Sufjan Stevens - Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise

Label:

Asthmatic Kitty Records

Catalog#:

AKR014

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

2005

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Folk Rock

Tracklist

A1		Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
A2		The Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologize 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!"
A3		Come On! Feel The Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream
A4		John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
A5		Jacksonville
A6		A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons
B1		Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother!
		Backing Vocals - Daniel Smith , Elin Smith , Matt Morgan
B2		One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman
B3		Chicago
B4		Casimir Pulaski Day
B5		To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament
C1		The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
C2		Prairie Fire That Wanders About
C3		A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze
C4		The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!
C5		They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!
		Vocals - Craig Montoro
C6		Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell
C7		In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth
D1		The Seer's Tower
D2		The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders Part 1: The Great Frontier Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now
D3		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
D4		Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run
D5		The Ava Lanche

Credits

Artwork By - Divya Srinivasan
Backing Vocals - Katrina Kerns (tracks: A1, A3, A5, C2, C4, D1, D2) , Shara Worden (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B4, C4, D1, D2)
Cello - Maria Bella Jeffers (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
Choir - Illinoisemaker Choir, The (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Drums - James McAlister
Mastered By - Alan Douches
Trumpet - Craig Montoro
Viola - Marla Hansen (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
Violin - Julianne Carney (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2) , Rob Moose (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
Vocals [The Illinoisemaker Choir], Handclaps - Beccy Lock (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2) , Jennifer Hoover (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2) , Katrina Kerns (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2) , Tara McDonnell (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2) , Tom Eaton (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Written-by, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Oboe, Saxophone [Alto], Banjo, Flute, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Vibraphone, Drums, Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Synthesizer [Casiotone Mt-70], Organ [Electric Church], Bells [Slight], Recorder [Various] - Sufjan Stevens