Furnace Room Lullaby

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Furnace Room Lullaby
Neko Case - Furnace Room Lullaby.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2000
Recorded1998–1999
Genre Alternative country
Length36:20
Label Mint
Producer Neko Case, Darryl Neudorf
Neko Case and Her Boyfriends chronology
The Virginian
(1997)
Furnace Room Lullaby
(2000)
Canadian Amp
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME 7/10 [5]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Furnace Room Lullaby is the second studio album by Neko Case and Her Boyfriends, released in February 2000, on Mint Records.

Contents

Said Case of the title track at a performance at Austin City Limits in 2003, "I wanted to write a murder ballad, simply because I was such a huge fan of the Louvin Brothers. Not that this song is anywhere as good as a Louvin Brothers song, but I tried."

Guest musicians on the album include Scott Betts, Brian Connelly, Bob Egan, Dallas Good and Travis Good, Kelly Hogan, Evan Johns, Kevin Kane, Don Kerr, Linda McRae, Darryl Neudorf, Carl Newman, Ford Pier, John Ramberg, Henri Sangalang, Ron Sexsmith and Joel Trueblood.

The title track was included on the soundtrack to Sam Raimi's film The Gift .

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Set Out Running"Neko Case & Local Rabbits 3:00
2."Guided by Wire"Scott Betts, Case, John Ramberg, Joel Trueblood3:21
3."Porchlight"Case, Brian Connelly, Don Kerr, Ron Sexsmith 3:35
4."Mood to Burn Bridges"Betts, Case, Connelly, Trueblood2:53
5."No Need to Cry"Case, Connelly2:16
6."Twist the Knife" Ryan Adams, Case, Mike Daly, Ramberg2:34
7."Thrice All American"Betts, Case, Connelly, Ramberg, Trueblood3:13
8."We've Never Met"Case, Kerr, Sexsmith2:52
9."Whip the Blankets"Betts, Case, Connelly, Trueblood2:43
10."South Tacoma Way"Betts, Case, Connelly, Trueblood4:51
11."Bought and Sold"Case, Ramberg2:09
12."Furnace Room Lullaby"Case, Travis Good2:53

Chart positions

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Albums27

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