Good Morning Spider

Good Morning Spider
Studio album by Sparklehorse
Released	July 20, 1998 (1998-07-20)
Recorded	1998
Genre	Indie rock, dream pop
Length	53:45
Label	Capitol
Producer	Mark Linkous
Professional reviews
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Sparklehorse chronology
Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (1995) Good Morning Spider (1998) Distorted Ghost EP (2000)

Good Morning Spider is a 1998 album by Sparklehorse.

Track listing

All songs by Mark Linkous, except where stated.

1. "Pig" – 2:22
2. "Painbirds" – 3:50
3. "Saint Mary" – 3:59
4. "Good Morning Spider" – 1:09 (Linkous, Scott Minor, Sofia Mitchalitsianos)
5. "Sick of Goodbyes" – 3:32 (Linkous, David Lowery)
6. "Box of Stars (Part One)" – 0:33
7. "Sunshine" – 4:59
8. "Chaos of the Galaxy/Happy Man" – 4:31
9. "Hey, Joe" – 3:04 (Daniel Dale Johnston)
10. "Come on In" – 3:43
11. "Maria's Little Elbows" – 4:16
12. "Cruel Sun" – 2:25
13. "All Night Home" – 3:43
14. "Ghost of His Smile" – 3:11
15. "Hundreds of Sparrows" – 2:26
16. "Box of Stars (Part Two)" – 0:49
17. "Junebug" – 3:24

Personnel

• Mark Linkous – vocals, guitar, bass, wurlitzer, piano, optigan, sampler, vibraphone, harmonium, speak and spell, concertina, percussion, drum machine
• Sofia Mitchalitsianos – vocals, cello (2,3,4,6,7,10,15,16,17)
• Scott Minor – drums (1,15), harmonium (4)
• Paul Watson – cornet (2)
• Melissa Moore – violin (3,6,7,10,16)
• Johnny Hott – drums (8), piano (5)
• Stephen McCarthy – pedal steel (13)
• David Lowery – guitar, drum machine (5), bass (8)
• Vic Chesnutt – answering voice (7)

Covers

British band Cherry Ghost covered the song "Junebug" on the single for their song "Mathematics" in 2007.

References

1. ^ Lowe, Steve. "Review: SPARKLEHORSE - Good Morning Spider; Parlophone". Select (EMAP Metro) (August, 1998): 95.