title: Songs We Should Have Written
text: # 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"
  