Red Apple Falls is Smog

Smog (band)

Bill Callahan , is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders...

's sixth album, released in May 1997 on Drag City

Drag City (record label)

Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...

 and re-released in Europe in 2001 by Domino. It was recorded by Jim O'Rourke

Jim O'Rourke (musician)

Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...

 and Bill Callahan

Smog (band)

Bill Callahan , is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders...

, with assistance from Phil Bonnet. It is the first of two Smog records produced by O'Rourke, and Callahan's third team-up with O'Rourke. He also played bass, piano, hammond, hurdy gurdy and drums.

"Ex-Con

Ex-Con

"Ex-Con" is a song by Smog, released as his only single from his 1997-album Red Apple Falls. "Duckpond Blues" is an instrumental version of the song "Red Apple Falls" from the Red Apple Falls LP. "Little Girl Shoes" later appeared on the rarities comiplation Accumulation: None.-CD...

" was released as a single. An early version of "Red Apples" was first featured on Callahan's first EP Floating

Floating (Smog EP)

Floating is Smog's first EP, released on Drag City in 1991. "Red Apples" is an early version of the better known Red Apple Falls-Track of the same name from 1997. "Floating" and "Hole in the Heart" later appeared on Smog's rarities compilation Accumulation: None.-Track...

in 1991, and was later covered by Chan Marshall

Cat Power

Charlyn Marie Marshall , also known as Chan Marshall or by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer/songwriter and occasional actress and model. Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall's first band, but has come to refer to her musical projects with various backing bands...

 for her album The Covers Record

The Covers Record

The Covers Record is the fifth album by American singer/songwriter Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. The album consists almost entirely of cover songs. It was released in 2000 on Matador Records...

. "I Was a Stranger" was redone by Callahan for the 2000 EP 'Neath the Puke Tree

'Neath the Puke Tree

'Neath the Puke Tree is Smog's fifth EP, released on Drag City in 2000. It was recorded by Brent Puncheon and Leah Baker and features remakes of previous work as well as three new songs.Charlie Gansa played guitar on this record, "Sloth" and Jim White played drums...

. Additionally, as a collaboration project, the two German labels Schinderwies Productions and keplar released a split single subtitled A Tribute to Smog in 2003, with Tripophon & Mawe covering "I Was a Stranger" and Radio Magenta covering "Ex-Con."

Track listing

1. "The Morning Paper" – 3:22
2. "Blood Red Bird" – 4:01
3. "Red Apples" – 5:06
4. "I Was a Stranger" – 3:23
5. "To Be of Use" – 5:41
6. "Red Apple Falls" – 6:49
7. "Ex-Con
   Ex-Con
   "Ex-Con" is a song by Smog, released as his only single from his 1997-album Red Apple Falls. "Duckpond Blues" is an instrumental version of the song "Red Apple Falls" from the Red Apple Falls LP. "Little Girl Shoes" later appeared on the rarities comiplation Accumulation: None.-CD...
   
   " – 3:35
8. "Inspirational" – 6:25
9. "Finer Days" – 4:50