"Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?" is an album track from Bill Withers' 1972 release Still Bill, his second album. This mix features his original version as well as covers recorded soon after his, with genders flipped, by Della Reese, The Three Degrees and Gladys Knight & The Pips.
"To Live Is To Fly" was recorded by Townes Van Zandt, also in 1972, for his album High, Low And In Between. It was his second album of the year and the last of his first six albums, all released in a six year period. It would be another six years before his next studio album. This mix features both the album and demo version of "To Live Is To Fly" with covers by his good friend Guy Clark with Emmylou Harris and his acolyte Steve Earle.
"Safari" was the title track of a 1992 EP by The Breeders, in between their 1990 debut The Pod and their 1993 album Last Splash. This mix includes a cover by The Douglas Fir as well as the original.
The rest: Leon Thomas' atmospheric "China Doll", the winsome "Eyes Of The World" by The Grateful Dead, Talib Kweli's tense "Tater Tot", the British proto punk single "This Life Of Mine" by The Lost Souls, early 80s Scottish punk single "Candyskin" by Fire Engines, Ol' Dirty Bastard b-side "Give It To Ya Raw", Kris Kristofferson's melancholy standard "Sunday Morning Coming Down", a cover of his standard "Help Me Make It Through The Night" by Peggy Lee, the marimba-accented "Jackie O" by John Cougar Mellencamp, the retro soul single "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" by Mayer Hawthorne And The County, Prof's cinematic MF Doom showcase "Bells Of Doom", the catchy "Dating Cops" by The Intelligence, a cover of Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings" by Burl Ives and an early Peel Session of "doll Parts" by Holes a couple years before its album release.
Who Is She And What Is She To You? Della Reese
China Doll Leon Thomas
Eyes Of The World Grateful Dead
To Live Is To Fly Townes Van Zandt
Who Is He (Amd What Is He To You)? Bill Withers
Tater Tot Talib Kweli
This Life Of Mine The Lost Souls
Safari The Breeders
Candyskin Fire Engines
Give It To Ya Raw Ol' Dirty Bastard
Who Is She And What Is She To You? The Three Degrees
To Live Is To Fly Guy Clark w/ Emmylou Harris
Sunday Morning Coming Down Kris Kristofferson
Help Me Make It Through The Night Peggy Lee
Jackie O John Cougar Mellencamp
Just Ain't Gonna Work Out Mayer Hawthorne And The County
Who Is She (And What Is She To You)? Gladys Knight & The Pips
Bells Of Doom Prof ft. Doom
Dating Cops The Intelligence
To Live Is To Fly Steve Earle
Safari The Douglas Fir
One Too Many Mornings Burl Ives
Doll Parts (Peel session 11/91) Hole
To Live Is To Fly (demo) Townes Van Zandt
