Chore of Enchantment

Chore of Enchantment is a studio album by the alternative rock band Giant Sand.^[1] It was released in March 2000 by Thrill Jockey.^[2]

Chore of Enchantment
Studio album by Giant Sand
Released	March 7, 2000
Recorded	Tucson, New York City and Memphis
Genre	Alternative rock, folk rock
Length	59:53
Label	Thrill Jockey / Loose Music (Europe)
Producer	John Parish Jim Dickinson Kevin Salem
Giant Sand chronology
Build Your Own Night It's Easy (1997) Chore of Enchantment (2000) The Rock Opera Years (2000)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Austin Chronicle	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
NME	8/10[5]
Q	[6]
Record Collector	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Spin	8/10[9]

The British music journalism publication NME praised the album's "raw but tender empathy in songs full of unexpected departures".^[5]

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[10]

Track listing

All tracks were written by Howe Gelb.

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

Personnel

• Howe Gelb – guitar, piano, vocals
• John Convertino – drums
• Joey Burns – bass guitar, cello, guitar, backing vocals
• Juliana Hatfield – backing vocals (6)
• Sofie Albertsen Gelb – backing vocals (9, 15)
• Jim Dickinson – mellotron (2), piano, organ (11)
• John Parish – 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 – pedal steel (9, 12), banjo (9)
• Lydia Kavanaugh – backing vocals (12)
• Paula Brown – bass guitar, backing vocals (13)
• Rainer Ptacek – slide guitar (16)