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Letting Off the Happiness

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Released
  
November 2, 1998 (US)

Length
  
57:02

Release date
  
2 November 1998

Label
  
Saddle Creek

Recorded
  
March 1997-March 1998

Artist
  
Bright Eyes

Producer
  
Mike Mogis

Genres
  
Indie rock, Folk music

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Studio
  
Conor Oberst's basement, Omaha, NE Chase Park Transduction, Athens, GA

Letting Off the Happiness (1998)
  
Fevers and Mirrors (2000)

Similar
  
Bright Eyes albums, Emo albums

Letting Off the Happiness is the second album released by the indie rock band Bright Eyes. The album was released on November 2, 1998. It was the first release by Bright Eyes to feature and be produced by Mike Mogis, now a permanent member of the band. A vinyl re-release of the album was included in the Bright Eyes Vinyl Box Set in 2012. Guest musicians include members of Neutral Milk Hotel, Tilly and the Wall, and Of Montreal.

Contents

This album is the 23rd release of Saddle Creek Records.

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Track listing

All tracks written by Conor Oberst.

Personnel

  • Conor Oberst – vocals; guitar (1-5, 7-10); acoustic drums, electric drums (3); keyboards (6); piano (10)
  • Mike Mogis – atmospheric noises (2); pedal steel (3, 5, 8, 9); melodica, air organ (3); country guitar (4); keyboards (4, 6, 9); electric drums (8); organs (9); piano, bowed chimes (10); recording (2, 3, 10); mixing, mastering
  • Matt Maginn – bass (2)
  • Matt Focht – drums (2); percussion (10)
  • Matt Oberst – guitar (3)
  • Neely Jenkins – vocals (3, 8)
  • Andy LeMaster – vocals (4, 8); percussion (4); bass (5); lead guitar (8); recording, engineering (4, 5, 6, 9)
  • Jeremy Barnes – drums (4, 5, 6, 9); percussion (4); broken keyboards (6); accordion (9)
  • Kevin Barnes – Rhodes keyboard (5); angelic background vocals (9)
  • Ted Stevens – sloppy drums (8)
  • Aaron Druery – ebow bass (10)
  • Robb Nansel – finger cymbals (10)

    • Songs

    1If Winter Ends3:26
    2Padraic My Prince3:48
    3Contrast and Compare3:57

    References

    Letting Off the Happiness Wikipedia
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