Eureka (Jim O'Rourke album)
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]
| Eureka | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 25, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | July 1997 – December 1998 | |||
| Studio | Steamroom, Solid Sound (Chicago) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 42:08 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Jim O'Rourke | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 5.3/10[6] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jim O'Rourke, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Little Island Walking" | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 46:44 | |
Personnel
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
- "40 best: Reissues / Compilations of 2009". Fact. December 23, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- 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.
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