Released April 14, 2009 Producer "Raven" Artist Bill Callahan Label Drag City | Length 48:17 Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
(2009) Apocalypse
(2011) Release date 14 April 2009 | |
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Recorded August and October 2008
The Track Studio, Plano, Texas Genres Alternative country, Downtempo Similar Woke on a Whaleheart, Dream River, Apocalypse, A River Ain't Too Much to L, Have Fun with God | ||
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Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle is the second solo album by American musician Bill Callahan under his own name, released on April 14, 2009 via Drag City. It was recorded by John Congleton and arranged by Brian Beattie. In an interview with Uncut, Callahan described the recording of the album:
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Reception
Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle received very positive reviews from music critics and made several publications' year-end best album lists, notably being named the second best album of 2009 by Mojo magazine.
In 2013, NME listed the album at 443 in their list of the 500 greatest albums of all-time.
Track listing
All songs were written by Bill Callahan.
- "Jim Cain" – 4:39
- "Eid Ma Clack Shaw" – 4:19
- "The Wind and the Dove" – 4:34
- "Rococo Zephyr" – 5:42
- "Too Many Birds" – 5:27
- "My Friend" – 5:12
- "All Thoughts Are Prey to Some Beast" – 5:52
- "Invocation of Ratiocination" – 2:41
- "Faith/Void" – 9:44
Songs
1Jim Cain4:39
2Eid Ma Clack Shaw4:20
3The Wind and the Dove4:34
References
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