Oh! The Grandeur

Oh! The Grandeur
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999
GenreIndie rock, swing music
Length54:39
LabelRykodisc
ProducerAndrew Bird, Mike Napolitano
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire chronology
Thrills
(1998)
Oh! The Grandeur
(1999)
The Swimming Hour
(2001)
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Oh! The Grandeur is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, and his second with the band Bowl of Fire. The first track, "Candy Shop", was recorded as a demo track for the then-upcoming Tim Robbins film, Cradle Will Rock (though the song did not appear in the film). Another track of note on this album is "Tea & Thorazine," which was inspired by Bird's autistic brother's experience with mental institutions. The song mentions a "Dr. B" and Bird identifies him in the album liner notes as Bruno Bettelheim, an early autism researcher.

The US release uses HDCD encoding, but the package is not labeled as HDCD.