Thrills (Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire album)

Thrills
Studio album by Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire
Released	April 7, 1998
Length	52:52
Label	Rykodisc
Producer	Mike Napolitano Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire chronology
Music of Hair (1996) Thrills (1998) Oh! The Grandeur (1999)

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Thrills is an album created by Andrew Bird. It was released on April 7, 1998, on the Rykodisc label. It is the first Andrew Bird album released with Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andrew Bird, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Minor Stab"		5:27
2.	"Ides of Swing"		2:45
3.	"Glass Figurine"		3:24
4.	"Pathetique"	Lyrics adapted from the poem Ich Grolle Nicht by Heinrich Heine	4:30
5.	"Depression-Pasillo"	Garcia	3:32
6.	"50 Pieces"		3:26
7.	"A Woman's Life and Love"	Lyrics adapted from a poem by Adelbert von Chamisso	4:26
8.	"Swedish Wedding March"		2:30
9.	"Eugene"		4:14
10.	"Gris-Gris"		3:27
11.	"Cock o' the Walk"		2:54
12.	"Nuthinduan Waltz"		2:59
13.	"Some of These Days" (Hidden track "Chinatown, My Chinatown")	Charley Patton (William Jerome, Jean Schwartz)	9:17

Other appearances

• A live version of "Depression-Pasillo" appears on Fingerlings 2.
• A line from the song "Eugene" ("Sure fatal doses of malcontent through osmosis") also appears in the song "Imitosis," from the album Armchair Apocrypha.
• Earlier versions of "Nuthinduan Waltz" and "Pathetique" are found on the album Music of Hair.

Personnel

Musicians

• Andrew Bird - violin, vocals (1-6, 9-13), mandolin (8)
• Kevin O'Donnell - drums, washboard (9, 11), pots & pans (4)
• Joshua Hirsch - bass
• James Mathus - banjo (1, 5, 6), guitar (1-4, 7-13), piano (2, 7), trombone (4)
• Katharine Whalen - vocals (4, 7, 12)
• Jack Fine - trumpet (1)

Other persons

• Recorded and mixed by Mike Napolitano
• Mastering by Brent Lambert
• Album artwork: Audrey Niffenegger
• Photos: Dave Rosser
• Design: Steven Jurgensmeyer