title: Chore of Enchantment
text: # Chore of Enchantment
  
  Chore of Enchantment is a studio album by the alternative rock band Giant Sand. It was released in March 2000 by Thrill Jockey.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The Austin Chronicle | |
  | The Guardian | |
  | NME | 8/10 |
  | Q | |
  | Record Collector | |
  | Rolling Stone | |
  | Spin | 8/10 |
  
  The British music journalism publication NME praised the album's "raw but tender empathy in songs full of unexpected departures".
  
  ## Legacy
  
  The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks were written by Howe Gelb.
  
  * "Overture" – 0:48
  * "(Well) Dusted (For the Millennium)" – 3:47
  * "Punishing Sun" – 3:13
  * "X-Tra Wide" – 3:27
  * "1972" – 1:03
  * "Temptation of Egg" – 3:41
  * "Raw" – 3:29
  * "Wolfy" – 4:25
  * "Shiver" – 4:00
  * "Dirty from the Rain" – 3:34
  * "Astonished (In Memphis)" – 5:32
  * "No Reply" – 4:34
  * "Satellite" – 6:48
  * "Bottom Line Man" – 4:41
  * "Way to End the Day" – 4:47
  * "Shrine" – 2:04
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Howe Gelb – guitar, piano, vocals
  * John Convertino – drums
  * Joey Burns – bass guitar, cello, guitar, backing vocals
  * Juliana Hatfield – backing vocals (6)
  * Sofie Albertsen Gelb – backing vocals (9, 15)
  * Jim Dickinson – mellotron (2), piano, organ (11)
  * John Parish – piano, pump organ (15), door shutter (16)
  * Kevin Salem – guitar (3), acoustic guitar (4), mellotron (9)
  * Susan Marshall-Powell – backing vocals (4, 11)
  * Jackie Johnson – backing vocals (4, 11)
  * William Brown – backing vocals (4)
  * Rich Mercurio – drums (4, 9)
  * John Abbey – bass guitar (4, 8, 12)
  * Rob Arthur – mellotron (4), organ (9, 12)
  * Nick Luca – piano (5)
  * Neil Harry – pedal steel (7)
  * Alan Bezozi – drum loop (8)
  * Scott Loder – bass guitar (9)
  * David Mansfield – pedal steel (9, 12), banjo (9)
  * Lydia Kavanaugh – backing vocals (12)
  * Paula Brown – bass guitar, backing vocals (13)
  * Rainer Ptacek – slide guitar (16)
  