Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
| Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle | ||||
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| Studio album by Bill Callahan | ||||
| Released | April 14, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | August and October 2008 The Track Studio, Plano, Texas |
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| Genre | Alternative country | |||
| Length | 48:17 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | "Raven" | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | A− |
| The Daily Telegraph | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.1/10 |
| Q | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
| Uncut | |
Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle is the second solo album by American musician Bill Callahan under his own name, released on April 14, 2009 via Drag City. It was recorded by John Congleton and arranged by Brian Beattie. In an interview with Uncut, Callahan described the recording of the album:
Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle received very positive reviews from music critics and made several publications' year-end best album lists, notably being named the second best album of 2009 by Mojo magazine.
In 2013, NME listed the album at 443 in their list of the 500 greatest albums of all-time.
All songs were written by Bill Callahan.
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