Released August 24, 1999 Release date 24 August 1999 Label Rykodisc | Length 54:39 Producer Andrew Bird Genres Indie rock, Swing music | |
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Oh! The Grandeur
(1999) The Swimming Hour
(2001) Artist Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire Similar Swing music albums, Other albums | ||
Andrew bird s bowl of fire oh the grandeur 1999
Oh! The Grandeur is Andrew Bird's second album with the Bowl of Fire. The first track, "Candy Shop", was recorded as a demo track for the then-upcoming Tim Robbins film, Cradle Will Rock (though the song did not appear in the film). Another track of note on this album is "Tea & Thorazine," which was inspired by Bird's autistic brother's experience with mental institutions. The song mentions a "Dr. B" and Bird identifies him in the album liner notes as Bruno Bettelheim, an early autism researcher.
Contents
The US release uses HDCD encoding, but the package is not labeled as HDCD.
Track listing
All tracks written by Andrew Bird, except where noted.
Songs
1Candy Shop3:42
2Tea and Thorazine4:16
3Wishing for Contentment3:11
References
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