Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

Label:
Catalog#:
AKR014
Format:
CD
Country:
US
Released:
2005
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Folk Rock

Tracklist

1   Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois 2:09 X
2   THE BLACK HAWK WAR, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologise For The Inconvenience But You're Going To Have To Leave Now, Or, "I Have Fought The Big Knives And Will Continue To Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!" 2:14
3   COME ON! FEEL THE ILLINOISE! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream 6:45 X
4   JOHN WAYNE GACY, JR. 3:19 X
5   JACKSONVILLE 5:24 X
6   A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons 0:47 X
7   DECATUR, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! 3:03 X
8   One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman 0:06 X
9   CHICAGO 6:04 X
10   CASIMIR PULASKI DAY 5:54 X
11   To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament 1:40 X
12   The Man Of METROPOLIS Steals Our Hearts 6:17 X
13   PRAIRIE FIRE THAT WANDERS ABOUT 2:11 X
14   A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The GREAT GODFREY MAZE 0:19 X
15   The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! 5:23 X
16   They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! 5:09 X
17   Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell 0:40 X
18   In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth 0:35 X
19   THE SEER'S TOWER 3:54 X
20   THE TALLEST MAN, THE BROADEST SHOULDERS Part I: The Great Frontier Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now 7:03 X
21   Riffs And Variations On A Single Note For Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, And The King Of Swing, To Name A Few 0:46 X
22   Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run 4:21 X

Credits

Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Oboe, Saxophone [Alto], Flute, Banjo, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Vibraphone, Recorder, Keyboards, Percussion, Organ [Baldwin], Written-by, Recorded By, Engineer, Producer, Arranged By - Sufjan Stevens
Artwork By - Divya Srinivasan
Backing Vocals - Katrina Kerns (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 13, 15, 19, 20) , Matt Morgan (tracks: 7) , Shara Worden (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 15, 19, 20)
Backing Vocals, Handclaps - Daniel Smith (tracks: 7) , Elin Smith (tracks: 7)
Cello - Maria Bella Jeffers (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 20)
Choir - Beccy Lock (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20) , Jennifer Hoover (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20) , Katrina Kerns (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20) , Tara McDonnell (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20) , Tom Eaton (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20)
Drums, Engineer [Drums] - James McAlister
Trumpet - Craig Montoro
Viola - Marla Hansen (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 20)
Violin - Julianne Carney (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 20) , Rob Moose (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 20)
Vocals - Craig Montoro (tracks: 16)

Notes

Although the album title listed on the spine is "Illinois", the cover reads, "Sufjan Stevens invites you to: Come on feel the ILLINOISE".

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