Bill Callahan discography#EPs
{{Short description|none}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2012}}
This a detailed discography of American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan. All of his work was released under the alias Smog, except where noted.
Cassettes
- Macramé Gunplay (1988)
- Cow (1989)
- A Table Setting (1990)
- Tired Tape Machine (1990)
Albums
All released under the name "Smog" except those that mention otherwise.
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Release date ! Label ! Format ! Additional info |
|---|
| 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 | rowspan="3" | Drag City | CD | Re-released on LP in 1996, and on CD in 2005 |
| Julius Caesar
| July 5, 1993 | LP/CS/CD | Re-released on CD by Domino Records in 2001 |
| Wild Love
| March 27, 1995 | LP/CD | Re-released on CD by Domino Records in 2001 |
| The Doctor Came at Dawn
| September 10, 1996 | rowspan="7" | Drag City / Domino | LP/CD | |
| Red Apple Falls
| May 20, 1997 | LP/CD | |
| Knock Knock
| January 12, 1999 | LP/CD | |
| Dongs of Sevotion
| April 4, 2000 | 2×LP/CD | |
| Rain on Lens
| September 18, 2001 | LP/CD | |
| Supper
| March 18, 2003 | LP/CD | |
| A River Ain't Too Much to Love
| May 31, 2005 | LP/CD | Latest album released under the name Smog |
| Woke on a Whaleheart
| April 17, 2007 | rowspan="8" | Drag City | LP/CD | First album released as Bill Callahan |
| Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
| April 14, 2009 | LP/CD | As Bill Callahan |
| Apocalypse
| April 11, 2011 | LP/CD | As Bill Callahan UK chart peak: #116{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110416cluk.txt |title=CHART: CLUK Update 16.04.2011 (wk13) |date= |accessdate=June 18, 2012}} |
| Dream River
| September 17, 2013 | LP/CD |As Bill Callahan UK chart peak: #44 |
| Have Fun with God
| January 21, 2014 | LP/CD |As Bill Callahan |
| Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
| June 14, 2019 | LP/CD |As Bill Callahan |
| Gold Record
| September 4, 2020{{Cite web |title=Bill Callahan – Gold Record |url=https://www.dragcity.com/products/gold-record |accessdate=September 4, 2020 |website=www.dragcity.com}} | LP/CD |As Bill Callahan |
| Ytilaer
|October 14, 2022 |LP/CD |As Bill Callahan |
Compilations
- Accumulation: None (released under the alias (Smog) on November 5, 2002, by Drag City / Domino)
- Blind Date Party (collaborative double album with Bonnie "Prince" Billy released on December 10, 2021){{Cite web|title=Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy - Blind Date Party|url=https://www.dragcity.com/products/blind-date-party|website=www.dragcity.com|accessdate=December 29, 2021}}
EPs
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Release date ! Label ! Format ! Additional info |
|---|
| Floating
| August 23, 1991 | rowspan="2" | Drag City | 7-inch | |
| Burning Kingdom
| September 19, 1994 | 12-inch/CS/CD | Rerelased on CD by Domino Records in 2001. |
| Kicking a Couple Around
| April 29, 1996 | 12-inch/CD | |
| The Manta Rays of Time
| 2000 | CD | |
| Strayed
| July 17, 2000 | rowspan="2" | Drag City / Domino Records | CD | Features a reissue of the rare self-released cassette Cow. |
| 'Neath the Puke Tree
| December 11, 2000 | 12-inch/CD | |
Live recording
- Rough Travel for a Rare Thing (2010)
- Bill Callahan Live at Third Man Records (2018)
Singles
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Year ! Format ! Label ! Additional info |
|---|
| "My Shell" / "Astronaut"
| 1991 | 7-inch (split with Suckdog) | #1 Hits! | An electric version of "My Shell" was later featured on the Burning Kingdom EP. |
| "A Hit"
| 1994 | 7-inch | |
| "Came Blue" / "Spanish Moss"
| 1996 | 7-inch | |
| "Ex-Con"
| 1997 | 7-inch/CD | From Red Apple Falls. |
| "Held"
| 1998 | 7-inch/CD | From Knock Knock. |
| "Look Now"
| rowspan="2" | 1999 | 7-inch/CD | |
| "Cold Blooded Old Times"
| 7-inch/CD | From Knock Knock. |
| "Strayed"
| 2000 | 7-inch | rowspan="2" | Drag City / Domino Records | From Dongs of Sevotion. |
| "Rock Bottom Riser"
| 2006 | CD | From A River Ain't Too Much to Love. |
| "Diamond Dancer"
| 2007 | CD | rowspan="23" | Drag City | From Woke on a Whaleheart. |
| "Wind and the Dove" (live)
| 2010 | 7-inch | |
| "Blackness of the Night"
| rowspan="11" |2020 |digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring AZITA, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "OD'd in Denver"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Matt Sweeney, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "I've Made Up My Mind"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Alasdair Roberts, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "Red Tailed Hawk"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Matt Kinsey, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "Wish You Were Gay"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Sean O'Hagan, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "Deacon Blues"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Bill MacKay, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "Our Anniversary"
|digital |Smog cover with Will Oldham, featuring Dead Rider, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "I Love You"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring David Pajo, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "Sea Song"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Mick Turner, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "I've Been the One"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Meg Baird, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "Letter Sung to Friends"/"Little Bird"
|digital |Covers with Will Oldham, featuring Nathan Salsburg |
| "Rooftop Garden"
| rowspan="10" |2021 |digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring George Xylouris, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "Miracles"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Ty Segall, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "Lost in Love"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Emmett Kelly, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "Night Rider's Lament"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Cory Hanson, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "Arise Therefore"
|digital |Will Oldham cover with Oldham, featuring Six Organs of Admittance, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "The Night of Santiago"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring David Grubbs, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "The Wild Kindness"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Cooper Crain, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "I Want to Go to the Beach"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Cassie Berman, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "She Is My Everything"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Richard Bishop, later compiled on Blind Date Party |
| "Kidnapped by Neptune"
|digital |Cover with Will Oldham, featuring Hamerkop |
Other appearances
= Studio appearances =
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:50px;" |Year
! style="width:235px;" |Song(s) ! style="width:209px;" |Album ! style="width:180px;" |Album artist |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" |1994
| "Your Face" | Hey Drag City (Drag City Compilation (DC20)) | Various artists (as Smog) |
| style="text-align:center;" |1999
| "Extra Blues" (might be produced/feature string arrangements by Walker(?)) | Pola X (Original Soundtrack) | Soundtrack composed by Scott Walker also featuring contributions from Smog & Sonic Youth among others |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |2009
| "The Breeze/My Baby Cries" | Loving Takes This Course: A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom | Various artists (covering Kath Bloom) |
| "Santa Maria" originally by Versus | Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers! | Various artists |
| "For a Rainbow"
| Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee Sill | Various artists (covering Judee Sill) |
| style="text-align:center;" |2010
| "Lapse" | Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox | Various artists (covering Chris Knox) |
= Guest appearances =
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:50px;" |Year
! style="width:180px;" |Album artist ! style="width:209px;" |Album ! style="width:235px;" |Song(s) |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" |2006
| Ys | "Only Skin" |
Collaborations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Band ! Title ! Label ! Additional info |
|---|
| 1993
| rowspan="2" | The Sundowners | Goat Songs 7-inch EP | rowspan="2" | Sea Note Records | Collaboration with Will Oldham. Reissued on May 21, 1994. |
| c.1993
| "The Girl with the Thing in Her Hair" / "The Summer Song" 7-inch | Collaboration with Will Oldham. |
| 2001
| Tramps, Traitors and Little Devils | Collaboration with Edith Frost and Neil Michael Hagerty |
References
{{Reflist}}
- Strong, Martin C.: The Great Alternative & Indie Discography, 1999, Canongate, {{ISBN|0-86241-913-1}}
{{Bill Callahan}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Callahan, Billy}}