''Chore of Enchantment'' is a studio album by the

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band

Giant Sand Giant Sand (formerly Giant Sandworms) is an American musical group from Tucson, Arizona, United States. Its most constant member is singer-songwriter Howe Gelb. The groups have developed idiosyncratic sound rooted in alternative country, but t ...

. It was released in March 2000 by

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Reception

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'' praised the album's "raw but tender empathy in songs full of unexpected departures".

Legacy

The album was included in the book ''

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Track listing

All tracks were written by

Howe Gelb Howard “Howe” Gelb (born October 22, 1956, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer based in Tucson, Arizona. Projects Gelb's approach to music is collaborative and he has recorded wit ...

. # "Overture" – 0:48 # "(Well) Dusted (For the Millennium)" – 3:47 # "Punishing Sun" – 3:13 # "X-Tra Wide" – 3:27 # "1972" – 1:03 # "Temptation of Egg" – 3:41 # "Raw" – 3:29 # "Wolfy" – 4:25 # "Shiver" – 4:00 # "Dirty from the Rain" – 3:34 # "Astonished (In Memphis)" – 5:32 # "No Reply" – 4:34 # "Satellite" – 6:48 # "Bottom Line Man" – 4:41 # "Way to End the Day" – 4:47 # "Shrine" – 2:04

Personnel

– guitar, piano, vocals *

John Convertino Calexico is an American indie rock band based in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1996, the band's two main members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, first played together in Los Angeles as part of the group Giant Sand. They have recorded a number ...

– drums *Joey Burns – bass guitar, cello, guitar, backing vocals *

Juliana Hatfield Juliana Hatfield (born July 27, 1967) is an American musician and singer-songwriter from the Boston area. She was formerly a member of the indie rock bands Blake Babies, Some Girls, and The Lemonheads. Hatfield also fronted her own band, The Ju ...

– backing vocals (6) *Sofie Albertsen Gelb – backing vocals (9, 15) * Jim Dickinson – mellotron (2), piano, organ (11) *

John Parish John Parish (born 11 April 1959) is an English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. Parish is best known for his work with singer-songwriter PJ Harvey. He has also worked with such artists as Eels, Aldous Harding, Tracy Chapm ...

– piano, pump organ (15), door shutter (16) *Kevin Salem – guitar (3), acoustic guitar (4), mellotron (9) *Susan Marshall-Powell – backing vocals (4, 11) *Jackie Johnson – backing vocals (4, 11) *William Brown – backing vocals (4) *Rich Mercurio – drums (4, 9) *John Abbey – bass guitar (4, 8, 12) *Rob Arthur – mellotron (4), organ (9, 12) *Nick Luca – piano (5) *Neil Harry – pedal steel (7) *Alan Bezozi – drum loop (8) *Scott Loder – bass guitar (9) *

David Mansfield David Mansfield (born September 13, 1956) is an American musician and composer. Mansfield was raised in Leonia, New Jersey. His father, Newton Mansfield was a first violinist in the New York Philharmonic. David played guitar, pedal steel guita ...

– pedal steel (9, 12), banjo (9) *Lydia Kavanaugh – backing vocals (12) *Paula Brown – bass guitar, backing vocals (13) * Rainer Ptacek – slide guitar (16)

References

External links

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2000 albums Giant Sand albums Albums produced by John Parish Thrill Jockey albums Fire Records (UK) albums Albums produced by Jim Dickinson {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub