Thrills (album)

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Thrills
Thrills cover
Studio album by Andrew Bird
Released April 7, 1998
Length 52:52
Label Rykodisc
Producer Mike Napolitano
Andrew Bird
Professional reviews
Andrew Bird chronology
Music of Hair
(1996)		 Thrills
(1998)		 Oh! The Grandeur
(1999)

Thrills is an album created by Andrew Bird. It was released on April 7, 1998 on the Rykodisc label. It is the first Andrew Bird album released with Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Andrew Bird except as noted.

  1. "Minor Stab" - 5:27
  2. "Ides of Swing" - 2:45
  3. "Glass Figurine" - 3:24
  4. "Pathetique" - 4:30
    • Lyrics adapted from the poem Ich Grolle Nicht by Heinrich Heine
  5. "Depression-Pasillo" (Garcia) - 3:32
  6. "50 Pieces" - 3:26
  7. "A Woman's Life and Love" - 4:26
    • Lyrics adapted from a poem by Chamisso
  8. "Swedish Wedding March" - 2:30
  9. "Eugene" - 4:14
  10. "Gris-Gris" - 3:27
  11. "Cock o' the Walk" - 2:54
  12. "Nuthinduan Waltz" - 2:59
  13. "Some of These Days" (Charley Patton) - 3:41
    • Followed by the hidden track, "Chinatown My Chinatown" (William Jerome/Jean Schwartz)

[edit] Personnel

Musicians
  • Andrew Bird - violin, vocals (1-6 & 9-13), mandolin (8)
  • Kevin O'Donnell - drums, washboard 911), pots & pans (4)
  • John Hirsch - bass
  • James Mathus - banjo (1, 5, 6), guitar (1-4, 7-13), piano (2, 7), trombone (4)
  • Katherine Whalen - vocals (4, 7, 12)
  • Jack Fine - trumpet (1)
Other persons
  • Recorded and mixed by Mike Napolitano
  • Mastering by Brent Lambert
  • Album artwork: Audrey Niffenegger
  • Photos: Dave Rosser
  • Design: Steven Jurgensmeyer


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Andrew Bird
Solo albums
"Bowl of Fire" albums
Thrills (1998) · Oh! The Grandeur (1999) · The Swimming Hour (2001)
Live albums
Fingerlings (2002) · Fingerlings 2 (2004) · Fingerlings 3 (2006)
EPs and singles
The Ballad of the Red Shoes (2002) · "Sovay" (2005) · Live at Bonnaroo Music Festival (2006) · Soldier On (2007)
Related bands
Record labels