Letting Off the Happiness

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Letting Off the Happiness
Letting Off the Happiness (Front Cover).png
Studio album by
Bright Eyes
ReleasedNovember 2, 1998 (US)
RecordedMarch 1997-March 1998
StudioConor Oberst's basement,
Omaha, NE
Chase Park Transduction,
Athens, GA
Genre
Length57:02
LabelSaddle Creek (US)
LBJ-23
ProducerMike Mogis
Bright Eyes chronology
A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997
(1998) 		Letting Off the Happiness
(1998) 		Fevers and Mirrors
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
NME8/10[2]
Pitchfork6.8/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[4]

Letting Off the Happiness is the second album released by the indie rock band Bright Eyes. The album was released on November 2, 1998. It was the first release by Bright Eyes to feature and be produced by Mike Mogis, now a permanent member of the band. A vinyl re-release of the album was included in the Bright Eyes Vinyl Box Set in 2012. Guest musicians include members of Cursive, Tilly and the Wall, and Elephant 6 collective's Neutral Milk Hotel and of Montreal.

This album is the 23rd release of Saddle Creek Records.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Conor Oberst.

No.TitleLength
1."If Winter Ends"3:25
2."Padraic My Prince"3:48
3."Contrast and Compare"3:57
4."The City Has Sex"2:11
5."The Difference in the Shades"4:23
6."Touch"3:42
7."June on the West Coast"3:34
8."Pull My Hair"4:10
9."A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction"4:24
10."Tereza and Tomas" (ends at 5:35, followed by guitar drone. "Contrast and Compare (Version)" (4:48) begins at 20:58.)25:46
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
1."If Winter Ends"3:25
2."Padraic My Prince"3:48
3."Contrast and Compare"3:57
4."The City Has Sex"2:11
5."The Difference in the Shades"4:23
6."Touch"3:42
7."June on the West Coast"3:34
8."Pull My Hair"4:10
9."Empty Canyon, Empty Canteen"2:46
10."A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction"4:24
11."Tereza and Tomas"25:46

Personnel[]

  • Conor Oberst – vocals; guitar (1-5, 7-10); acoustic drums, electric drums (3); keyboards (6); piano (10)
  • Mike Mogis – atmospheric noises (2); pedal steel (3, 5, 8, 9); melodica, air organ (3); country guitar (4); keyboards (4, 6, 9); electric drums (8); organs (9); piano, bowed chimes (10); recording (2, 3, 10); mixing, mastering
  • Matt Maginn – bass (2)
  • Matt Focht – drums (2); percussion (10)
  • Matt Oberst – guitar (3)
  • Neely Jenkins – vocals (3, 8)
  • Andy LeMaster – vocals (4, 8); percussion (4); bass (5); lead guitar (8); recording, engineering (4, 5, 6, 9)
  • Jeremy Barnes – drums (4, 5, 6, 9); percussion (4); broken keyboards (6); accordion (9)
  • Kevin Barnes – Rhodes keyboard (5); angelic background vocals (9)
  • Ted Stevens – sloppy drums (8)
  • Aaron Druery – ebow bass (10)
  • Robb Nansel – finger cymbals (10)

References[]

  1. ^ D'Angelo, Peter J. "Letting Off the Happiness – Bright Eyes". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Naylor, Tony (April 18, 2001). "Bright Eyes : Letting Off The Happiness". NME. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Schneyer, Jeremy. "Bright Eyes: Letting Off the Happiness". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Catucci, Nick (2004). "Bright Eyes". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 104–05. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

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