Sufjan Stevens – Illinois

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Label:	Asthmatic Kitty Records – AKR 014, Sounds Familyre – none
Format:	CD, Album, Reissue, Repress
Country:	US
Released:	2005
Genre:	Rock, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style:	Folk Rock, Indie Pop, Theme

Tracklist

1	Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden	2:09
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!" Choir – The Illinoisemaker Choir	2:14
	Come On! Feel The Illinoise!	(6:45)
3.1	Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden
3.2	Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream Ensemble – The String Quartet (5)
4	John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Backing Vocals – Shara Worden	3:19
5	Jacksonville Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns Ensemble – The String Quartet (5)	5:24
6	A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons Ensemble – The String Quartet (5)	0:47
7	Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! Backing Vocals – Matt Morgan Backing Vocals, Handclaps [Clap] – Daniel Smith, Elin Smith* Choir – The Illinoisemaker Choir	3:03
8	One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman	0:06
9	Chicago Choir – The Illinoisemaker Choir Ensemble – The String Quartet (5)	6:04
10	Casimir Pulaski Day Backing Vocals – Shara Worden	5:54
11	To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament	1:40
12	The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts Choir – The Illinoisemaker Choir	6:17
13	Prairie Fire That Wanders About Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden	2:11
14	A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze	0:19
15	The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden	5:23
16	They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! Choir – The Illinoisemaker Choir Ensemble – The String Quartet (5) Vocals [Sings] – Craig Montoro	5:09
17	Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell	0:40
18	In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth	0:35
19	The Seer's Tower Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden	3:54
	The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders	(7:03)
20.1	Part I: The Great Frontier Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden Choir – The Illinoisemaker Choir Ensemble – The String Quartet (5)
20.2	Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden Ensemble – The String Quartet (5)
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
22	Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run	4:21

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – Asthmatic Kitty Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Asthmatic Kitty Records
Published By – New Jerusalem Music
Recorded At – The Buddy Project
Recorded At – St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn
Recorded At – The New Jerusalem Recreational Room, Clarksboro, NJ
Recorded At – Carroll Music Studios, NY
Mastered At – West West Side Music
Manufactured By – www.BellwetherMfg.com
Made By – Americ Disc

Credits

Accordion, Vibraphone – Sufjan Stevens
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Banjo – Sufjan Stevens
Artwork – Divya Srinivasan
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Beccy Lock, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Tara McDonnell, Tom Eaton
Drums [Drum Kit], Glockenspiel, Tambourine, Triangle, Shaker, Bells [Sleigh] – Sufjan Stevens
Drums [Sophisticated Drum Parts] – James McAlister
Ensemble [The String Quartet], Cello – Maria Bella Jeffers
Ensemble [The String Quartet], Viola – Marla Hansen
Ensemble [The String Quartet], Violin – Julianne Carney, Rob Moose
Layout, Design – Sufjan Stevens
Mastered By – Alan Douches
Oboe, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Recorder [Alto, Soprano, Sopranino, Tenor] – Sufjan Stevens
Piano, Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer [Casiotone MT-70], Electric Organ – Sufjan Stevens
Recorded By, Engineer, Producer – Sufjan Stevens
Songwriter [All Songs By], Arranged By, Composed By – Sufjan Stevens
Trumpet – Craig Montoro
Vocals [Hoots And Hollers], Handclaps – The Illinoisemaker Choir

Notes

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

©℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records
© 2005 New Jerusalem Music / ASCAP
Asthmatic Kitty is distributed by arrangement with Sounds Familyre

All songs recorded/engineered/produced by Sufjan Stevens (Fall 2004 - Winter 2005)
James McAlister had a lot to do with the way the drums sound because he set up the microphones
All arrangements (painstakingly composed) by Sufjan Stevens
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, Tenafly, NJ
Manufactured By and Made By credits derived from matrix

• Most of the songs were recorded at The Buddy Project (Astoria, Queens) with gratefulness to Kieran Kelly
• Many of the quiet parts were recorded at Sufjan's apartment in Brooklyn
• The piano was recorded in the dead of night at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
• The string quartet was recorded at Marla's apartment in Washington Heights
• Matt Morgan's vocals were recorded in Red Hook, Brooklyn
• The electric organ was recorded at the New Jerusalem Recreational Room in Clarksboro, NJ
• The vibraphone was recorded at Carroll Music Studios, New York City

Pressing information:
• This is the 2nd US issue of 2005
• Reissue of artwork without Superman on the front cover due to a copyright infringement
• This version is a repress from the same glass master (IFPI L483) as the original issue

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Sticker on case): 6 56605 89262 7
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 3DL61<7205>AKR014 WWW.BELLWETHERMFG.COM
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L483
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 8102
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 3DL61<7205>AKR014 WWW.BELLWETHERMFG.COM
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L483
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 8114
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 3DL61<7205>AKR014 WWW.BELLWETHERMFG.COM
Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L483
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 7711
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): 3DL61<7205>AKR014 WWW.BELLWETHERMFG.COM
Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L483
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 8116
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): 3DL61<7205>AKR014 WWW.BELLWETHERMFG.COM
Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI L483
Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 8101

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Illinois (CD, Album, Superman Cover)	Rough Trade	RTRADCD250	Europe	2005
Recently Edited	Illinois (2×LP, Album)	Rough Trade	RTRADLP250	Europe	2005
Recently Edited	Illinois (CD, Album)	Cycle (2)	CYCLE 027	Benelux	2005
New Submission	Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise (CD, Album)	Sinnamon Records	SINCD105	Spain	2005
Recently Edited	Illinois (CD, Album, Superman Cover)	Asthmatic Kitty Records, Sounds Familyre	AKR 014, none	US	2005