Thrills (Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire album)

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Thrills

Studio album by

Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire

Released

April 7, 1998

Length

52:52

Label

Rykodisc

Producer

Mike Napolitano, Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire chronology

Music of Hair
(1996)

Thrills
(1998)

Oh! The Grandeur
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Thrills is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, and his first with his band Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire. It was released on April 7, 1998, on the Rykodisc label.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Andrew Bird, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Minor Stab"		5:27
2.	"Ides of Swing"		2:45
3.	"Glass Figurine"		3:24
4.	"Pathetique"	Lyrics adapted from the poem Ich Grolle Nicht by Heinrich Heine	4:30
5.	"Depression-Pasillo"	Garcia	3:32
6.	"50 Pieces"		3:26
7.	"A Woman's Life and Love"	Lyrics adapted from a poem by Adelbert von Chamisso	4:26
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" (Hidden track "Chinatown, My Chinatown")	Charley Patton (William Jerome, Jean Schwartz)	9:17

Other appearances

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A live version of "Depression-Pasillo" appears on Fingerlings 2.
A line from the song "Eugene" ("Sure fatal doses of malcontent through osmosis") also appears in the song "Imitosis," from the album Armchair Apocrypha.
Earlier versions of "Nuthinduan Waltz" and "Pathetique" are found on the album Music of Hair.

Personnel

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Musicians

Andrew Bird - violin, vocals (1-6, 9-13), mandolin (8)
Kevin O'Donnell - drums, washboard (9, 11), pots & pans (4)
Joshua Hirsch - bass
James Mathus - banjo (1, 5, 6), guitar (1-4, 7-13), piano (2, 7), trombone (4)
Katharine 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

References

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^ Thrills at AllMusic

v t e Andrew Bird
Solo albums	Music of Hair (1996) Weather Systems (2003) Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs (2005) Armchair Apocrypha (2007) Noble Beast (2009) Break It Yourself (2012) Hands of Glory (2012) Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of… (2014) Echolocations: Canyon (2015) Are You Serious (2016) Echolocations: River (2017) My Finest Work Yet (2019) Hark! (2020) Inside Problems (2022) Outside Problems (2023) Sunday Morning Put-On (2024)
Bowl of Fire albums	Thrills (1998) Oh! The Grandeur (1999) The Swimming Hour (2001)
Live albums	Fingerlings (2002) Fingerlings 2 (2004) Fingerlings 3 (2006) Fingerlings 4 (2010)
EPs	The Ballad of the Red Shoes (2002) Soldier On (2007) Fitz and the Dizzy Spells (2009) I Want to See Pulaski at Night (2013)
Collaborative albums	These 13 (2021)
Related bands	The Handsome Family Squirrel Nut Zippers
See also	Martin Dosh Tift Merritt Jeremy Ylvisaker

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