Being There (Wilco album)

Being There
Studio album by
Wilco
ReleasedOctober 29, 1996
RecordedSeptember 1995 – July 1996
Studio
  • CRC (Chicago)
  • Warzone Recorders (Chicago)
  • The Studio (Springfield)
  • Moonshine (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre
Length76:47
LabelReprise
ProducerWilco
Wilco chronology
A.M.
(1995) 		Being There
(1996) 		Mermaid Avenue
(1998)
Singles from Being There
  1. "Outtasite (Outta Mind)"
    Released: April 7, 1997[3]
  2. "Monday"
    Released: 1997

Being There is the second studio album by the American rock band Wilco, released on October 29, 1996, by Reprise Records. Despite its release as a double album, Being There was sold at a single album price as a result of a deal between lead singer Jeff Tweedy and the band's label Reprise Records. Compared to their debut album A.M. (1995), the album was an improvement for the band in both sales and critical reception. Taking its name from the 1979 film of the same name,[4] the self-produced album featured more surrealistic and introspective writing than on A.M. This was due in part to several significant changes in Tweedy's life, including the birth of his first child. Musically, it juxtaposed the alternative country styles songs reminiscent of Uncle Tupelo with psychedelic, surreal songs. It was the only Wilco album with steel guitarist Bob Egan, their first with multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett and their last with multi-instrumentalist Max Johnston.

  1. ^ "The 50 Best Alt-Country Albums of All Time". Paste. August 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. ^ DeRogatis, Jim (December 2001). "Yankee Hotel Song and Dance". Spin. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Being There:Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (October 24, 1996). "Being There Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 28, 2017.