Music of Hair

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Music of Hair
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Studio album by
Released1996 [1]
RecordedAugust 1996
StudioLakeside Studio
Length55:44
Label Self-released; re-released on Grimsey Records and Wegawam Music
Producer Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird chronology
Music of Hair
(1996)
Thrills
(1998)

Music of Hair is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, released in 1996. The tracks featured were written in Bird's early twenties, and the album was released when he was 23. [2] The album features contributions from musicians Colin Bunn, Dave Dieckmann, Kat Eggleston, Al Ehrich, Kevin O'Donnell; and, James "Jimbo" Mathus, Katharine Whalen and Chris Phillips from Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Contents

The title of the album is a reference to Galway Kinnell's poem, "Wait". This poem is also used for the lyrics in the song "Wait," on the album Oh! The Grandeur . [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nuthinduan Waltz"melody: Traditional; lyrics: Andrew Bird4:58
2."Ambivalence Waltz" 2:27
3."Oh So Insistent" 3:52
4."Rhodéàöh" 4:41
5."Two Sisters"theme: Traditional; music and lyrics: Andrew Bird4:17
6."St. Francis Reel" 3:08
7."Ratitat/Peter's Wolf/Oblivious Reel""Ratitat" - Traditional5:17
8."The Greenhorn/Exile of Erin/Glasgow Reel""Exile of Erin" and "Glasgow Reel" - Traditional4:15
9."Pathetique"text: "Ich Grolle Nicht" - Heinrich Heine; music: Andrew Bird4:07
10."Song of Foot""Feet of Mad Shak Dance" - Kevin O'Donnell2:55
11."Minor Beatrice""Danse Juba" passage - Traditional; string quartet passage - Maurice Ravel 9:58
12."Oh So Sad" 5:49

Other appearances

References

  1. "Music of Hair, by Andrew Bird". bandcamp. andrew bird.
  2. "Only Solitaire blog: Andrew Bird: Music of Hair". May 2, 2010.
  3. Poets, Academy of American. "Wait by Galway Kinnell - Poems | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved June 26, 2022.