Oh! The Grandeur

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Oh! The Grandeur
Studio album by Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire
Released	August 24, 1999
Genre	Indie Rock
Length	54:39
Label	Rykodisc
Producer(s)	Andrew Bird, Mike Napolitano
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire chronology
Thrills (album) (1998)	Oh! The Grandeur (1999)	The Swimming Hour (2001)

Oh! The Grandeur is Andrew Bird's sophomore effort with the Bowl of Fire. The first track, "Candy Shop", was recorded as a demo track for the then upcoming Tim Robbins film, Cradle Will Rock (though the song did not appear in the film). Another track of note on this album includes "Tea & Thorazine", which was inspired by Bird's autistic brother's experience with mental institutions. The song mentions a "Dr. B" and Bird identifies him in the album liner notes as Bruno Bettelheim, an early autism researcher.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Candy Shop" – 3:42
2. "Tea & Thorazine" – 4:16
3. "Wishing For Contentment" – 3:11
4. "Wait" – 4:47
5. "The Idiot's Genius" – 2:33
6. "Vidalia" – 2:50
7. "Beware" – 4:21
8. "Dora Goes To Town" – 3:03
9. "Feetlips" – 3:05
10. "And So..." – 1:24
11. "Coney Island Shuffle" – 5:00
12. "Respiration" – 2:10
13. "(What's Your) Angle?" – 3:28
14. "The Confession" – 5:04
15. "Beware (Reprise)" – 5:45