Chore of Enchantment
2000 studio album by Giant Sand
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Chore of Enchantment is a studio album by the alternative rock band Giant Sand.[1] It was released in March 2000 by Thrill Jockey.[2]
ReleasedMarch 7, 2000
RecordedTucson, New York City and Memphis
GenresAlternative rock, folk rock
Length59:53
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| Released | March 7, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Tucson, New York City and Memphis | |||
| Genres | Alternative rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 59:53 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey / Loose Music (Europe) | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Record Collector | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Spin | 8/10[9] |
The British music journalism publication NME praised the album's "raw but tender empathy in songs full of unexpected departures".[5]
Legacy
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[10]
Track listing
All tracks were written by Howe Gelb.
- "Overture" – 0:48
- "(Well) Dusted (For the Millennium)" – 3:47
- "Punishing Sun" – 3:13
- "X-Tra Wide" – 3:27
- "1972" – 1:03
- "Temptation of Egg" – 3:41
- "Raw" – 3:29
- "Wolfy" – 4:25
- "Shiver" – 4:00
- "Dirty from the Rain" – 3:34
- "Astonished (In Memphis)" – 5:32
- "No Reply" – 4:34
- "Satellite" – 6:48
- "Bottom Line Man" – 4:41
- "Way to End the Day" – 4:47
- "Shrine" – 2:04
Personnel
- Howe Gelb – guitar, piano, vocals
- John Convertino – drums
- Joey Burns – bass guitar, cello, guitar, backing vocals
- Juliana Hatfield – backing vocals (6)
- Sofie Albertsen Gelb – backing vocals (9, 15)
- Jim Dickinson – mellotron (2), piano, organ (11)
- John Parish – piano, pump organ (15), door shutter (16)
- Kevin Salem – guitar (3), acoustic guitar (4), mellotron (9)
- Susan Marshall-Powell – backing vocals (4, 11)
- Jackie Johnson – backing vocals (4, 11)
- William Brown – backing vocals (4)
- Rich Mercurio – drums (4, 9)
- John Abbey – bass guitar (4, 8, 12)
- Rob Arthur – mellotron (4), organ (9, 12)
- Nick Luca – piano (5)
- Neil Harry – pedal steel (7)
- Alan Bezozi – drum loop (8)
- Scott Loder – bass guitar (9)
- David Mansfield – pedal steel (9, 12), banjo (9)
- Lydia Kavanaugh – backing vocals (12)
- Paula Brown – bass guitar, backing vocals (13)
- Rainer Ptacek – slide guitar (16)
