Eureka (Jim O'Rourke album)

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Eureka
Studio album by
Jim O'Rourke
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1999 (1999-02-25)
RecordedJuly 1997 – December 1998
StudioSteamroom, Solid Sound (Chicago)
Genre
Length42:08
LabelDrag City
ProducerJim O'Rourke
Jim O'Rourke chronology
Bad Timing
(1997) 		Eureka
(1999) 		Halfway to a Threeway
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
NME8/10[5]
Pitchfork5.3/10[6]

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World"O'Rourke/Ivor Cutler8:46
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 David3:13
7."Eureka" 9:11
8."Happy Holidays" 1:36
Total length:42:08
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
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]

  1. ^ "40 best: Reissues / Compilations of 2009". Fact. December 23, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Eureka – Jim O'Rourke". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. ^ Weingarten, Marc (April 9, 1999). "Eureka". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Martin, Piers (February 26, 1999). "Jim O'Rourke – Eureka". NME. Archived from the original on June 23, 2000. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  6. ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Jim O'Rourke: Eureka". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. ^ "Jim O'Rourke - Eureka". Drag City. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  8. ^ Ratliff, Ben (September 2, 2009). "Once Insider, Now Outsider, and Liking It". The New York Times. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1999". NME. October 10, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s". Fact. September 3, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2018.

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