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Oh, What a Beautiful Morning Live album by Eels Released December 2000 Recorded Multiple locations, 2000 Genre Indie rock Length 63:25 Language English Label E Works/ARTISTdirect.com Producer E Professional reviews Eels chronology Daisies of the Galaxy
(2000)Oh What a Beautiful Morning
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(2001)Oh What a Beautiful Morning is a 2000 live album from Eels. It features highlights from the band's Daisies of the Galaxy tour, as well as several acoustic solo tracks recorded live at several concerts where E opened for Fiona Apple.
Track listing
All songs written by E, except where noted:
- "Feeling Good" (Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley) – 2:32
- "Overture" – 7:02
- Composed of:
- "Last Stop: This Town" (E and Mike Simpson)
- "Beautiful Freak"
- "Rags to Rags"
- "Your Lucky Day In Hell" (E and Mark Goldenberg)
- "My Descent into Madness" (E, Paul Huston, Dan Nakamura, and Simpson)
- "Novocaine for the Soul" (E and Goldenberg)
- "Flower" (E and Jacobsen)
- "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" (Rodgers and Hammerstein) – 6:01
- "Abortion in the Sky" – 1:29
- "It's a Motherfucker" – 2:06
- "Fucker" – 2:18
- "Ant Farm" – 2:08
- "Climbing to the Moon" – 4:06
- "Grace Kelly Blues" – 3:31
- "Daisies of the Galaxy" – 4:02
- "Flyswatter" – 8:06
- "Vice President Fruitley" (Butch, E, and Germano) – 3:13
- "Hot and Cold" (Butch) – 3:10
- "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (E and Simpson) – 2:23
- "Not Ready Yet" (Jon Brion and E) – 4:05
- "Susan's House" (E and Jim Jacobsen) – 4:28
- "Something Is Sacred" – 2:37
Recording
- Tracks 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, and 17 were recorded on June 25–26, 2000 in Los Angeles at The Roxy.
- 2, 3, 6, 7, and 13 – July 21, 2000, Glasgow
- 8 – March 24, 2000, Dijon, France
- 11 – July 31 or August 1, 2000, Melbourne, Australia
- 12 – July 11, 2000, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 15 – July 28, 2000, Sydney, Australia
- 16 – May 25, 2000, Paris
Personnel
- Eels
- Orest Balaban – Bass guitar
- Butch – Drums, percussion, and vocals on "Hot and Cold"
- Steve Crum – Trumpet
- E – Vocals, guitar, and keyboards
- Lisa Germano – Guitar and backing vocals
- Probyn Gregory – horns
- David Hlebo – Saxophone
- Production
- E – Production
- Dan Hersch – Mastering
Mark Oliver Everett (E)
Other members: Orest Balaban · Wayne Bergeron · Big/Krazy Al · Bobby, Jr. · Jon Brion · Peter Buck · T-Bone Burnett · Butch · The Chet · Chris Bleth · Jennifer Condos · Amanda Course · Steve Crum · Matt DeMerritt · Wally Gagel · Lisa Germano · David Girdland · Mark Goldenberg · Goldenboy · Scott Gordon · Joe Gore · Probyn Gregory · David Hlebo · Parthenon Huxley · Jim Jacobsen · James King · Koool G Murder · Knuckles · Julie · Jim Lang · Ana Lenchantin · Bill Liston · Heather Lockie · Andy Martin · Joe Meyer · Mickey P. · Dick Mitchell · Jon Molzan · P-Boo · John Parish · Grant-Lee Phillips · Puddin' · John Sebastian · Adam Siegel · Todd Simon · Michael Simpson · Aysa and Chloe of Smoosh · Chris Solberg · Spider · Gerri Sutyak · Tiny Al · Paloma Udovic · Michael Valerio · Tom Waits · Tommy Walter · Stuart WylenStudio albums Beautiful Freak · Electro-Shock Blues · Daisies of the Galaxy · Souljacker · Shootenanny! · Blinking Lights and Other Revelations · Hombre Lobo · End Times · Tomorrow MorningE solo albums Bad Dude in Love (as Mark Everett) · A Man Called E · Broken Toy Shop · Levity (as Mark Oliver Everett) · I Am the Messiah (as MC Honky)Other albums Oh What a Beautiful Morning · Electro-Shock Blues Show · Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs) · B-Sides & Rarities 1996–2003 · Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall · Meet The Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006) · Useless Trinkets · Live and In Person! London 2006 · Manchester 2005 · The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009Singles "Hello Cruel World" · "Nowheresville" · Not for Airplay · "Novocaine for the Soul" · "Susan's House" · "Rags to Rags" · "Your Lucky Day in Hell" · "Beautiful Freak" · "Last Stop: This Town" · "Cancer for the Cure" · "Climbing to the Moon" · "3 Speed" · "Flyswatter" · "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" · "Jeannie's Diary" · "Souljacker part I" · "Fresh Feeling" · "Saturday Morning" · "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" · "Trouble with Dreams" · "I Want to Protect You" · "Climbing to the Moon (Jon Brion Remix)" · "My Timing Is Off/Fresh Blood" · "That Look You Give That Guy" · "A Line in the Dirt" · "Looking Up" · "Spectacular Girl"Related articles Categories:- Self-released albums
- Eels (band) live albums
- 2000 live albums
- Albums produced by Mark Oliver Everett
- English-language live albums
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