Works in Progress is a compilation album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Tim Buckley

Tim Buckley

Timothy Charles Buckley III was an American vocalist, and musician. His music and style changed considerably through the years; his first album was mostly folk oriented, but over time his music incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, avant-garde and an evolving "voice as instrument," sound...

. The album is a collection of studio recordings dating from early and mid-1968 in addition to one recording dating from a recording session in 1967. The material on this album consists of songs Buckley was working on for a third album, the at the time unnamed album that would become Happy Sad

Happy Sad

Happy Sad is the third album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, released in 1969. It was recorded at Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California. It marked the beginning of Buckley's experimental period, as it incorporated elements of jazz that he had never used before. Many of the songs...

. The majority of the songs from the studio recording sessions were lost or erased but some songs were preserved on a compilation reel at the studio. The large part of these recordings were not used on Happy Sad and only appear upon this compilation. Some of the songs here evolved into another song: "Danang" and "Ashbury Park" later came to form two movements of the three part song "Love From Room 108 At The Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)" that would appear on the final version of Buckley's third album.

The compilation also comes with a 20 page booklet complete with lyrics and liner notes by Buckley's lead guitarist, Lee Underwood

Lee Underwood

Lee Underwood is an American musician and writer notable for performing on lead guitar with Tim Buckley for most of Buckley's career. Underwood appeared on seven of the nine albums Buckley recorded during his brief life, and on several posthumous releases, including Live in London...

. The original 1999 CD release consisted of a sole batch of 7'500 handmade copies. A larger commercial release was made in 2001.

Track listing

1. "Danang" (Buckley) – 6:30
2. "Sing a Song for You" (Buckley) – 5:43
3. "Buzzin' Fly" (Buckley) – 6:44
4. "Song to the Siren" (Beckett, Buckley) – 3:28
5. "Happy Time" (Buckley) – 3:13
6. "Sing a Song for You" (Buckley) – 2:40
7. "Chase the Blues Away" (Buckley) – 4:00
8. "Hi Lily, Hi Lo
   Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
   "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" is a popular song with music by Bronislau Kaper, and lyrics by Helen Deutsch. The song was published in 1952. The song was featured in the movie Lili which starred Leslie Caron.-Recorded versions:...
   
   " (Deutsch, Kaper) – 3:37
9. "Buzzin' Fly" (Buckley) – 5:07
10. "Wayfaring Stranger Take 4" (Traditional) – 4:24
11. "Ashbury Park Version 1" (Buckley) – 2:47
12. "Ashbury Park Version 2" (Buckley) – 3:21
13. "Ashbury Park Version 3" (Buckley) – 3:28
14. "Dream Letter" (Buckley) – 5:13
15. "The Father Song" (Buckley) – 2:44
16. "The Fiddler" (Buckley) – 3:26

Personnel

• Tim Buckley
  Tim Buckley
  Timothy Charles Buckley III was an American vocalist, and musician. His music and style changed considerably through the years; his first album was mostly folk oriented, but over time his music incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, avant-garde and an evolving "voice as instrument," sound...
  
   – Vocals, 12 String Guitar
  Twelve string guitar
  The twelve-string guitar is an acoustic or electric guitar with 12 strings in 6 courses, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar...
  
  
• Lee Underwood
  Lee Underwood
  Lee Underwood is an American musician and writer notable for performing on lead guitar with Tim Buckley for most of Buckley's career. Underwood appeared on seven of the nine albums Buckley recorded during his brief life, and on several posthumous releases, including Live in London...
  
   – Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Carter Collins – Congas, Bells
  Bell (instrument)
  A bell is a simple sound-making device. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. Its form is usually a hollow, cup-shaped object, which resonates upon being struck...
  
  
• Jim Fielder
  Jim Fielder
  Jim Fielder is an American bassist, best known for his work as an original member of Blood, Sweat & Tears....
  
  , Eddie Hoh, John David Miller – Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Don Randi
  Don Randi
  Don Randi is an American keyboard player, bandleader and songwriter. He has performed on innumerable recordings, including many as a session musician and member of "The Wrecking Crew", as well as releasing his own jazz records...
  
   – Piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Jerry Yester
  Jerry Yester
  Jerry Yester is an American folk rock musician, record producer, and arranger.Growing up in Burbank, California, Yester formed a duo with brother Jim Yester, the Yester Brothers, and starting playing folk clubs in Los Angeles in 1960...
  
  – Piano