The Studio Albums 2000–2011

~ Release by Bright Eyes (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1: Fevers and Mirrors
#TitleRatingLength
1A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace46:28
2A Scale, a Mirror and Those Indifferent Clocks52:44
3The Calendar Hung Itself…53:55
4Something Vague43:33
5The Movement of a Hand44:02
6Arienette4.53:45
7When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass52:40
8Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh54:43
9The Center of the World54:43
10Sunrise, Sunset.54:32
11An Attempt to Tip the Scales58:29
12A Song to Pass the Time
keyboard and piano [toy piano]:
Conor Oberst
vocals:
Conor Oberst
recording of:
A Song to Pass the Time
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
3.55:30
CD 2: LIFTED or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
#TitleRatingLength
1The Big Picture
guitar, organ, piano and Rhodes piano [rhodes]:
Conor Oberst
vocals:
Jenny Lewis (US actress and musician), Conor Oberst and Blake Sennett (US actor)
recording of:
The Big Picture
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
48:42
2Method Acting53:42
3False Advertising55:52
4You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will.53:25
5Lover I Don’t Have to Love54:00
6Bowl of Oranges4.54:48
7Don’t Know When but a Day Is Gonna Come46:31
8Nothing Gets Crossed Out54:34
9Make War56:16
10Waste of Paint
guitar, organ, piano and Rhodes piano [rhodes]:
Conor Oberst
vocals:
Conor Oberst
recording of:
Waste of Paint
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
56:29
11From a Balance Beam53:40
12Laura Laurent54:56
13Let’s Not Shit Ourselves (To Love and to Be Loved)4.510:07
CD 3: I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
#TitleRatingLength
1At the Bottom of Everything4.54:34
2We Are Nowhere and It’s Now54:12
3Old Soul Song (For the New World Order)4.54:29
4Lua
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis
guitar:
Conor Oberst
recorded at:
Presto! Recording Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States (in 2004-02)
mixed at:
Presto! Recording Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States (in 2004-07)
recording of:
Lua
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
4.354:31
5Train Under Water
guest drums (drum set):
Jason Boesel
guest electric bass guitar:
Matt Maginn
guest guitar:
Jesse Harris
guest Rhodes piano:
Nick White (from Tilly and the Wall)
guest steel guitar:
Mike Mogis
recording of:
Train Under Water
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
46:05
6First Day of My Life
recording engineer and mixer:
Mike Mogis
guest electric bass guitar:
Tim Luntzel
guest guitar:
Jesse Harris
recording of:
First Day of My Life
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
publisher:
Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
53:08
7Another Travelin’ Song
guest drums (drum set):
Clark Baechle and Jason Boesel
guest electric bass guitar:
Tim Luntzel
guest guitar:
Jesse Harris
guest organ:
Nick White (from Tilly and the Wall)
guest steel guitar:
Mike Mogis
guest vocals:
Emmylou Harris
recording of:
Another Travelin’ Song
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
54:16
8Land Locked Blues
guest electric bass guitar:
Tim Luntzel
guest guitar:
Jesse Harris
guest piano and vibraphone:
Nick White (from Tilly and the Wall)
guest trumpet:
Nate Walcott
guest background vocals:
Emmylou Harris
recording of:
Landlocked Blues
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
publisher:
Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
55:47
9Poison Oak4.54:39
10Road to Joy53:54
CD 4: Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
#TitleRatingLength
1Time Code
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
producer:
Bright Eyes
mixer:
Mike Mogis
sampler [samples]:
Conor Oberst
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Mike Mogis
background vocals:
Stella Mogis
vocals:
Conor Oberst
recorded at:
ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
recording of:
Time Code
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
54:28
2Gold Mine Gutted
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
producer:
Bright Eyes
mixer:
Mike Mogis
baritone guitar, guitar and theremin:
Mike Mogis
drums (drum set):
Clark Baechle and Jason Boesel
keyboard and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Conor Oberst
percussion:
Jason Boesel
background vocals:
Andy LeMaster
vocals:
Conor Oberst
recorded at:
ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
recording of:
Gold Mine Gutted
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
publisher:
Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
43:56
3Arc of Time (Time Code)53:54
4Down in a Rabbit Hole
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
producer:
Bright Eyes
mixer:
Mike Mogis
bass guitar and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Conor Oberst
cello:
Karen Becker
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Boesel
guitar:
Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst and Nick Zinner (US guitarist, composer, and producer)
keyboard:
Conor Oberst and Nick Zinner (US guitarist, composer, and producer)
viola:
Thomas Kluge
violin:
Donna Carnes and Kim Salistean
background vocals:
Maria Taylor (American singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Conor Oberst
strings arranger:
Nate Walcott
recorded at:
ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
recording of:
Down in a Rabbit Hole
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
34:33
5Take It Easy (Love Nothing)
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
drums (drum set) programming:
Jimmy Tamborello
programming:
Jimmy Tamborello
producer:
Bright Eyes
mixer:
Mike Mogis
baritone guitar, guitar and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Conor Oberst
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Boesel
keyboard:
Nick Zinner (US guitarist, composer, and producer)
vocals:
Conor Oberst
recorded at:
ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
recording of:
Take It Easy (Love Nothing)
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
53:20
6Hit the Switch
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
additional programming:
Andy LeMaster
producer:
Bright Eyes
mixer:
Mike Mogis
bass guitar and keyboard:
Andy LeMaster
drums (drum set):
Jason Boesel and Clay Leverett
flute:
Jiha Lee
guitar:
Andy LeMaster, Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst and Nick Zinner (US guitarist, composer, and producer)
harp:
Sabrina Duim
percussion:
Jason Boesel
timpani:
Mike Mogis
vocals:
Conor Oberst
recorded at:
ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
recording of:
Hit the Switch
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
44:47
7I Believe in Symmetry
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
producer:
Bright Eyes
mixer:
Mike Mogis
bass guitar:
Andy LeMaster
cello:
Karen Becker
drums (drum set):
Jason Boesel and Clay Leverett
guitar:
Andy LeMaster, Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst and Nick Zinner (US guitarist, composer, and producer)
keyboard:
Andy LeMaster and Nick White (from Tilly and the Wall)
percussion:
Jason Boesel
viola:
Thomas Kluge
violin:
Donna Carnes and Kim Salistean
vocals:
Conor Oberst
strings arranger:
Nate Walcott
recorded at:
ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
recording of:
I Believe in Symmetry
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
55:24
8Devil in the Details
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
producer:
Bright Eyes
mixer:
Mike Mogis
bass guitar:
Andy LeMaster
guitar:
Andy LeMaster and Nick Zinner (US guitarist, composer, and producer)
harp:
Sabrina Duim
piano:
Conor Oberst
vocals:
Conor Oberst
recorded at:
ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
recording of:
Devil in the Details
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
34:06
9Ship in a Bottle
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
producer:
Bright Eyes
mixer:
Mike Mogis
baritone guitar:
Mike Mogis
bass guitar:
Andy LeMaster
drums (drum set):
Clark Baechle and Jason Boesel
guitar:
Andy LeMaster and Conor Oberst
keyboard:
Nick White (from Tilly and the Wall)
percussion:
Jason Boesel
trumpet:
Nate Walcott
background vocals:
Andy LeMaster and Stella Mogis
vocals:
Conor Oberst
recorded at:
ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
recording of:
Ship in a Bottle
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
3.53:27
10Light Pollution
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
producer:
Bright Eyes
mixer:
Mike Mogis
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Boesel
guitar:
Mike Mogis and Conor Oberst
keyboard:
Conor Oberst
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Mike Mogis
vocals:
Conor Oberst
recorded at:
ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
recording of:
Light Pollution
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
33:16
11Theme From Piñata
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
producer:
Bright Eyes
mixer:
Mike Mogis
chimes:
Mike Mogis
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jason Boesel
flute:
Jiha Lee
guitar:
Mike Mogis and Conor Oberst
harp:
Sabrina Duim
sampler [samples]:
Conor Oberst
background vocals:
Maria Taylor (American singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Conor Oberst
recorded at:
ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
recording of:
Theme From Piñata
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
33:18
12Easy/Lucky/Free
recording engineer:
Mike Mogis (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
producer:
Bright Eyes
mixer:
Mike Mogis
bass guitar:
Andy LeMaster
drums (drum set):
Jason Boesel and Clay Leverett
guitar:
Andy LeMaster, Mike Mogis and Nick Zinner (US guitarist, composer, and producer)
keyboard:
Conor Oberst
percussion:
Jason Boesel
background vocals:
Andy LeMaster, Clay Leverett and Maria Taylor (American singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Conor Oberst
recorded at:
ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (from 2021-11 until 2022-01)
recording of:
Easy/Lucky/Free
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
publisher:
Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
55:31
CD 5: Cassadaga
#TitleRatingLength
1Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed)46:05
2Four Winds54:16
3If the Brakeman Turns My Way44:53
4Hot Knifes
bass guitar and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Mogis
drums (drum set):
Janet Weiss
guitar:
Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst and M. Ward
piano:
Nate Walcott
background vocals:
Z Berg, Sherri DuPree, Stacy DuPree (US singer/keyboardist of Eisley) and Rachael Yamagata
lead vocals:
Conor Oberst
conductor:
Bill Meyers (pianist, composer, producer, arranger, and conductor)
strings arranger:
Nate Walcott
recording of:
Hot Knives
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
publisher:
Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
44:13
5Make a Plan to Love Me
bass guitar:
Mike Mogis
drums (drum set):
Maria Taylor (American singer-songwriter)
guitar:
Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst and David Rawlings (American guitarist, singer and producer)
background vocals:
Z Berg, Sherri DuPree, Stacy DuPree (US singer/keyboardist of Eisley), Chris Macdonald and Rachael Yamagata
lead vocals:
Conor Oberst
conductor:
Suzie Katayama
orchestrator:
Nate Walcott
recording of:
Make a Plan to Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
34:14
6Soul Singer in a Session Band44:14
7Classic Cars
bass guitar:
Tim Luntzel
drums (drum set):
Jason Boesel
guitar:
Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst and David Rawlings (American guitarist, singer and producer)
organ and piano:
Nate Walcott
background vocals:
Gillian Welch
lead vocals:
Conor Oberst
recording of:
Classic Cars
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
34:19
8Middleman
baritone guitar and lap steel guitar:
Mike Mogis
bass clarinet:
David Moyer (saxophonist/flutist/clarinetist) and Brian Walsh (US clarinetist)
guitar and lead vocals:
Conor Oberst
percussion:
Dan Bitney, Jonathan Crawford (visual artist and drummer), Dan Fliegel, John McEntire (musician, producer and recording engineer), Mike Mogis and Michael Zerang (American free jazz percussionist)
background vocals:
Jason Boesel, Sean Foley, Chris Macdonald and Ted Stevens
woodwind arranger:
Nate Walcott
recording of:
Middleman
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
34:49
9Cleanse Song
bass guitar, lap steel guitar, ukulele and background vocals:
Mike Mogis
clarinet:
Brian Walsh (US clarinetist)
flute:
Sarah Wass
guitar:
Mike Mogis and Conor Oberst
oboe:
Myka Miller
percussion:
Shane Aspegren, Dan Bitney, Jonathan Crawford (visual artist and drummer), Dan Fliegel, John McEntire (musician, producer and recording engineer), Mike Mogis and Michael Zerang (American free jazz percussionist)
lead vocals:
Conor Oberst
woodwind arranger:
Nate Walcott
recording of:
Cleanse Song
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
2.53:28
10No One Would Riot for Less
bass guitar:
Tim Luntzel
drums (drum set):
Jason Boesel
guitar and lead vocals:
Conor Oberst
organ:
Nate Walcott
pedal steel guitar:
Mike Mogis
background vocals:
Z Berg, Sherri DuPree, Stacy DuPree (US singer/keyboardist of Eisley) and Rachael Yamagata
conductor:
Bill Meyers (pianist, composer, producer, arranger, and conductor)
strings arranger:
Nate Walcott
recording of:
No One Would Riot for Less
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
55:12
11Coat Check Dream Song
bass guitar:
Stefanie Drootin
drums (drum set):
Shane Aspegren and Jason Boesel
electric piano:
Nate Walcott
electronic instruments [electronics]:
John McEntire (musician, producer and recording engineer)
guitar, pedal steel guitar and vibraphone:
Mike Mogis
percussion:
Jonathan Crawford (visual artist and drummer) and John McEntire (musician, producer and recording engineer)
background vocals:
Z Berg, Sherri DuPree, Stacy DuPree (US singer/keyboardist of Eisley), Hassan Lemtouni, Mike Mogis and Rachael Yamagata
lead vocals:
Conor Oberst
recording of:
Coat Check Dream Song
lyricist:
Conor Oberst
composer:
Conor Oberst and Nate Walcott
34:10
12I Must Belong Somewhere
bass guitar:
Stefanie Drootin
drums (drum set):
Jason Boesel
guitar:
Conor Oberst and David Rawlings (American guitarist, singer and producer)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike Mogis
organ:
Nate Walcott
background vocals:
Jake Bellows
lead vocals:
Conor Oberst
recording of:
I Must Belong Somewhere
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
2.56:19
13Lime Tree
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Conor Oberst
background vocals:
Z Berg, Sherri DuPree, Stacy DuPree (US singer/keyboardist of Eisley) and Rachael Yamagata
conductor:
Bill Meyers (pianist, composer, producer, arranger, and conductor)
strings arranger:
Nate Walcott
recording of:
Lime Tree
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
35:53
CD 6: The People’s Key
#TitleRatingLength
1Firewall37:16
2Shell Games43:55
3Jejune Stars54:10
4Approximate Sunlight44:24
5Haile Selassie44:33
6A Machine Spiritual (In the People’s Key)44:19
7Triple Spiral43:51
8Beginner’s Mind43:55
9Ladder Song
recording of:
Ladder Song
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
publisher:
Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders and Songs MP
43:58
10One for You, One for Me46:37