Summerteeth

by Wilco

Summerteeth cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 March 1999
  • Label: Reprise
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:00:19
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Mark Greenberg, Jeff Tweedy, LeRoy Bach, Jay Bennett, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Dave Max Crawford

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Summerteeth' finds Wilco heavily expanding their alt-country origins into lush, heavily orchestrated pop rock and chamber pop. The album balances upbeat, incredibly melodic musical arrangements with Jeff Tweedy's dark, melancholic, and deeply personal lyricism.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Can't Stand It (3:46)
  2. She's a Jar (4:42)
  3. A Shot in the Arm (4:19)
  4. We're Just Friends (2:44)
  5. I'm Always in Love (3:41)
  6. Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again) (3:20)
  7. Pieholden Suite (3:26)
  8. How to Fight Loneliness (3:52)
  9. Via Chicago (5:33)
  10. ELT (3:46)
  11. My Darling (3:38)
  12. When You Wake up Feeling Old (3:54)
  13. Summer Teeth (3:20)
  14. In a Future Age (2:57)
  15. 23 Seconds of Silence (0:22)
  16. Candyfloss (2:57)
  17. A Shot in the Arm - Remix (3:54)

Credits

  • Wilco - primary artist, written-by, producer, performer, writer
  • Lawrence Azerrad - art direction, design
  • Chris Grainger - engineer, recording
  • Dave Trumfio - engineer, recording
  • Larry Greenhill - engineer, recording
  • Mike Hagler - engineer, recording
  • Mitch Easter - engineer, recording
  • Russ Long - engineer, recording
  • Steve Chadie - engineer [assistant], assistant recording
  • Josh Grier - legal
  • Tony Margherita - management
  • Frank Riley - management [booking]
  • Paul Fenn - management [booking]
  • Helene Axelrod - management [financial]
  • Lia Sweet - management [financial]
  • Bob Ludwig - mastered by, mastering
  • David Kahne - mixed by
  • Jim Scott - mixed by
  • Mike Scotella - mixed by [assistant]
  • Justine Parsons - photography by
  • Jonathan Parker - technician [technical assistance]
  • John Stirratt - bass, backing vocals, piano, backing vocals
  • Ken Coomer - drums, timpani
  • Jay Bennett - piano, keyboards, bells, percussion, backing vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, tambourine, backing vocals, lap steel guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, piano, organ [farfisa], bass drum, backing vocals, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, e-bow, piano, keyboards, tambourine, backing vocals, banjo, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, tambourine, backing vocals, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, banjo, piano, organ, synthesizer [moog], tambourine, electric guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, tambourine, backing vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar [baritone], e-bow, bass [slide], piano, keyboards, tambourine, handclaps, backing vocals, keyboards, tiple, backing vocals, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, piano, keyboards, bells, backing vocals, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Jeff Tweedy - vocals, electric guitar, backing vocals, vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, backing vocals, vocals, twelve-string guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, vocals, baritone guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, handclaps, vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, tambourine, vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, vocals, backing vocals, vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, vocals, acoustic guitar, harp [toy], vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar [bowed, tremelo]
  • Dave Max Crawford - trumpet
  • Mark Greenberg - vibraphone
  • Leroy Bach - piano

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