Eureka (Jim O'Rourke album) explained

Eureka
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jim O'Rourke
Cover:	Jimorourkeeureka.jpg
Recorded:	July 1997 – December 1998
Studio:	Steamroom, Solid Sound (Chicago)
Genre:	Symphonic pop^[1] chamber pop^[2] pop rock^[3]
Length:	42:08
Label:	Drag City
Producer:	Jim O'Rourke
Prev Title:	Bad Timing
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Halfway to a Threeway
Next Year:	1999

Eureka is the first singer-songwriter album by Jim O'Rourke, originally released on February 25, 1999 by Drag City.^[4] It is named after the Nicolas Roeg film of the same name.^[5] NME named it the 16th best album of 1999.^[6] In 2012, Fact placed it at number 24 on the "100 Best Albums of the 1990s" list.^[7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Jim O'Rourke – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, bells
• Brian Calvin – backing vocals (1)
• Jeff Stafford – backing vocals (1)
• Jennifer Peterson – backing vocals (1)
• Maureen Loughnane – backing vocals (1)
• Edith Frost – backing vocals (6)
• Teria Gartelos – backing vocals (6)
• Julie Pomerleau – violin (1, 3, 4, 6), viola (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello (1, 4, 5)
• Joan Morrone – French horn (2, 5, 8)
• Jeb Bishop – trombone (3, 5, 6, 7)
• Rob Mazurek – cornet (3, 5)
• Bob Weston – trumpet (3, 7)
• Mike Colligan – clarinet (4)
• Ken Vandermark – saxophone (4)
• Richard Skabbs – organ (1)
• Darin Gray – bass guitar (2, 5, 8)
• Ken Champion – pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 8), piano (2, 5, 8)
• Rian Murphy – drums (4)
• Glenn Kotche – drums (1, 2, 5, 8), percussion (3)
• Tim Barnes – percussion (1, 2, 5)
• Steve Butters – percussion (4)

Notes and References

1. 40 best: Reissues / Compilations of 2009 . . December 23, 2009 . October 1, 2016 .
2. Web site: Pitchfork Staff . The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s . . September 28, 2022 . ...the album includes...finely crafted chamber-pop arrangements...Nowadays, there’s a sizable audience that associates him [with]...wrought pop-rock releases from the turn of the century.. April 26, 2023.
3. Web site: Pitchfork Staff . The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s . . September 28, 2022 . ...the album includes...finely crafted chamber-pop arrangements...Nowadays, there’s a sizable audience that associates him [with]...wrought pop-rock releases from the turn of the century.. April 26, 2023.
4. Web site: Jim O'Rourke - Eureka. Drag City. February 22, 2018.
5. Web site: Once Insider, Now Outsider, and Liking It. The New York Times. Ben. Ratliff. September 2, 2009. February 22, 2018.
6. Web site: Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1999. NME. October 10, 2016. February 22, 2018.
7. Web site: The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s. Fact. September 3, 2012. March 6, 2018.