A previously unreleased Chris Cornell song dubbed “When Bad Does Good” has received its official premiere, you can find it below. The song leads off an upcoming self-titled posthumous career retrospective set that will be released on November 16th. Cornell performed, recorded and mixed the track himself. Pre-orders for the new retrospective are up at Chriscornell.com. Cornell‘s widow, Vicky, commented of it:
“Since Chris’ sudden passing I have put all my efforts and energy into sharing his music and legacy with his fans from all over the world. I felt we needed to create a special collection to represent all of him – the friend, husband and father, the risk taker and innovator, the poet and artist. His soaring vocals found their way into the hearts and souls of so many. His voice was his vision and his words were his peace. This album is for his fans.”
Among the formats on offer is a super deluxe edition which runs across 4 CDs, 1 DVD and 7 LPs. In addition to the music, that set will boast:
- 88 total tracks / 64 audio tracks (11 unreleased) / 24 videos (2 unreleased)
- 66-page hard cover photo book wrapped in linen with red foil signature
- Liner notes by Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Tom Morello, Mike McCready and Brendan O’Brien
- Creative direction by Jeff Ament
- 3 x 12”x12” Artist lithos
- 3 x 12”x12” Photochromatic lithos – under direct sunlight the ink is activated and the complete image will appear. **Depending on your location and UV index intensity actual results may vary**
- Vinyl turntable mat
- Microfiber vinyl cleaning cloth
- 36”x48” Wall poster
The track listing for the super deluxe edition will run as follows:
CD 1:
01 – “Hunted Down” (Soundgarden)
02 – “Kingdom Of Come” (Soundgarden)
03 – “Flower” (Soundgarden)
04 – “All Your Lies” (Soundgarden)
05 – “Loud Love” (Soundgarden)
06 – “Hands All Over” (Soundgarden)
07 – “Say Hello 2 Heaven” (Temple Of The Dog)
08 – “Hunger Strike” (Temple Of The Dog)
09 – “Outshined” (Soundgarden)
10 – “Rusty Cage” (Soundgarden)
11 – “Seasons”
12 – “Hey Baby (Land Of The New Rising Sun)” (M.A.C.C.)
13 – “Black Hole Sun” (Soundgarden)
14 – “Spoonman” (Soundgarden)
15 – “Dusty” (Soundgarden)
16 – “Burden In My Hand” (Soundgarden)
CD 2:
01 – “Sunshower”
02 – “Sweet Euphoria”
03 – “Can’t Change Me”
04 – “Like A Stone” (Audioslave)
05 – “Cochise” (Audioslave)
06 – “Be Yourself” (Audioslave)
07 – “Doesn’t Remind Me” (Audioslave)
08 – “Revelations” (Audioslave)
09 – “Shape Of Things To Come” (Audioslave)
10 – “You Know My Name”
11 – “Billie Jean” (Michael Jackson cover)
12 – “Long Gone” (Rock Version)
13 – “Scream”
14 – “Part Of Me” (Steve Aoki remix)
15 – “Ave Maria” (with Eleven)
CD 3:
01 – “Promise” (Slash feat. Chris Cornell)
02 – “Whole Lotta Love” (Santana feat. Chris Cornell)
03 – “Call Me A Dog” (Live Acoustic)
04 – “Imagine” (Live Acoustic)
05 – “I Am The Highway” (Live Acoustic)
06 – “The Keeper”
07 – “Been Away Too Long” (Soundgarden)
08 – “Live To Rise” (Soundgarden)
09 – “Lies” (Gabin feat. Chris Cornell & Ace)
10 – “Misery Chain” (feat. Joy Williams)
11 – “Storm” (Soundgarden)
12 – “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart”
13 – “Only These Words”
14 – “Our Time In The Universe”
15 – “’Til The Sun Comes Back Around”
16 – “Stay With Me Baby”
17 – “The Promise”
18 – “When Bad Does Good” (previously unreleased)
CD 4:
01 – “Into The Void (Sealth)” (Live at the Paramount) (Soundgarden)
02 – “Mind Riot” (Live at the Paramount) (Soundgarden)
03 – “Nothing To Say” (Live in Seattle) (Soundgarden)
04 – “Jesus Christ Pose” (Live in Oakland) (Soundgarden)
05 – “Show Me How To” Live (Live in Cuba) (Audioslave) (previously unreleased)
06 – “Wide Awake” (Live in Sweden) (previously unreleased)
07 – “All Night Thing” (Live in Sweden) (previously unreleased)
08 – “Nothing Compares 2 U” (Live at SiriusXM) (previously unreleased)
09 – “One” (U2/Metallica cover) (Live at Beacon Theatre) (previously unreleased)
10 – “Reach Down” (Live at the Paramount) (Temple Of The Dog) (previously unreleased)
11 – “Stargazer” (Live at the Paramount) (Temple Of The Dog) (previously unreleased)
12 – “Wild World” (Live at Pantages Theatre) (Yusuf/Cat Stevens feat. Chris Cornell) (previously unreleased)
13 – “A Day In The Life” (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) (previously unreleased)
14 – “Redemption Song” (Live at Beacon Theatre) (feat. Toni Cornell) (previously unreleased)
15 – “Thank You” (Live in Sweden)
DVD (music videos):
01 – “Flower” (Soundgarden)
02 – “Loud Love” (Soundgarden)
03 – “Hunger Strike” (Temple Of The Dog)
04 – “Outshined” (Soundgarden)
05 – “Jesus Christ Pose” (Soundgarden)
06 – “Black Hole Sun” (Soundgarden)
07 – “Fell On Black Days” (Soundgarden)
08 – “Burden In My Hand” (Soundgarden)
09 – “Can’t Change Me”
10 – “Preaching The End Of The World”
11 – “Like A Stone” (Audioslave)
12 – “Cochise” (Audioslave)
13 – “Show Me How To Live” (Audioslave)
14 – “Be Yourself” (Audioslave)
15 – “Original Fire” (Audioslave)
16 – “Arms Around Your Love”
17 – “No Such Thing”
18 – “Part Of Me” (feat. Timbaland)
19 – “Long Gone” (Rock Version)
20 – “Scream” (Acoustic) (previously unreleased)
21 – “Live To Rise” (Soundgarden) (previously unreleased)
22 – “By Crooked Steps” (Soundgarden)
23 – “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” (Lyric Video)
24 – “The Promise”
LP 1:
A1 – “Hunted Down” (Soundgarden)
A2 – “Kingdom Of Come” (Soundgarden)
A3 – “Flower” (Soundgarden)
A4 – “All Your Lies” (Soundgarden)
A5 – “Loud Love” (Soundgarden)
A6 – “Hands All Over” (Soundgarden)
B1 – “Say Hello 2 Heaven” (Temple Of The Dog)
B2 – “Hunger Strike” (Temple Of The Dog)
B3 – “Outshined” (Soundgarden)
B4 – “Rusty Cage” (Soundgarden)
LP 2:
C1 – “Seasons”
C2 – “Hey Baby (Land Of The New Rising Sun)” (M.A.C.C.)
C3. – “Black Hole Sun” (Soundgarden)
C4 – “Spoonman” (Soundgarden)
D1 – “Dusty” (Soundgarden)
D2 – “Burden In My Hand” (Soundgarden)
D3 – “Sunshower”
D4 – “Sweet Euphoria”
LP 3:
E1 – “Can’t Change Me”
E2 – “Like A Stone” (Audioslave)
E3 – “Cochise” (Audioslave)
E4 – “Be Yourself” (Audioslave)
E5 – “Doesn’t Remind Me” (Audioslave)
F1 – “Revelations” (Audioslave)
F2 – “Shape Of Things To Come” (Audioslave)
F3 – “You Know My Name”
F4 – “Billie Jean” (Michael Jackson cover)
F5. – “Long Gone” (Rock Version)
LP 4:
G1 – “Scream”
G2 – “Part Of Me” (Steve Aoki Remix)
G3 – “Ave Maria” (with Eleven)
G4 – “Promise” (Slash feat. Chris Cornell)
H1 – “Whole Lotta Love” (Santana feat. Chris Cornell)
H2 – “Call Me A Dog” (Live Acoustic)
H3 – “Imagine” (Live Acoustic)
H4 – “I Am The Highway” (Live Acoustic)
H5 – “The Keeper”
LP 5:
I1 – “Been Away Too Long ” (Soundgarden)
I2 – “Live To Rise” (Soundgarden)
I3 – “Lies” (Gabin feat. Chris Cornell & Ace)
I4 – “Misery Chain” (feat. Joy Williams)
I5 – “Storm” (Soundgarden)
J1 – “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart”
J2 – “Only These Words”
J3 – “Our Time In The Universe”
J4 – “Til The Sun Comes Back Around”
J5 – “Stay With Me Baby”
LP 6:
K1 – “The Promise”
K2 – “When Bad Does Good” (previously unreleased)
K3 – “Into The Void (Sealth)” (Live at the Paramount) (Soundgarden)
K4 – “Mind Riot” (Live at the Paramount) (Soundgarden)
L1 – “Nothing To Say” (Live in Seattle) (Soundgarden)
L2 – “Jesus Christ Pose” (Live in Oakland) (Soundgarden)
L3 – “Show Me How To Live” (Live in Cuba) (Audioslave) (previously unreleased)
L4 – “Wide Awake” (Live in Sweden) (previously unreleased)
L5 – “All Night Thing” (Live in Sweden) (previously unreleased)
LP 7:
M1 – “Nothing Compares 2 U” (Live at SiriusXM) (previously unreleased)
M2 – “One” (U2/Metallica cover) (Live at Beacon Theatre) (previously unreleased)
M3 – “Reach Down” (Live at the Paramount) (Temple Of The Dog) (previously unreleased)
N1 – “Stargazer” (Live at the Paramount) (Temple Of The Dog) (previously unreleased)
N2 – “Wild World” (Live at Pantages Theatre) (Yusuf/Cat Stevens with Chris Cornell) (previously unreleased)
N3 – “A Day In The Life” (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) (previously unreleased)
N4 – “Redemption Song” (Live at Beacon Theatre) (feat. Toni Cornell) (previously unreleased)
N5 – “Thank You” (Live in Sweden)
Notably absent from the set is Cornell‘s music video for the track “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart“, which starred Eric Roberts. That video saw Cornell facing the gallows and was understandably removed from the internet following Cornell‘s suicide back in May of 2017. A lyric video for the track is included instead.
In other news, actor Josh Brolin, who was one of Cornell‘s close friends, commented of “When Bad Does Good” finally seeing a release:
“My dear friend,
They released “When Bad Does Good” today. I remember when you sent it to me and ask what I thought. Hearing your voice again overwhelms me like that first time we met at Hollywood Cafe and you were on stage with just your guitar and a phone next to you and you were having conversations with Jeff Buckley.
It all comes back: all the conversations, the written words back and forth, a small room back stage here and there when we could find the time full of easy conversation and connections. I miss you buddy. Vicky and I have stayed in touch. It was Toni’s birthday, but I’m sure you know that. All is well but hearts still contract and expand with each thought of you or as a song bleeds through the radio. I love you, buddy. Always will. xo JB”
