Come Pick Me Up

For the song by Ryan Adams, see Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams album).

Come Pick Me Up is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk, released in 1999. It is marked by the presence of co-producer Jim O'Rourke, a well-known figure in underground circles. Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster said that O'Rourke was selected because the band wanted someone "coming from a different head-space."^[9] O'Rourke helped the band decorate the album with string and horn touches that were not typical of their guitar-based sound. One of the horn players who appeared on the album is another well-known figure in underground circles, Shellac's Bob Weston.

Come Pick Me Up
Studio album by Superchunk
Released	August 10, 1999
Recorded	March 1999
Studio	Electrical Audio in Chicago
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	43:26
Label	Merge
Producer	Jim O'Rourke, Superchunk
Superchunk chronology
Indoor Living (1997) Come Pick Me Up (1999) Here's to Shutting Up (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	4/5[2]
The Boston Phoenix	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
NME	7/10[5]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]

The title of the album is taken from a line in "Hello Hawk," the album's first single.

Bass player Laura Ballance did the cover painting.

Track listing

All tracks written by Superchunk.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Convinced"	1:59
2.	"Hello Hawk"	4:03
3.	"Cursed Mirror"	3:04
4.	"1000 Pounds"	3:09
5.	"Good Dreams"	3:01
6.	"Low Branches"	2:08
7.	"Pink Clouds"	3:22
8.	"Smarter Hearts"	4:25
9.	"Honey Bee"	3:40
10.	"June Showers"	3:50
11.	"Pulled Muscle"	3:10
12.	"Tiny Bombs"	4:55
13.	"You Can Always Count On Me (In The Worst Way)"	2:40
Total length:		43:26

2015 reissue digital bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cursed Mirror" (Acoustic)	3:14
2.	"Pink Clouds" (Acoustic)	3:06
3.	"Low Branches" (Acoustic)	3:47
4.	"Honey Bee" (Demo)	3:19
5.	"Good Dreams" (Demo)	3:33
6.	"Cursed Mirror" (Demo)	2:44
7.	"Smarter Hearts" (Demo)	3:41
8.	"White Noise" (Demo)	4:00
Total length:		27:27

Personnel

Superchunk

• Jon Wurster – vocals, drums, percussion
• Mac McCaughan – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Jim Wilbur – vocals, guitar
• Laura Ballance – vocals, bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
• Suzanne Roberts – violin
• Ken Vandermark – trombone
• Bob Weston – trumpet
• Jeb Bishop – trombone
• Chad Nelson – hand claps
• Chris Manfrin – hand claps
• Jim O'Rourke – vocals

Production

• Jim O'Rourke – producer, recording, mixing
• Superchunk – producer
• Bob Bochnik – assistant engineer