Hearts of Oak (album)

Hearts of Oak
Studio album by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Released	February 11, 2003
Recorded	September 2002
Genre	Rock, punk rock, indie rock
Length	54:39
Label	Lookout!
Producer	Ted Leo, Nicolas Vernhes
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists chronology
The Tyranny of Distance (2001) Hearts of Oak (2003) Shake the Sheets (2004) Singles from Hearts of Oak "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?" Released: September 2002

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(84/100) [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(8.3/10) [3]
Spin	(9/10) [4]

Hearts of Oak is the third album by the Washington, D.C. rock band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, released in 2003 by Lookout! Records. A music video was filmed for the single "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?"

It was ranked 59th by the online magazine Pitchfork Media on the list of the 200 albums of the decade.

Track listing

All songs written by Ted Leo.

1. "Building Skyscrapers in the Basement" – 1:38
2. "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?" – 5:02
3. "I'm a Ghost" – 4:27
4. "The High Party" – 4:53
5. "Hearts of Oak" – 5:38
6. "The Ballad of the Sin Eater" – 5:20
7. "Dead Voices" – 3:43
8. "The Anointed One" – 4:10
9. "Bridges, Squares" – 4:47
10. "Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead" – 4:09
11. "2nd Ave, 11AM" – 3:32
12. "First to Finish, Last to Start" – 1:54
13. "The Crane Takes Flight" – 5:28

Personnel

• Ted Leo – Guitar, organ, melodica, percussion, whistle, clapping, lead vocals
• Dorien Garry – Electric piano, organ, background vocals
• David Lerner – Bass
• Chris Wilson – Drums
• Danny Leo – Drums
• Ida Pearle – Violin, whistle, clapping
• Jodi Buonanno, Chris Leo – Clapping, whistle, background vocals
• Tiffany Anders – Background vocals

References