Chore of Enchantment

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 and Kevin Salem
Giant Sand chronology
Build Your Own Night It's Easy (1997)Build Your Own Night It's Easy1997 Chore of Enchantment (2000) The Rock Opera Years (2000)The Rock Opera Years2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Austin Chronicle	2000
NME	(8/10) 2000
Sputnikmusic	2007

Chore of Enchantment is a studio album by the alternative rock band Giant Sand. It was released in March 2000 on Thrill Jockey.

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
• Joe Burns – bass, 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 (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 (9)
• David Mansfield – pedal steel (9, 12), banjo (9)
• Lydia Kavanaugh – backing vocals (12)
• Paula Brown – bass, backing vocals (13)
• Rainer Ptacek – slide guitar (16)

External links

• Chore of Enchantment at Thrill Jockey