When Grammy-winning, Golden Globe-nominated singer/songwriter and rock icon Chris Cornell was about to release his 1999 solo debut on Interscope/A&M/Geffen Records, he was dissuaded from his first choice for the title, Euphoria Mourning, and reluctantly dubbed it Euphoria Morning. Now, 16 years later, Universal Music Enterprises is correcting that admitted misjudgment, re-releasing the remastered album under its original name on August 14th, for the first time on vinyl as well as reissuing digitally and on CD.  Euphoria Mourning will be pressed on 180 gram vinyl and include a download card featuring 320 kbps MP4 audio ripped directly from the vinyl.

“The title of the record has been restored to its original spelling,” notes Cornell. “Which was changed before release after I listened to some bad advice.”
 
His first release outside of his work as lead singer with Soundgarden, Euphoria Morning, as it was then called, was a collaboration with Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider of the band Eleven, who appeared on the album, co-wrote five of the tracks and were credited as co-producers, engineers and mixers with Cornell.  The album’s first single, “Can’t Change Me,” was nominated for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy Awards. “Flutter Girl” was reportedly an outtake from Soundgarden’s 1994 album, Superunknown, while Cornell revealed later on during a 2007 solo tour that “Wave Goodbye” was written as a tribute to Jeff Buckley, who tragically drowned in Memphis in 1997. “Can’t Change Me,” the first single, peaked at #5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #7 on the Modern Rock Tracks tally.
 
Over the course of his four solo studio albums – including 2007’s Steve Lillywhite-produced Carry On, 2009’s Timbaland-produced Scream and 2011’s live acoustic Songbook (he has a fourth, Higher Truth, due in September) – Cornell has continually redefined his sound and vision to encompass new music, new collaborations and new activities. He was the first American male artist to write and perform the theme song for a James Bond movie (Casino Royale’s “You Know My Name”), wrote and performed with Soundgarden the end-credit song, “Live to Rise” for The Avengers, and wrote the song “Misery Chain” (performed with Joy Williams) for the Oscar-winning movie, 12 Years a Slave.  His performance of his song, “The Keeper,” which appeared in the Marc Forster-directed Machine Gun Preacher earned him a Golden Globe nomination and became the springboard to help raise awareness and funds for Sam Childers’ Angels of East Africa children’s charity.
 
In 2012, Chris and wife Vicky created the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation, which fights to protect the most vulnerable children, developing projects and programs working with leading charitable organizations and partners to raise awareness and mobilize support for children facing tough challenges, including homelessness, poverty, abuse and neglect.

Euphoria Mourning tracklisting:
 
“Can’t Change Me”
“Flutter Girl”
“Preaching The End Of The World”
“Follow My Way”
“When I’m Down”
“Mission”
“Wave Goodbye”
“Moonchild”
“Sweet Euphoria” *
“Disappearing One”
“Pillow Of Your Bones”
“Steel Rain”

Cornell recently added two new dates to his previously announced North American solo acoustic tour for fall 2015. The additional shows will be at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix on September 17th and at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego on September 18th.
 
The multi-city trek will give fans the chance to see Chris perform in an unplugged, up close and personal setting and will include songs spanning his entire career. Chris will also introduce songs from his new studio album, Higher Truth, produced by Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Neil Young) and scheduled for release on September 18th.

$1 from every ticket sold will go to the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation, a charitable organization that helps to protect the most vulnerable children facing problems such as homelessness, poverty, abuse or neglect.  

Tour dates:

September
17 - Orpheum Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
18 - Balboa Theater - San Diego, CA
20 - Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles, CA
21 - Warner Grand Theatre - San Pedro, CA
23 - Granada Theater - Santa Barbara, CA
24 - Wells Fargo Center For The Arts - Santa Rosa, CA
26 - Paramount Theater - Oakland, CA
27 - Gallo Center For The Arts  - Modesto, CA
29 - Benaroya Hall - Seattle, WA
30 - Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver, BC

October
2 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO
3 - Stiefel Theatre For The Performing Arts - Salina, KS
5 - State Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
6 - Chicago Theatre - Chicago, IL
8 - Lakewood Civic Auditorium - Lakewood, OH
9 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ON
11 - University At Buffalo - Center For The Arts - Buffalo, NY
12 - State Theatre - New Brunswick, NJ
14 - Strathmore Music Theatre - N. Bethesda, MD
15 - Merriam Theatre - Philadelphia, PA
17 - Kirby Center For The Performing Arts - Wilkes Barre, PA
18 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY
21 - Shubert Theater - Boston, MA
23 - Grand Opera House - Wilmington, DE
24 - Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center - York, PA
26 - Atlanta Symphony Hall - Atlanta, GA
27 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
29 - The Knight Concert Hall - Miami, FL
30 - The Mahaffey Theater - St Petersburg, FL

November
1 - The Majestic Theatre - Dallas, TX
2 - Austin City Limits Live At The Moody Theater - Austin, TX

Cornell will tour Australia and New Zealand in November/December 2015 in an unplugged, up close and personal setting.

Tour dates:

November
20 - Isaac Theatre - Christchurch, New Zealand
23 - Michael Fowler Centre - Wellington, New Zealand
26 - ASB Theatre - Auckland, New Zealand
30 - QPAC Concert Hall - Brisbane, Australia

December
4 - Palais Theatre - Melbourne, Australia
7 - Festival Theatre - Adelaide, Australia
8 - Perth Concert Hall - Perth, Australia
11 - Opera House - Sydney, Australia
12 - Opera House - Sydney, Australia