Eureka (Jim O'Rourke album)

Eureka is a 1999 studio album by Jim O'Rourke, originally released on Drag City.[6] It is named after the Nicolas Roeg film of the same name.[7] NME named it the 16th best album of 1999.[8] In 2012, Fact placed it at number 24 on the "100 Best Albums of the 1990s" list.[9]

Eureka
Studio album by
Jim O'Rourke
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1999 (1999-02-25)
RecordedJuly 1997 – December 1998
GenreSymphonic pop[1]
Length42:08
LabelDrag City
ProducerJim O'Rourke
Jim O'Rourke chronology
Bad Timing
(1998)		 Eureka
(1999)		 Halfway to a Threeway
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
NME8/10[4]
Pitchfork5.3/10[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jim O'Rourke, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World" (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)3:13
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

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