Template:Infobox song "She Shines" is the eleventh track on the album Wake Me.
Background
On October 6, 1994, the very first day of working on Wake Me, the album's producer David Knauer recorded Grey Daze playing live in his studio to see what they had in store for their debut album. He recorded their performance straight to DAT tape and had Chester say the name of every song so it was documented on tape as well.[1] "She Shines" was among the songs that made the album.
Chester Bennington wrote all the lyrics to the song. When questioned who the lyrics were about, Sean Dowdell said, "I think her name was katie but I am not sure if he meant it to be about her or not, he wrote all of the lyrics for that one."[2]
The decision to include it on the album was made after a show that took place at the Rally Kap Sports Bar in September 1994 as explained by Jonathan Krause: "The song "She Shines' almost didn't make the album. Here is a video from one of our shows, notice how Chester points out this a brand new song. After the response we were certain to put it on the album."[3]
Under a new lineup consisting of Chester Bennington, Bobby Benish, Mace Beyers and Sean Dowdell, the band had their first pre-production sessions for their second studio album in February 1996 with David Knauer. There, they recorded a new version of "She Shines". The album, however, was shelved due to lack of funds to finish the studio time.[4]
Amends Version (2020)
Grey Daze included "She Shines" on their 2020 album Amends, with re-recorded instrumentals and using older takes of Chester's vocals. The song features guests Jasen Rauch from Breaking Benjamin and Brian “Head” Welch of Korn. It was produced by Esjay Jones and Lucas D'Angelo.
In the Amends track-by-track with Apple Music, Sean said, "The guest guitar players on this are Head from Korn and Jasen Rauch from Breaking Benjamin. Chester wrote the lyrics about his girlfriend telling him that she was leaving him to be with somebody else. I remember we all went on a camping trip up in Flagstaff, Arizona, and she told him in the middle of the trip that she was going to have a new boyfriend and it wasn't going to be him. He just wrote word for word pretty much what happened in that conversation. So it's got a lot of emotional torment, but that's one of the gifts Chester had, if you can call it a gift: the ability to take that raw nerve emotion and pain and express it in a song.[5]
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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| She Shines | Wake Me | 4:11 | 1994 | 1994 | |
| She Shines | "Wake Me" Pre-Production Live Session | 3:46 | October 06, 1994 |
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| She Shines | Album Pre-Production Live Session | February 18, 1996 |
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| She Shines | Amends | 3:35 | 2017-2020 | June 26, 2020 |
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Live
"She Shines" debuted in September 1994 at the Rally Kap Sports Bar in Phoenix, Arizona.[3] Jonathan Krause said that, during his time with the band, "She Shines" was a crowd favorite.[4]
Personnel
Grey Daze
- Jason Barnes - Guitar
- Chester Bennington - Vocals
- Sean Dowdell - Drums
- Jonathan Krause - Bass
Production
- Recorded and Mixed by: David Knauer
- Produced by: David Knauer and Grey Daze
- Mixed at Anthem Recording
- Assisted by: Billy Spoon and Dan Manriquez
- Mastered at - SAE by Roger Siedel
Lyrics
She shines like a flower
In my head
Everybody,
Wants to pick her dead
She said she loved me
And lied to me
She was by the river
And lied to me
She shines like a flower
In my head
Everybody,
Wants her in their bed
She said she loved you
And lied to you
She was by the river
And lied to you
So eager
So eager
So eager
She said she loved me
And lied to me
She was by the river
And lied to me
So eager
So eager
So eager
So eager
So eager
So eager
So eager
So eager
So eager
She said she loved you
And lied to you
She was by the river
And lied to you
So eager
So eager
So eager
She said she loved you
And lied to you
She was by the river
And lied to you
So eager
So eager
So eager
So eager
So eager
So eager
So eager
So eager
Gallery
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Wake Me
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Wake Me pre-production DAT tape
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Real Records album pre-production DAT tape
External Links
References
- ↑ Exclusive: "Wake Me" Pre-Production Live Session - Newswire - Linkin Park Live, October 31, 2015
- ↑ LINKIN PARK ASSOCIATION CHAT WITH FORMER GREY DAZE DRUMMER SEAN DOWDELL APRIL 15, 2003 @ 8:00 PM, April 15, 2003
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Grey Daze - Grey Daze story by Jonathan Krause, 2006
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LPLive Wiki - Grey Daze Story, October 06, 2015
- ↑ Apple Music: Grey Daze - Amends, June 26, 2020