Furnace Room Lullaby

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Furnace Room Lullaby
Furnace Room Lullaby cover
Studio album by Neko Case and Her Boyfriends
Released February 22, 2000
Recorded 1998-1999
Genre Alternative country
Length 36:20
Label Mint Records/Bloodshot Records
Producer Neko Case
Professional reviews
Neko Case and Her Boyfriends chronology
The Virginian
(1997)
Furnace Room Lullaby and The Other Women
(2000)
Canadian Amp
(2001)

Furnace Room Lullaby is an album by Neko Case and Her Boyfriends, released in February 2000 on Mint/Bloodshot Records.

This was the second album from Case, and has defined her subsequent career. Continuing with country music this album, with twelve original compositions, showcased her vocal talents and dark alternative country style. Said Case of the title track at a performance at Austin City Limits in 2003, "I wanted to write a murder ballad, simply because I was such a huge fan of the Louvin Brothers. Not that this song is anywhere as good as a Louvin Brothers song, but I tried."

Guest musicians on the album include Scott Betts, Brian Connelly, Bob Egan, Dallas Good, Travis Good, Kelly Hogan, Evan Johns, Kevin Kane, Don Kerr, Linda McRae, Darryl Neudorf, Carl Newman, Ford Pier, John Ramberg, Henri Sangalang, Ron Sexsmith and Joel Trueblood.

The title track was included on the soundtrack to Sam Raimi's film The Gift.

[edit] Track listing

Each song's writing credit is listed next to the title.

  1. "Set Out Running" – 3:00 - Case
  2. "Guided by Wire" – 3:21 - Case/Betts/Ramberg/Trueblood
  3. "Porchlight" – 3:35 - Case/Connelly/Kerr/Sexsmith
  4. "Mood to Burn Bridges" – 2:53 - Case/Betts/Connelly/Trueblood
  5. "No Need to Cry" – 2:16 - Case/Betts/Connelly/Trueblood
  6. "Twist the Knife" – 2:34 - Case/Adams/Daley/Ramberg
  7. "Thrice All American" – 3:13 - Case/Betts/Connelly/Ramberg/Trueblood
  8. "We've Never Met" – 2:52 - Case/Kerr/Sexsmith
  9. "Whip the Blankets" – 2:43 - Case/Betts/Connelly/Trueblood
  10. "South Tacoma Way" – 4:51 - Case/Betts/Connelly/Trueblood
  11. "Bought and Sold" – 2:09 - Case/Ramberg
  12. "Furnace Room Lullaby" – 2:53 - Case/Good