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A Ghost Is Born
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| A Ghost is Born | ||
|---|---|---|
| Album by Wilco | ||
| Released | June 22, 2004 | |
| Recorded | Unknown | |
| Genre | Alternative country | |
| Length | 67 min 26 sec | |
| Record label | Nonesuch Records | |
| Producer | Wilco and Jim O'Rourke | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AllMusic.com | 4 of 5 | [1] |
| Billboard | Positive, though difficult | [2] |
| Blender | Requires much of the listener | #27, pg. 132 |
| E! Online | B+ | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | Moderate | 25 June 2004, pg. 161 |
| The Guardian | 4 of 5 | [4] |
| The Los Angeles Times | Positive | 20 June 2004 |
| New Musical Express | Poor | 5 June 2004, pg. 57 |
| Q | 4 of 5 | Jul 2004, pg. 119 |
| Rolling Stone | 4 of 5 | [5] |
| The Village Voice | Superior to the previous album | [6] |
| Wilco Chronology | ||
| Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) | A Ghost Is Born (2004) | N/A |
A Ghost Is Born is an album by the band Wilco. It was released on June 22, 2004. A Ghost Is Born reached the top ten of the US album charts, the best performance by a Wilco album to date. It also debuted in the top fifty of the Australian album charts.
Making of the album
The album was co-produced by Wilco and Jim O'Rourke, who produced Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, the band's previous album, and has also worked with Sonic Youth. The release of the album was delayed after lead singer Jeff Tweedy went into rehabilitation for addiction to migraine painkillers. The album was available for download months before its release.
Track listing
- "At Least That's What You Said" (5:33)
- "Hell Is Chrome" (4:38)
- "Spiders (Kidsmoke)" (10:46)
- "Muzzle of Bees" (4:56)
- "Hummingbird" (3:11)
- "Handshake Drugs" (6:07)
- "Wishful Thinking" (4:41)
- "Company in My Back" (3:46)
- "I'm a Wheel" (2:37)
- "Theologians" (3:36)
- "Less Than You Think" (15:04)
- "The Late Greats" (2:31)
- CD Data Track
External link
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