1999 studio album by Jim O'Rourke
Eureka is the first singer-songwriter album by Jim O'Rourke , originally released on February 25, 1999 by Drag City .[7] It is named after the Nicolas Roeg film of the same name .[8] NME named it the 16th best album of 1999.[9] In 2012, Fact placed it at number 24 on the "100 Best Albums of the 1990s" list.[10]
Track listing [ edit ] All tracks are written by Jim O'Rourke , except where noted
Title Writer(s) 1. "Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World" O'Rourke/Ivor Cutler 8:46 2. "Ghost Ship in a Storm" 3:54 3. "Movie on the Way Down" 7:37 4. "Through the Night Softly" 4:47 5. "Please Patronize Our Sponsors" 3:04 6. "Something Big" Burt Bacharach , Hal David 3:13 7. "Eureka" 9:11 8. "Happy Holidays" 1:36 Total length: 42:08
Japanese edition bonus track Title 9. "Little Island Walking" 4:36 Total length: 46:44
Personnel [ edit ] Credits adapted from liner notes.
Jim O'Rourke – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, bells Brian Calvin – backing vocals (1) Jeff Stafford – backing vocals (1) Jennifer Peterson – backing vocals (1) Maureen Loughnane – backing vocals (1) Edith Frost – backing vocals (6) Teria Gartelos – backing vocals (6) Julie Pomerleau – violin (1, 3, 4, 6), viola (1, 3, 4, 6) Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello (1, 4, 5) Joan Morrone – French horn (2, 5, 8) Jeb Bishop – trombone (3, 5, 6, 7) Rob Mazurek – cornet (3, 5) Bob Weston – trumpet (3, 7) Mike Colligan – clarinet (4) Ken Vandermark – saxophone (4) Richard Skabbs – organ (1) Darin Gray – bass guitar (2, 5, 8) Ken Champion – pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 8), piano (2, 5, 8) Rian Murphy – drums (4) Glenn Kotche – drums (1, 2, 5, 8), percussion (3) Tim Barnes – percussion (1, 2, 5) Steve Butters – percussion (4) References [ edit ] ^ "40 best: Reissues / Compilations of 2009" . Fact . December 23, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2016 . ^ a b Pitchfork Staff (September 28, 2022). "The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s" . Pitchfork . Retrieved April 26, 2023 . ...the album includes...finely crafted chamber-pop arrangements...Nowadays, there's a sizable audience that associates him [with]...wrought pop-rock releases from the turn of the century. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Eureka – Jim O'Rourke" . AllMusic . Retrieved October 1, 2016 . ^ Weingarten, Marc (April 9, 1999). "Eureka" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 10, 2017 . ^ Martin, Piers (February 26, 1999). "Jim O'Rourke – Eureka" . NME . Archived from the original on June 23, 2000. Retrieved November 10, 2017 . ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Jim O'Rourke: Eureka" . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2016 . ^ "Jim O'Rourke - Eureka" . Drag City . Retrieved February 22, 2018 . ^ Ratliff, Ben (September 2, 2009). "Once Insider, Now Outsider, and Liking It" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 22, 2018 . ^ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1999" . NME . October 10, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2018 . ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s" . Fact . September 3, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2018 . External links [ edit ]
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