Red Apple Falls

Red Apple Falls is the sixth album by Smog (the alias of Bill Callahan), released in May 1997 on Drag City and re-released in Europe in 2001 by Domino.

Red Apple Falls
Studio album by Smog
Released	May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)
Recorded	October 30 – November 3, 1996
Genre	Lo-fi
Length	43:20
Label	Drag City
Producer	Jim O'Rourke Bill Callahan
Smog chronology
The Doctor Came at Dawn (1996) Red Apple Falls (1997) Knock Knock (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
NME	8/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Select	4/5[5]
Uncut	[6]

Background

Red Apple Falls was recorded by Jim O'Rourke and Callahan, 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. O'Rourke also plays bass guitar, piano, Hammond organ, hurdy-gurdy and drums on the album.

Songs

"Ex-Con" was released as a single. An early version of "Red Apples" first appeared on Callahan's first EP Floating in 1991, and was later covered by Cat Power for her album The Covers Record. "I Was a Stranger" was redone by Callahan for the 2000 EP 'Neath the Puke Tree.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Callahan.

No.	Title	Length
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"	3:35
8.	"Inspirational"	6:25
9.	"Finer Days"	4:50