So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley

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So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley
Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 21, 2007
Genre
Length72:31
LabelColumbia
Jeff Buckley chronology
The Grace EPs
(2002)
So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley
(2007)
Grace Around the World
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME[2]
Pitchfork5.0/10[3]

So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley is a 'best of' compilation album of Jeff Buckley material, released on May 22, 2007.

It reached number one on the Irish Albums Chart and number 26 in Australia. The album also peaked at number 16 in the UK, becoming Buckley's third consecutive top 20 album; its sales increased there in early 2009 after "Hallelujah" reached the top three on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Last Goodbye" (Grace) – 4:36
  2. "Lover, You Should've Come Over" (Grace) – 6:42
  3. "Forget Her" (Grace Legacy Edition) – 5:10
  4. "Eternal Life" (Road Version) (Grace Legacy Edition) – 4:47
  5. "Dream Brother" (Alternate Take) (Grace Legacy Edition) – 4:54
  6. "The Sky Is a Landfill" (Sketches) – 5:05
  7. "Everybody Here Wants You" (Sketches) – 4:45
  8. "So Real" (acoustic in Japan)1 – 4:22
  9. "Mojo Pin" (Live at Sin-é) – 5:19
  10. "Vancouver" (Sketches) – 3:10
  11. "Je n'en connais pas la fin" (Live at Sin-é) – 4:57
  12. "Grace" (Grace) – 5:22
  13. "Hallelujah" (Grace) – 6:55
  14. "I Know It's Over" (live)2 – 6:28
  15. "Lilac Wine" (live)3 – 5:31 (iTunes exclusive bonus track)
  16. "Lover, You Should've Come Over" (live)4 – 6:53 (AmazonMP3 exclusive bonus track)
1 Non-album version and previously available only as promotional single
2 Previously unavailable. A live rendition of "I Know It's Over" from The Smiths' 1986 album The Queen Is Dead, recorded at Sony Studios in New York City, April, 1995.
3 Available with full album download only.
4 AmazonMP3 lists this track as "previously unreleased".

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley
Chart (2007–2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 29
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] 17
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 52
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 14
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 78
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 16

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley at AllMusic
  2. ^ Elan, Priya (May 31, 2007). "Jeff Buckley So Real: Songs From Jeff Buckley". NME. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Jeff Buckley: So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley: Pitchfork Record Review". Archived from the original on 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  4. ^ Jeff Buckley's, SO REAL, Grows Internationally Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Jeff Buckley – So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jeff Buckley – So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Jeff Buckley – So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jeff Buckley – So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Jeff Buckley – So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Jeff Buckley". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Jeff Buckley – So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Jeff Buckley – So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

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