On April 14, 2009, “Drag City” label released “Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle”, the second Bill Callahan album by his name. It was recorded August – October 2008, at “The Track Studio” in Plano, Texas, and was produced by Raven,

Personnel:

• Bill Callahan – vocals, classical guitar, acoustic steel and electric guitar, piano, Hammond organ, keyboards, lettering, drawings
• Brian Beattie – electric guitar, pump organ, electric piano, keyboards, percussion, string and horn arrangements
• Jaime Zuverza – electric guitar
• Bobby Weaver – bass
• Luis Martinez – drums
• Deanna Sarkar – soprano vocals
• Tamara Cauble – violin
• Douglas Edward – violin
• Becki Howard – violin
• Maureen Nilsen – violin
• Chris Youmans – cello
• Buffi Jacobs – cello
• Brian Brown – French horn
• Heather Test – French horn
• John Congleton – recording
• Roger Siebel – mastering
• Chris Taylor – front photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Callahan.

1. Jim Cain
2. Eid Ma Clack Shaw
3. The Wind and the Dove
4. Rococo Zephyr
5. Too Many Birds
6. My Friend
7. All Thoughts Are Prey to Some Beast
8. Invocation of Ratiocination
9. Faith/Void