Letting Off the Happiness 1998 studio album by Bright Eyes
Letting Off the Happiness 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 Cursive , Tilly and the Wall , and Elephant 6 collective's Neutral Milk Hotel and of Montreal .
This album is the 23rd release of Saddle Creek Records . The album was reissued alongside a six-track companion EP by Dead Oceans on May 27, 2022.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Conor Oberst
Letting Off the Happiness track listingTitle 1. "If Winter Ends" 3:25 2. "Padraic 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. "A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction" 4:24 10. "Tereza and Tomas" (ends at 5:40, followed by guitar drone. "Contrast and Compare (Version)" (4:48) begins at 20:58.) 25:46
Japanese edition Title 1. "If Winter Ends" 3:25 2. "Padraic 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" 2:46 10. "A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction" 4:24 11. "Tereza and Tomas" 25:46
Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion track listingTitle 1. "The Difference in the Shades" (companion version; featuring Miwi La Lupa) 4:25 2. "The City Has Sex" (companion version; featuring Waxahatchee ) 2:27 3. "Contrast and Compare" (companion version; featuring Waxahatchee) 3:16 4. "Kathy With a K's Song" (companion version; with M. Ward ) 4:54 5. "St. Ides Heaven" (featuring Phoebe Bridgers ; written by Elliott Smith ) 2:40 6. "June on the West Coast" (companion version; featuring Becky Stark ) 3:38 Total length: 22:00
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, masteringMatt 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)
Charts
References
^ a b c Naylor, Tony (April 18, 2001). "Bright Eyes : Letting Off The Happiness" . NME the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2019 . ^ a b D'Angelo, Peter J. "Letting Off the Happiness – Bright Eyes" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 21, 2019 . ^ a b "The 50 Best Albums of 1998" . Pitchfork . Retrieved November 28, 2021 .^ Schneyer, Jeremy. "Bright Eyes: Letting Off the Happiness" . Pitchfork the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2019 . ^ Catucci, Nick (2004). "Bright Eyes". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Simon & Schuster . pp. 104–05 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 ^ "Bright Eyes Chart History (Vinyl Albums)" . Billboard ^ "Bright Eyes Chart History (Top Album Sales)" . Billboard
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