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Field Studies
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1999
RecordedJackpot!, Portland, OR; Robert Lang, Seattle, WA; Old Church, Portland, OR
GenreIndie rock
Length49:05
LabelUp Records (U.S.)
Domino (UK)
ProducerLarry Crane, Phil Ek & Quasi
Quasi chronology
Featuring "Birds"
(1998)
Field Studies
(1999)
The Sword of God
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
NME8/10[5]
Pitchfork6.3/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Spin8/10[8]
The Times8/10[9]

Field Studies is the fourth studio album by the American indie band Quasi. It was released by Up Records on September 7, 1999.

Track listing

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All tracks by Sam Coomes except "Two By Two" by Janet Weiss

  1. "All the Same" – 4:05
  2. "The Golden Egg" – 5:16
  3. "The Skeleton" – 1:41
  4. "The Star You Left Behind" – 4:35
  5. "Empty Words" – 3:53
  6. "Birds" – 2:32
  7. "A Fable with No Moral" – 7:31
  8. "Under a Cloud" – 2:32
  9. "Me and My Head" – 3:30
  10. "Two by Two" – 2:04
  11. "It Don't Mean Nothing" – 1:48
  12. "Bon Voyage" – 4:01
  13. "Smile" – 3:29
  14. "Let's Just Go" – 2:10

Personnel

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  • Sam Coomes – vocals, guitars, Roxichord, keyboards
  • Janet Weiss – vocals, drums
  • Elliott Smith – bass on "All the Same", "Empty Words", and "Under a Cloud"
  • Strings on "All the Same" and "Smile" by:
    • Brent Arnold – cello, string arrangements
    • Jen Charowhas – violin
    • Frances Woods – viola
    • Greg Campbell – French horn on "Smile"
  • Chip Butters – production assistant
  • Larry Crane – production
  • Phil Ek – production
  • Quasi – production
  • Tony Lash – mastering

References

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  1. ^ Gendron, Bob. "Field Studies". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. ^ Mellen, Kim (1999-09-10). "Quasi: Field Studies". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Quasi: Field Studies". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 667. ISBN 9780743201698.
  5. ^ "Field Studies". NME.
  6. ^ Schneyer, Jeremy (1999-09-07). "Quasi: Field Studies Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  7. ^ Eliscu, Jenny (1999-10-14). "Quasi: Field Studies". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2006-05-09. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  8. ^ Wolk, Douglas (November 1999). "Quasi: Field Studies". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 190–1.
  9. ^ Chick, Stevie (1999-09-18). "New album releases". The Times.