Letting Off the Happiness

Studio album by Bright Eyes

Released

November 2, 1998 (US)

Recorded

March 1997-March 1998

Studio

Conor Oberst's basement,
Omaha, NE
Chase Park Transduction,
Athens, GA

Genre

Indie rock, lo-fi

Length

57:02

Label

Saddle Creek (US)
LBJ-23

Producer

Mike Mogis

Bright Eyes chronology

A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997
(1998)

Letting Off the Happiness
(1998)

Fevers and Mirrors
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.8/10) Pitchfork review

Letting Off the Happiness is the second album released by the indie rock band Bright Eyes. The album was released on November 2, 1998. It was the first release by Bright Eyes to feature and be produced by Mike Mogis, now a permanent member of the band. A vinyl re-release of the album was included in the Bright Eyes Vinyl Box Set in 2012. Guest musicians include members of Neutral Milk Hotel, Tilly and the Wall, and Of Montreal.

This album is the 23rd release of Saddle Creek Records.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Conor Oberst.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"If Winter Ends"	3:25
2.	"Padriac My Prince"	3:48
3.	"Contrast and Compare"	3:57
4.	"The City Has Sex"	2:11
5.	"The Difference in the Shades"	4:23
6.	"Touch"	3:42
7.	"June on the West Coast"	3:34
8.	"Pull My Hair"	4:10
9.	"Empty Canyon, Empty Canteen" (Japanese bonus track)	2:46
10.	"A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction"	4:24
11.	"Tereza and Tomas" (ends at 5:35, followed by guitar drone. "Contrast and Compare (Version)" (4:48) begins at 20:58.)	25:46

Personnel

Conor Oberst – vocals; guitar (1-5, 7-10); acoustic drums, electric drums (3); keyboards (6); piano (10)
Mike Mogis – atmospheric noises (2); pedal steel (3, 5, 8, 9); melodica, air organ (3); country guitar (4); keyboards (4, 6, 9); electric drums (8); organs (9); piano, bowed chimes (10); recording (2, 3, 10); mixing, mastering
Matt Maginn – bass (2)
Matt Focht – drums (2); percussion (10)
Matt Oberst – guitar (3)
Neely Jenkins – vocals (3, 8)
Andy LeMaster – vocals (4, 8); percussion (4); bass (5); lead guitar (8); recording, engineering (4, 5, 6, 9)
Jeremy Barnes – drums (4, 5, 6, 9); percussion (4); broken keyboards (6); accordion (9)
Kevin Barnes – Rhodes keyboard (5); angelic background vocals (9)
Ted Stevens – sloppy drums (8)
Aaron Druery – ebow bass (10)
Robb Nansel – finger cymbals (10)

External links

Saddle Creek Records

References

↑ Letting Off the Happiness at AllMusic

Bright Eyes

Mike Mogis Conor Oberst Nate Walcott Rachel Blumberg Andy LeMaster Anton Patzner Janet Weiss

Studio albums	Letting Off the Happiness Fevers and Mirrors Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground A Christmas Album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Digital Ash in a Digital Urn Cassadaga The People's Key

Other albums	A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997 Motion Sickness Noise Floor Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina Relief

EPs	Bright Eyes / Squadcar 96 Every Day and Every Night Oh Holy Fools Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page There Is No Beginning to the Story One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels Four Winds

Singles	"Motion Sickness" "Drunk Kid Catholic" "Lover I Don't Have to Love" "Lua" "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" "When the President Talks to God" 'First Day of My Life" "Easy/Lucky/Free" "Susan Miller Rag" "Hot Knives" "Singularity" "Shell Games" "Jejune Stars"

Conor Oberst solo	Water Here's to Special Treatment The Soundtrack to My Movie Kill the Monster Before It Eats Baby Conor Oberst Upside Down Mountain

Related articles	Discography Songs Saddle Creek Records Commander Venus Desaparecidos Monsters of Folk Park Ave. The Faint Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band

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