Furnace Room Lullaby
Furnace Room Lullaby is the second studio album by Neko Case and Her Boyfriends, released in February 2000, on Mint Records.
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| Released | February 22, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
| Genre | Alternative country | |||
| Length | 36:20 | |||
| Label | Mint | |||
| Producer | Neko Case, Darryl Neudorf | |||
| Neko Case and Her Boyfriends chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| NME | 7/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
Said Case of the title track at a performance at Austin City Limits in 2003, "I wanted to write a murder ballad, simply because I was such a huge fan of the Louvin Brothers. Not that this song is anywhere as good as a Louvin Brothers song, but I tried."
Guest musicians on the album include Scott Betts, Brian Connelly, Bob Egan, Dallas Good and Travis Good, Kelly Hogan, Evan Johns, Kevin Kane, Don Kerr, Linda McRae, Darryl Neudorf, Carl Newman, Ford Pier, John Ramberg, Henri Sangalang, Ron Sexsmith and Joel Trueblood.
The title track was included on the soundtrack to Sam Raimi's film The Gift.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Set Out Running" | Neko Case & Local Rabbits | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Guided by Wire" | Scott Betts, Case, John Ramberg, Joel Trueblood | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Porchlight" | Case, Brian Connelly, Don Kerr, Ron Sexsmith | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Mood to Burn Bridges" | Betts, Case, Connelly, Trueblood | 2:53 |
| 5. | "No Need to Cry" | Case, Connelly | 2:16 |
| 6. | "Twist the Knife" | Ryan Adams, Case, Mike Daly, Ramberg | 2:34 |
| 7. | "Thrice All American" | Betts, Case, Connelly, Ramberg, Trueblood | 3:13 |
| 8. | "We've Never Met" | Case, Kerr, Sexsmith | 2:52 |
| 9. | "Whip the Blankets" | Betts, Case, Connelly, Trueblood | 2:43 |
| 10. | "South Tacoma Way" | Betts, Case, Connelly, Trueblood | 4:51 |
| 11. | "Bought and Sold" | Case, Ramberg | 2:09 |
| 12. | "Furnace Room Lullaby" | Case, Travis Good | 2:53 |
Chart positions
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 27 |
References
- Deming, Mark. "Furnace Room Lullaby – Neko Case & Her Boyfriends / Neko Case". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Bertin, Michael (March 17, 2000). "Neko Case: Furnace Room Lullaby (Bloodshot)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Morgan, Laura (February 25, 2000). "Furnace Room Lullaby". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Costa, Maddy (April 14, 2000). "Neko Case and Her Boyfriends: Furnace Room Lullaby (Loose)". The Guardian. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Johns, Darren (April 22, 2000). "Neko Case & Her Boyfriends – Furnace Room Lullaby". NME. Archived from the original on June 14, 2000. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- Deusner, Stephen M. (November 9, 2007). "Neko Case: The Virginian / Furnace Room Lullaby / Blacklisted / Fox Confessor Brings the Flood [Bonus Disc Edition]". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- "Neko Case and Her Boyfriends: Furnace Room Lullaby". Q (165): 103. June 2000.
- Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Neko Case". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 145. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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