Eureka (Jim O'Rourke album)

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

U2 played a version of O'Rourke's recording of "Women of the World" in the encore of their 2018 Experience + Innocence Tour.

Track listing

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)

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