Recording basic tracks for Grace

In mid-1993, Buckley began working on his first album, Grace , with the producer Andy Wallace . Buckley assembled a band, composed of the bassist Mick Grøndahl and the drummer Matt Johnson , and spent several weeks rehearsing. In September, the trio headed to Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York , to spend six weeks recording basic tracks. Buckley invited ex-bandmate Lucas to play guitar on the songs “Grace” and “Mojo Pin”, and the Woodstock-based jazz musician Karl Berger wrote and conducted string arrangements with Buckley assisting at times. Buckley returned home for overdubbing at studios in Manhattan and New Jersey, where he performed take after take to capture the perfect vocals and experimented with ideas for additional instruments and added textures to the songs.