Bill CallahanSometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Label:

Drag City – DC385

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country

Style:

Acoustic

Tracklist

A1 Jim Cain
Mixed ByJohn Congleton
A2 Eid Ma Clack Shaw
A3 The Wind And The Dove
Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer]Jonathan Meiburg
A4 Rococo Zephyr
Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer]Jonathan Meiburg
A5 Too Many Birds
Bass, CelloSteve Bernal
DrumsThor Harris
Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer]Jonathan Meiburg
Recorded ByErik Wofford
B1 My Friend
B2 All Thoughts Are Prey To Some Beast
Mixed ByJohn Congleton
B3 Invocation Of Ratiocination
B4 Faith / Void
Mixed ByBrian Beattie

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Drag City Inc.
  • Copyright ©Drag City Inc.
  • Recorded AtThe Track Studio
  • Recorded AtCacophony Recorders
  • Mixed AtWire Recording
  • Mixed AtThe Wonder Chamber
  • Mastered AtSAE Mastering
  • Mastered AtRecord Technology Incorporated – 17984
  • Published ByYour/My Music

Credits

  • Arranged By [Strings & Horns]Brian Beattie
  • BassBobby Weaver
  • Calligraphy [Lettering], Illustration [Drawings]B.C.*
  • CelloChris Youmans*
  • DrumsLuis Martinez (8)
  • Electric GuitarJaime Zuverza
  • Electric Guitar, Pump Organ, Electric Piano, Keyboards, PercussionBrian Beattie
  • French HornHeather Test
  • Mastered ByRoger Seibel
  • Photography By [Front]Chris Taylor (36)
  • ProducerRaven (91)
  • Recorded ByJohn Congleton (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
  • Songwriter [All Songs Written By]Bill Callahan
  • Soprano VocalsDeanna Sarkar
  • ViolinTamara Cauble
  • Vocals, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [Steel (String)], Electric Guitar, Piano, Electric Organ [Hammond], KeyboardsBill Callahan

Notes

Issued with full-colour inner-sleeve of lyrics/credits.

Recorded in August and October 2008 at The Track, Plano, TX except A5 recorded at Cacophony, Austin, TX
Mastered at SAE, Phoenix, AZ
A1 and B2 mixed at Wire, Austin, TX and B4 at The Wonder Chamber, Austin, TX

© & ℗ 2009 Drag City, Inc.

Producer is credited as: Raven! Are you bleeding? Oh! Raven! I did not mean to cut you! Raven! I was only kicking as a cricket in your beak! Raven! I only wanted to live!

Runouts are etched, except SAE MASTERING which is stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Sticker): 781484038511
  • Barcode (Text on sticker): 7 81484-0385-1 1
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): DC-385-A 17984.1(3)... SAE MASTERING
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): DC-385-B 17984.2(3)... SAE MASTERING

Other Versions (5 of 7)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (CD, Album) Drag City DC385CD US 2009
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (CD, Album) After Hours AH-098 Japan 2009
New Submission
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (CD, Album) Spunk URA286 Australia 2009
New Submission
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (CD, Album, Promo) Drag City DC385CD PROMO US 2009
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (CD, Album) Drag City DC385CD South East Asia 2009

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Reviews

  • luidwg's avatar
    luidwg
    Beautiful album to own on vinyl and a great pressing
    • petebate's avatar
      petebate
      Just picked up the repress (thanks Norman Records!) and it sounds wonderful - quiet and warm. At 48 mins run length, there is unsurprisingly a hint of inner groove distortion in the final minute or so on either side. But overall, after waiting a while to get a fresh pressing of my favourite Bill Callahan record, I am a happy bunny.
      • suzycreamcheese23's avatar
        Repress is up at Drag City my guys and gals (and everyone in between).

        https://www.dragcity.com/products/sometimes-i-wish-we-were-an-eagle

        May there never be too many birds in your tree.
        • Pixsells1's avatar
          Pixsells1
          Edited 4 years ago
          I wish artists/labels shared whether the source used to master for vinyl higher than their CD counterpart (I'm assuming this was originally recorded digitally) or shared if vinyl was mastered differently... anyone know how the vinyl compares to the CD version or popular streaming version?
          • hhjack's avatar
            hhjack
            Another impressive sounding Drag City album in my record collection. As always with this label, however, I wish there was a card included.

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