Illinois (balloons cover)

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mastering SID: IFPI L483
mould SID: IFPI 7711

Annotation last modified on 2021-12-09 14:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova
recording of:
Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.22:09
2The 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!”
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
choir vocals:
Tom Eaton, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Beccy Lock and Tara McDonnell
recording of:
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!”
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
2.552:15
3Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition, Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
cello:
Maria Bella Jeffers
viola:
Marla Hansen
violin:
Julianne Carney and Rob Moose
background vocals:
Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova
recording of:
Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition, Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.56:46
4John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Shara Nova
recording of:
John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.83:20
5Jacksonville
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
cello:
Maria Bella Jeffers
viola:
Marla Hansen
violin:
Julianne Carney and Rob Moose
background vocals:
Katrina Kerns
recording of:
Jacksonville
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.255:25
6A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
cello:
Maria Bella Jeffers
viola:
Marla Hansen
violin:
Julianne Carney and Rob Moose
recording of:
A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
30:48
7Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
handclaps:
Daniel Smith (vocalist for US indie‐pop/gospel group Danielson Famile) and Elin Smith
background vocals:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes), Daniel Smith (vocalist for US indie‐pop/gospel group Danielson Famile) and Elin Smith
recording of:
Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.53:04
8One Last “Whoo‐Hoo!” for the Pullman
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
One Last “Whoo‐Hoo!” for the Pullman
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
2.150:06
9Chicago
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
cello:
Maria Bella Jeffers
viola:
Marla Hansen
violin:
Julianne Carney and Rob Moose
choir vocals:
Tom Eaton, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Beccy Lock and Tara McDonnell
recording of:
Chicago
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
publisher:
New Jerusalem Music
4.256:05
10Casimir Pulaski Day
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Shara Nova
recording of:
Casimir Pulaski Day
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.55:54
11To the Workers of the Rockford River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
To the Workers of the Rockford River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
31:41
12The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
choir vocals:
Tom Eaton, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Beccy Lock and Tara McDonnell
recording of:
The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
3.76:17
13Prairie Fire That Wanders About
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova
recording of:
Prairie Fire That Wanders About
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
32:11
14A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the Great Godfrey Maze
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the Great Godfrey Maze
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
2.30:20
15The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova
recording of:
The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.35:23
16They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
cello:
Maria Bella Jeffers
viola:
Marla Hansen
violin:
Julianne Carney and Rob Moose
choir vocals:
Tom Eaton, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Beccy Lock and Tara McDonnell
vocals:
Craig Montoro
recording of:
They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
3.855:10
17Let’s Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don’t Think They Heard It All the Way Out in Bushnell
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Let’s Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don’t Think They Heard It All the Way Out in Bushnell
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
20:40
18In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
20:35
19The Seer’s Tower
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova
recording of:
The Seer’s Tower
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
33:54
20The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
cello:
Maria Bella Jeffers
viola:
Marla Hansen
violin:
Julianne Carney and Rob Moose
background vocals:
Shara Nova
background vocals and choir vocals:
Katrina Kerns
choir vocals:
Tom Eaton, Jennifer Hoover, Beccy Lock and Tara McDonnell
recording of:
The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
37:03
21Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
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
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
2.90:47
22Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt From My Sandals as I Run
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt From My Sandals as I Run
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
44:22