Black Sheep Boy
Album by Okkervil River
Released	April 5, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Indie Rock
Length	47:18
Label	Jagjaguwar
Producer(s)	Okkervil River
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (3.5/5) link Pitchfork (8.5/10) link Austin Chronicle (4/5) link
Okkervil River chronology
Sleep and Wake-Up Songs (2004)	Black Sheep Boy (2005)	Black Sheep Boy Appendix (2005)

Black Sheep Boy is Okkervil River's third album, released on April 5, 2005. The album is arguably their most mature and successful, garnering positive reviews from music critics. The title is inspired by '60s folk singer, Tim Hardin song "Black Sheep Boy". The album itself contains a cover of the song and as a whole, the album thematically revolves around it. Also featured in the album is Amy Annelle, singing in "Get Big". Image File history File links Black_sheep_boy. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Okkervil River (l to r) Jonathan Meiburg, Zachary Thomas, Will Sheff Travis Nelson; Photo by Mary Sledd // Members Will Sheff - Songwriting/Vocals Zach Thomas - Bass/Mandolin Travis Nelsen - Drums Jonathan Meiburg - Piano Howard Draper - Keyboard History Okkervil River is an indie band formed in Austin, Texas in 1998. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Jagjaguwar is an indie-rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Okkervil River (l to r) Jonathan Meiburg, Zachary Thomas, Will Sheff Travis Nelson; Photo by Mary Sledd // Members Will Sheff - Songwriting/Vocals Zach Thomas - Bass/Mandolin Travis Nelsen - Drums Jonathan Meiburg - Piano Howard Draper - Keyboard History Okkervil River is an indie band formed in Austin, Texas in 1998. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Pitchfork logo Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a US-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... The Austin Chronicle is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Austin, Texas, United States. ... Okkervil River (l to r) Jonathan Meiburg, Zachary Thomas, Will Sheff Travis Nelson; Photo by Mary Sledd // Members Will Sheff - Songwriting/Vocals Zach Thomas - Bass/Mandolin Travis Nelsen - Drums Jonathan Meiburg - Piano Howard Draper - Keyboard History Okkervil River is an indie band formed in Austin, Texas in 1998. ... Sleep and Wake-Up Songs is Okkervil Rivers third EP, released on November 2, 2004. ... Black Sheep Boy Appendix is an EP by alt-country band Okkervil Rivers released on November 22, 2005. ... Okkervil River (l to r) Jonathan Meiburg, Zachary Thomas, Will Sheff Travis Nelson; Photo by Mary Sledd // Members Will Sheff - Songwriting/Vocals Zach Thomas - Bass/Mandolin Travis Nelsen - Drums Jonathan Meiburg - Piano Howard Draper - Keyboard History Okkervil River is an indie band formed in Austin, Texas in 1998. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Tim Hardin (December 23, 1941 - December 29, 1980) was a United States folk musician and composer who was a part of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene and performer at the Woodstock Festival. ...

Track listing

1. "Black Sheep Boy" - 1:18
2. "For Real" - 4:42
3. "In a Radio Song" - 5:39
4. "Black" - 4:39
5. "Get Big" - 3:55
6. "A King and a Queen" - 3:22
7. "A Stone" - 5:23
8. "The Latest Toughs" - 3:11
9. "Song of Our So-Called Friend" - 3:23
10. "So Come Back, I'm Waiting" - 8:03
11. "A Glow" - 3:43

External links

• Album Summary by Okkervil River
• "For Real" music video