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Released on Drag City, also In the Bleak Midwinter (Bert Jansch), Sapokanikan (Joanna Newsom) and Anecdotes (Joanna Newsom)
Produced by Jim O’Rourke, also Theologians (Wilco), I’m a Wheel (Wilco) and The Free Design (Stereolab)
Written by Bill Callahan, also Cold Blooded Old Times, Ex‐con and I’m New Here (Gil Scott‐Heron)
Engineered by Phil Bonnet, also Ex‐con, Blood Red Bird and Finer Days
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Phil Bonnet engineered 8 of Smog’s top 10 songs
Jim O’Rourke produced 21 songs on fono
Bill Callahan wrote 13 songs on fono
Bill Callahan’s most frequent co-producer is Jim O’Rourke (9 songs together)
Credits
All 12 credits
- Written by
- Bill Callahan
- Produced by
- Bill Callahan and Jim O’Rourke
- Performed by
- Bill Callahan, Donna Marone, Jim O’Rourke, Ken Champion, Matt Weston and Thymme Jones
- Engineered by
- Phil Bonnet
- Part of
- Red Apple Falls
- Released on
- Drag City
- Written by
- Bill Callahan
- Produced by
- Bill Callahan and Jim O’Rourke
- Performed by
- Bill Callahan, Donna Marone, Jim O’Rourke, Ken Champion, Matt Weston and Thymme Jones
- Engineered by
- Phil Bonnet
- Part of
- Red Apple Falls
- Released on
- Drag City
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Jim O’Rourke
Same writer: Bill Callahan
Same engineer: Phil Bonnet
Same label: Drag City
Same producer: Jim O’Rourke
Same engineer: Phil Bonnet
Same label: Drag City
Same producer: Jim O’Rourke
Elsewhere
Sources (13)
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1MusicBrainz To Be of Use was performed by Bill Callahan
To Be of Use was performed by Bill Callahan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz To Be of Use was performed by Donna Marone
To Be of Use was performed by Donna Marone
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz To Be of Use was performed by Jim O’Rourke
To Be of Use was performed by Jim O’Rourke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz To Be of Use was performed by Ken Champion
To Be of Use was performed by Ken Champion
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz To Be of Use was performed by Matt Weston
To Be of Use was performed by Matt Weston
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz To Be of Use was performed by Thymme Jones
To Be of Use was performed by Thymme Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz To Be of Use was produced by Bill Callahan
To Be of Use was produced by Bill Callahan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz To Be of Use was produced by Jim O’Rourke
To Be of Use was produced by Jim O’Rourke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz To Be of Use was written by Bill Callahan
To Be of Use was written by Bill Callahan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz To Be of Use is part of the release Red Apple Falls
To Be of Use is part of the release Red Apple Falls
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Drag City is the label of the song To Be of Use
Drag City is the label of the song To Be of Use
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz To Be of Use was engineered by Phil Bonnet
To Be of Use was engineered by Phil Bonnet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz To Be of Use was released on 1997-05-20