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"Soul Song" is the eleventh track on Grey Daze's 1997 sophomore album ''[[...No Sun Today]]''. | "Soul Song" is the eleventh track on Grey Daze's 1997 sophomore album ''[[...No Sun Today]]''. A remixed version featuring vocals by Jaime Bennington was released as the fourth single from ''[[Amends]]'' on May 14, 2020. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
"Soul Song" was written sometime in late 1996 and recorded live in the studio by David Knauer and Mike Jones during the pre-production session for ''...No Sun Today'' in December. That same month, Knauer was in a bad car accident so he had to move way from the project. The album version was produced by Jones.<ref>[http://lplive.net/wiki/db/exclusives/grey-daze-story LPLive Wiki - Grey Daze Story], October 06, 2015</ref> | "Soul Song" was written sometime in late 1996 and recorded live in the studio by David Knauer and Mike Jones during the pre-production session for ''...No Sun Today'' in December. That same month, Knauer was in a bad car accident so he had to move way from the project. The album version was produced by Jones.<ref>[http://lplive.net/wiki/db/exclusives/grey-daze-story LPLive Wiki - Grey Daze Story], October 06, 2015</ref> | ||
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Template:Infobox song "Soul Song" is the eleventh track on Grey Daze's 1997 sophomore album ...No Sun Today. A remixed version featuring vocals by Jaime Bennington was released as the fourth single from Amends on May 14, 2020.
Background
"Soul Song" was written sometime in late 1996 and recorded live in the studio by David Knauer and Mike Jones during the pre-production session for ...No Sun Today in December. That same month, Knauer was in a bad car accident so he had to move way from the project. The album version was produced by Jones.[1]
About the conception of the song, Sean Dowdell said, "Initially back in the 90s when we wrote that, there was a guitar riff by our guitar player at the time Bobby Benish and we just started rehearsing through it. That was primarily Chester's vocal track lyrically. Primarily wrote that. I helped write some melody stuff on the chorus line, but primarily it was Chester's lyrics. And it's one of my favorite songs because there's the opening line, he says 'I will be waiting with a song in my soul' and I just think it's very prophetic. And it's like my friends talking to me from the other side and that's a very deep and touching song for us."[2]
Chester's original vocals from ...No Sun Today were reused on a new version of the song produced by Esjay Jones and Lucas D'Angelo featuring Chris Traynor of Bush on guitar and Chester's son, Jaime Bennington, on vocals. It was released on Amends in 2020.
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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| Soul Song | ...No Sun Today | 3:25 | 1996-1997 | May 23, 1997 | |
| Soul Song | ...No Sun Today | 2002 |
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| Soul Song | "No Sun Today" Pre-Production Live Session | December 03, 1996 |
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Live
"Soul Song" was played live throughout 1996 and 1997.
Personnel
Grey Daze
- Guitar: Bobby Benish
- Vocals: Chester Bennington
- Bass: Mace Beyers
- Drums / Backing vocals: Sean Dowdell
Production
- This record was recorded and mixed at the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences, Tempe, AZ (602) 858-9400
- Produced by Michael Jones and Grey Daze
- Engineered by Michael Jones and Ghery Fimbres
- Assisted by Kelly "????" Gabler
- Mastered by Andrew Garver at A&M Mastering Studios, Hollywood, CA
Lyrics
I will be waiting
With a song in my soul
A fortunate weakling
Which I have foretold
He raises his arms tied
Above the oppressed
Singing his sweet song
His melody opens up the sun
Freedom rained
God has come
With the rivers of blood
Pushed back in my veins
She sleeps with her eyes closed
To dream of the past
Her mind has gone blind now
While her memory closes up the sun
Freedom rained
God has come
The rivers of blood
Pushed back in my veins
Ooh...
Yeah, I will be waiting
With a song in my soul
A fortunate weakling
Which I have foretold
Ooh...
Gallery
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...No Sun Today
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...No Sun Today pre-production DAT tape
External Links
References
- ↑ LPLive Wiki - Grey Daze Story, October 06, 2015
- ↑ Grey Daze @ 101 WRIF Instagram Live (2020.04.13) - YouTube, April 13, 2020