Eureka (Jim O'Rourke album)

Eureka is an album by Jim O'Rourke, originally released on February 25, 1999 by Drag City.^[7] It is named after the Nicolas Roeg film of the same name.^[8] Several of the track titles references pieces and performances by artist Chris Burden.^[9][10][11] NME named it the 16th best album of 1999.^[12] In 2012, Fact placed it at number 24 on the "100 Best Albums of the 1990s" list.^[13]

Eureka
Studio album by Jim O'Rourke
Released	February 25, 1999 (1999-02-25)
Recorded	July 1997 – December 1998
Studio	Steamroom, Solid Sound (Chicago)
Genre	Symphonic pop[1] chamber pop[2] pop rock[2]
Length	42:08
Label	Drag City
Producer	Jim O'Rourke
Jim O'Rourke chronology
Bad Timing (1997) Eureka (1999) Halfway to a Threeway (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B[4]
NME	8/10[5]
Pitchfork	5.3/10[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jim O'Rourke, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prelude to 110 or 220/Women of the World"	O'Rourke/Ivor Cutler	8:46
2.	"Ghost Ship in a Storm"		3:54
3.	"Movie on the Way Down"		7:37
4.	"Through the Night Softly"		4:47
5.	"Please Patronize Our Sponsors"		3:04
6.	"Something Big"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	3:13
7.	"Eureka"		9:11
8.	"Happy Holidays"		1:36
Total length:			42:08

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Little Island Walking"	4:36
Total length:		46:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Jim O'Rourke – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, bells
• Brian Calvin – backing vocals (1)
• Jeff Stafford – backing vocals (1)
• Jennifer Peterson – backing vocals (1)
• Maureen Loughnane – backing vocals (1)
• Edith Frost – backing vocals (6)
• Teria Gartelos – backing vocals (6)
• Julie Pomerleau – violin (1, 3, 4, 6), viola (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello (1, 4, 5)
• Joan Morrone – French horn (2, 5, 8)
• Jeb Bishop – trombone (3, 5, 6, 7)
• Rob Mazurek – cornet (3, 5)
• Bob Weston – trumpet (3, 7)
• Mike Colligan – clarinet (4)
• Ken Vandermark – saxophone (4)
• Richard Skabbs – organ (1)
• Darin Gray – bass guitar (2, 5, 8)
• Ken Champion – pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 8), piano (2, 5, 8)
• Rian Murphy – drums (4)
• Glenn Kotche – drums (1, 2, 5, 8), percussion (3)
• Tim Barnes – percussion (1, 2, 5)
• Steve Butters – percussion (4)