Perfect Day (Chris Whitley album)

Perfect Day is the sixth album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It is his fifth studio album.

It is a full-length release of cover versions of "love songs". The album was recorded as a trio and is subtitled "Featuring Billy Martin and Chris Wood". Martin and Wood are the rhythm section of Medeski Martin & Wood.

It was produced by Craig Street. The album was recorded live to half-inch two-track recorder by Danny Kopelson at 33$1⁄3$ Recording in Brooklyn, New York.

This recording was also released in the Super Audio CD (SACD) format.

Track listing

 * 1) "Spanish Harlem Incident" (Bob Dylan) – 2:38
 * 2) "Smokestack Lightning" (Chester Burnett – Howlin' Wolf) – 4:41
 * 3) "China Gate" (Victor Young, Harold Adamson) – 3:08
 * 4) "Drifting" (Jimi Hendrix) – 2:34
 * 5) "She's Alright" (McKinley Morganfield – Muddy Waters) – 3:55
 * 6) "Perfect Day" (Lou Reed) – 3:31
 * 7) "The Wild Ox Moan" (Vera Hall, Ruby Pickens Tartt) – 3:09
 * 8) "The Crystal Ship" (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison – The Doors) – 3:18
 * 9) "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 5:04
 * 10) "Stones in My Passway" (Robert Johnson) – 3:18
 * 11) "4th Time Around" (Bob Dylan) – 3:46

Personnel

 * Chris Whitley – vocals and guitar
 * Chris Wood – acoustic bass and strange overtones
 * Billy Martin – drums, various percussion and more mud