City | 2001 | Collaboration with Edith Frost and Neil Michael Hagerty |
Other contributions[edit]
Year | Album artist | Album | Song(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1994 | Various Artists (as Smog) | Hey Drag City (Drag City Compilation (DC20)) | 'Your Face' |
1999 | Soundtrack composed by Scott Walker also featuring contributions from Smog & Sonic Youth among others | Pola X (Original Soundtrack) | 'Extra Blues' (might be produced/feature string arrangements by Walker(?)) |
2006 | Joanna Newsom | Ys (Joanna Newsom album) | 'Only Skin' |
2009 | Various Artists (covering Kath Bloom) | Loving Takes This Course: A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom | 'The Breeze/My Baby Cries' |
2009 | Various Artists | Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers! | 'Santa Maria' originally by Versus |
2009 | Various Artists (covering Judee Sill) | Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee Sill | 'For a Rainbow' |
2010 | Various Artists (covering Chris Knox) | Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox | 'Lapse' |
References[edit]
- ^'CHART: CLUK Update 16.04.2011 (wk13)'. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ^'Bill Callahan - Gold Record'. www.dragcity.com. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Strong, Martin C.: The Great Alternative & Indie Discography, 1999, Canongate, ISBN0-86241-913-1
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