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Chore of Enchantment

April 12, 2024

Chore of Enchantment is a studio album by the alternative rock band Giant Sand.[1] It was released in March 2000 by Thrill Jockey.[2]

Chore of Enchantment
Studio album by
Giant Sand
ReleasedMarch 7, 2000
RecordedTucson, New York City and Memphis
GenreAlternative rock, folk rock
Length59:53
LabelThrill Jockey / Loose Music (Europe)
Producer
Giant Sand chronology
Build Your Own Night It's Easy
(1997) 		Chore of Enchantment
(2000) 		The Rock Opera Years
(2000)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Austin Chronicle     [3]
The Guardian     [4]
NME8/10[5]
Q     [6]
Record Collector     [7]
Rolling Stone     [8]
Spin8/10[9]

The British music journalism publication NME praised the album's "raw but tender empathy in songs full of unexpected departures".[5]

Legacy edit

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[10]

Track listing edit

All tracks were written by Howe Gelb.

  1. "Overture" – 0:48
  2. "(Well) Dusted (For the Millennium)" – 3:47
  3. "Punishing Sun" – 3:13
  4. "X-Tra Wide" – 3:27
  5. "1972" – 1:03
  6. "Temptation of Egg" – 3:41
  7. "Raw" – 3:29
  8. "Wolfy" – 4:25
  9. "Shiver" – 4:00
  10. "Dirty from the Rain" – 3:34
  11. "Astonished (In Memphis)" – 5:32
  12. "No Reply" – 4:34
  13. "Satellite" – 6:48
  14. "Bottom Line Man" – 4:41
  15. "Way to End the Day" – 4:47
  16. "Shrine" – 2:04

Personnel edit

  • Howe Gelb – guitar, piano, vocals
  • John Convertino – drums
  • Joey Burns – bass guitar, cello, guitar, backing vocals
  • Juliana Hatfield – backing vocals (6)
  • Sofie Albertsen Gelb – backing vocals (9, 15)
  • Jim Dickinson – mellotron (2), piano, organ (11)
  • John Parish – piano, pump organ (15), door shutter (16)
  • Kevin Salem – guitar (3), acoustic guitar (4), mellotron (9)
  • Susan Marshall-Powell – backing vocals (4, 11)
  • Jackie Johnson – backing vocals (4, 11)
  • William Brown – backing vocals (4)
  • Rich Mercurio – drums (4, 9)
  • John Abbey – bass guitar (4, 8, 12)
  • Rob Arthur – mellotron (4), organ (9, 12)
  • Nick Luca – piano (5)
  • Neil Harry – pedal steel (7)
  • Alan Bezozi – drum loop (8)
  • Scott Loder – bass guitar (9)
  • David Mansfield – pedal steel (9, 12), banjo (9)
  • Lydia Kavanaugh – backing vocals (12)
  • Paula Brown – bass guitar, backing vocals (13)
  • Rainer Ptacek – slide guitar (16)

References edit

  1. ^ "Giant Sand Chore of Enchantment". exclaim.ca.
  2. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Chore of Enchantment – Giant Sand". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Mellen, Kim (March 17, 2000). "Giant Sand: Chore of Enchantment (Thrill Jockey)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  4. ^ Costa, Maddy (March 31, 2000). "Beach comas". The Guardian.
  5. ^ a b Martin, Gavin (March 16, 2000). . NME. Archived from the original on May 23, 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Giant Sand: Chore of Enchantment". Q. No. 164. May 2000. p. 107.
  7. ^ Pearlman, Mischa (December 2011). "Chore Of Enchantment | Giant Sand". Record Collector. No. 395. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  8. ^ Bresnick, Adam (April 13, 2000). "Giant Sand: Chore of Enchantment". Rolling Stone. No. 838. p. 132.
  9. ^ McElfresh, Suzanne (June 2000). "Giant Sand: Chore of Enchantment". Spin. Vol. 16, no. 6. p. 152. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  10. ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (March 23, 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

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