Oh! The Grandeur
Oh! The Grandeur is Andrew Bird's second album 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 is "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.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Andrew Bird, except where noted.
| 1. |
"Candy Shop" |
3:42 |
| 2. |
"Tea & Thorazine" |
4:16 |
| 3. |
"Wishing for Contentment" |
3:11 |
| 4. |
"Wait" (Lyrics adapted from the poem Wait by Galway Kinnell) |
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)" (+ Bonus track: "A Drinking Song In the Grande Style") |
5:45 |
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