Conor Oberst (album)
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| Released | August 4, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | January 2008 - February 2008 at Valle Mistico | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, indie folk, country rock | |||
| Length | 42:00 | |||
| Label | Merge Records | |||
| Producer | Conor Oberst | |||
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Conor Oberst is the fourth solo studio album by Conor Oberst, of the band Bright Eyes, which was released on August 4, 2008 by Merge Records.[1] The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at #37 [2] and reached #15 on the
Billboard Top 200. It sold 98,000 copies in the US as of August 2009.[3]
Production
The album was recorded in
The Soundtrack to My Movie (1996). In that time he has recorded and performed in many bands and musical projects including Commander Venus, Park Ave., Desaparecidos, and most notably Bright Eyes. The song "Moab" was number 31 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[4]
Track listing
All songs by Conor Oberst, except where noted.
- "Cape Canaveral" – 4:04
- "Sausalito" – 3:10
- "Get-Well-Cards" – 3:33
- "Lenders in the Temple" – 4:35
- "Danny Callahan" – 3:58
- "I Don’t Want to Die (In the Hospital)" – 3:32
- "Eagle on a Pole" – 4:42
- "NYC - Gone, Gone" – 1:11
- "Moab" – 3:36
- "Valle Místico (Ruben’s Song)" (Ruben Mendez Hernandez) – 0:49
- "Souled Out!!!" (Oberst, Jason Boesel) – 3:32
- "Milk Thistle" – 5:21
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | 7.3/10[10] |
| Rolling Stone |    [11] |
| Spin | [citation needed] |
| The Times | [citation needed] |
| Time | A−[12] |
Entertainment Weekly said that on the album, "Conor sounds like Bright Eyes, only heightened--brighter, if you will: He's emo balladeer, country rocker, and ferocious folkie rolled into one."[13]
Track information
- The seventh track, "Eagle on a Pole", was inspired by a comment made by Sean Foley who said, "I saw an eagle on a pole. I think it was an eagle." Simon Joyner, friend and mentor of Oberst, said that line would be great for a song, which planted the seed for others in the band to write a song from the line. Oberst's version is on this record. Jason Boesel's version is on the second album released by the Mystic Valley Band, Outer South.
Personnel
- Conor Oberst – guitar, vocals, electric guitar (5), 12-string guitar (9), stomp (8)
- Nate Walcott – organ (3, 4), piano (5, 6), electric piano (7, 8, 9)
- Nik Freitas – electric guitar (2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11), vocals (3, 4, 5, 8, 9)
- Macey Taylor – bass (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), vocals (2), stomp (8)
- Taylor Hollingsworth – guitar (3), electric guitar (6), vocals (8), stomp (8)
- Jason Boesel – drums (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), percussion (2, 9), vocals (3, 7, 8, 9, 11), stomp (8)
- Andy LeMaster – tape echo (11), vocals (3, 4, 8)
- Phil Schaffart – vocals (8), stomp (8)
- Janet Weiss – vocals (6)
- Corina Figueroa-Escamilla – vocals (11)
- Ruben Mendez Hernandez – conch (10)
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 63 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 52 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 35 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] | 73 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 37 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] | 26 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 40 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[21] | 37 |
| US Billboard 200[22] | 15 |
| US | 3 |
| US | 3 |
| US | 3 |
| US | 1 |
References
- ^ "Bright Eyes man reveals solo album details". NME. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ChartsPlus(364). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 5–8.
- ^ "Billboard". 2009-08-29.
- ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2008-12-25
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1400206
- ^ "Conor Oberst". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes, Self-Titled, Review: Conor Oberst - Reviews - Crawdaddy!". crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Album Review: Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst". Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Conor Oberst: Conor Oberst". 4 August 2008.
- ^ "Conor Oberst: Conor Oberst". Pitchfork.
- ^ Rolling Stone
- ^ "The Short List of Things to Do: Conor Oberst". Time.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (August 8, 2008), "Conor Oberst". Entertainment Weekly. (1005)
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 207.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
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- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Conor Oberst | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
- ^ "Conor Oberst Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Conor Oberst Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link] Billboard.
- ^ "Conor Oberst Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Conor Oberst Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Conor Oberst Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
