On February 25, 1999, “Drag City” label released “Eureka”, the second Jim O’Rourke album. It was recorded July 1997 – December 1998, at “Steamroom” and “Solid Sound” in Chicago, and was produced by Jim O’Rourke.
Personnel:
- Jim O’Rourke – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, bells
- Ken Champion – pedal steel guitar, piano
- Richard Skabbs – organ
- Darin Gray – bass guitar
- Rian Murphy – drums
- Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
- Tim Barnes – percussion
- Steve Butters – percussion
- Ken Vandermark – saxophone
- Joan Morrone – French horn
- Jeb Bishop – trombone
- Rob Mazurek – cornet
- Bob Weston – trumpet
- Mike Colligan – clarinet
- Julie Pomerleau – violin, viola
- Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
- Brian Calvin – backing vocals
- Jeff Stafford – backing vocals
- Jennifer Peterson – backing vocals
- Maureen Loughnane – backing vocals
- Edith Frost – backing vocals
- Teria Gartelos – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim O’Rourke, except where noted.
- Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World – Jim O’Rourke, Ivor Cutler
- Ghost Ship in a Storm
- Movie on the Way Down
- Through the Night Softly
- Please Patronize Our Sponsors
- Something Big – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Eureka
- Happy Holidays
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