Chore of Enchantment

Untitled

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Austin Chronicle	2000
NME	(8/10) 2000
Sputnikmusic	2007

Chore of Enchantment is a studio album by the alternative rock band Giant Sand. It was released in March 2000 on Thrill Jockey.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Howe Gelb.

1. "Overture" – 0:48
2. "(Well) Dusted (For the Millennium)" – 3:47
3. "Punishing Sun" – 3:13
4. "X-Tra Wide" – 3:27
5. "1972" – 1:03
6. "Temptation of Egg" – 3:41
7. "Raw" – 3:29
8. "Wolfy" – 4:25
9. "Shiver" – 4:00
10. "Dirty from the Rain" – 3:34
11. "Astonished (In Memphis)" – 5:32
12. "No Reply" – 4:34
13. "Satellite" – 6:48
14. "Bottom Line Man" – 4:41
15. "Way to End the Day" – 4:47
16. "Shrine" – 2:04

Personnel

• Howe Gelb – guitar, piano, vocals
• John Convertino – drums
• Joe Burns – bass, cello, guitar, backing vocals
• Juliana Hatfield – backing vocals (6)
• Sofie Albertsen Gelb – backing vocals (9, 15)
• Jim Dickinson – mellotron (2), piano, organ (11)
• John Parish – piano, pump organ (15), door shutter (16)
• Kevin Salem – guitar (3), acoustic guitar (4), mellotron (9)
• Susan Marshall-Powell – backing vocals (4, 11)
• Jackie Johnson – backing vocals (4, 11)
• William Brown – backing vocals (4)
• Rich Mercurio – drums (4, 9)
• John Abbey – bass (4, 8, 12)
• Rob Arthur – mellotron (4), organ (9, 12)
• Nick Luca – piano (5)
• Neil Harry – pedal steel (7)
• Alan Bezozi – drum loop (8)
• Scott Loder – bass (9)
• David Mansfield – pedal steel (9, 12), banjo (9)
• Lydia Kavanaugh – backing vocals (12)
• Paula Brown – bass, backing vocals (13)
• Rainer Ptacek – slide guitar (16)

External links

• Chore of Enchantment at Thrill Jockey