Songs We Should Have Written
# Songs We Should Have Written

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10 |
| Stylus Magazine | B− |

Songs We Should Have Written is a cover album by Firewater, released in 2004 through Jetset Records.

## Personnel

### Firewater

* Tod Ashley – vocals, bass guitar, Mellotron, production, design
* Oren Kaplan – guitar
* Al Jenkins - guitar
* Tamir Muskat – drums, loops, Mellotron, B-3 organ, production, mixing

### Additional musicians and production

* Doug Henderson – recording on "This Little Light of Mine"
* George Javori – drums on "This Little Light of Mine"
* Emily Lazar – mastering
* Ramesh Mishra – sārangī on "Paint It Black"
* Britta Phillips – vocals on "The Beat Goes On" and "Some Velvet Morning"
* Asaf Roth – marimba on "Diamonds and Gold"
* Vijaykumar Sant – sitar on "Paint It Black"
* Pandit Sharda – tabla on "Paint It Black"
* Dan Shatsky – mixing
* Steve Ulrich – steel guitar on "Folsom Prison Blues" and "This Little Light of Mine"
* Paul Wallfisch – organ, piano
* Zef – cello on "Diamonds and Gold"
