I Am the Cosmos is the only solo album by the American pop-rock musician Chris Bell, posthumously released in 1992 by Rykodisc, having been recorded over a period of two to three years during the mid-1970s. Bell had previously been a member of Big Star.
In 2009, the album was remastered and re-released in a deluxe two-CD version by Rhino Handmade with alternate versions and additional tracks, and three songs by Bell's pre-Big Star groups, Icewater and Rock City.[1] Some copies included a bonus 7" single of "I Am the Cosmos"/"You and Your Sister", a replica of the original single.[5]
The booklet notes for the album were written by Bell's brother David, who also took the photographs used on the cover and in the CD booklet. The cover features a picture that was taken near Nendaz in Switzerland, it shows the opposite side of the valley with Ardon and the south flank of the snowy massif of Les Diablerets in the back.
The 2017 Omnivore Recordings edition comprises 35 tracks, including eight previously unreleased tracks and two that appear on CD for the first time. Three pre-Big Star tunes that appeared on the 2009 edition are omitted; these are now found on Omnivore's Looking Forward: The Roots of Big Star (also 2017).
^ abcKlein, Joshua (September 29, 2009). "Album Reviews: Chris Bell: I Am the Cosmos [Deluxe Edition]". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^Ankeny, Jason. "I Am the Cosmos - Chris Bell". Retrieved February 27, 2020.
^Puterbaugh, Parke (March 19, 1992). "I Am The Cosmos : Chris Bell : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
^November 2009 edition, pg. 82
^"I Am the Cosmos at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
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