A Ghost Is Born (remastered, twentieth anniversary expanded edition)

~ Release by Wilco (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Trifold cardboard sleeve with 28-page booklet.

Made in Germany.

Other Identifiers
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (CD1): 0075597899016-01 AO24540-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L577
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 9712
Matrix / Runout (CD2): 0075597899016-02 AO24541-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L576
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 9712

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-07 18:17 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: A Ghost Is Born (original album)
2▼CD: Dbpm: Outtakes / Alternates 1
#TitleRatingLength
1At Least That's What You Said (8/13/02 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
At Least That’s What You Said
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
5:13
2Hell Is Chrome (10/5/03 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Hell Is Chrome
writer:
Mikael Jorgensen and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Jorgenstormusic and Words Ampersand Music
3:46
3Spiders (Kidsmoke) (9/28/03 SOMA-Chicago)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Spiders (Kidsmoke)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
4:47
4Muzzle of Bees (7/15/03 SOMA-Chicago)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Muzzle of Bees
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
writer:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer, b. 1969) and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
5:09
5Hummingbird (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Hummingbird (Wilco song)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
3:52
6Handshake Drugs (11/13/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Handshake Drugs
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
7:47
7Wishful Thinking (11/1/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Wishful Thinking
writer:
Glenn Kotche (American drummer and composer) and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Pear Blossom Music and Words Ampersand Music
4:41
8Company in My Back (2/8/03 Hothouse-St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia)
miscellaneous support:
Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer) (task: restoration)
engineer:
Finn Keane (Melbourne-based engineer/producer)
recording of:
Company in My Back
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
4:22
9I'm a Wheel (August 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
I’m a Wheel
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
2:36
10Theologians (3/1903 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Theologians
writer:
Chris Girard (Pronto member), Mikael Jorgensen and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Chaoticgoodmusic, Jorgenstormusic and Words Ampersand Music
3:26
11Less Than You Think (11/11/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Less Than You Think
writer:
Leroy Bach, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche (American drummer and composer), Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer, b. 1969), John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Come Here With That Music, Field Code Music, Jorgenstormusic, Pear Blossom Music, Poeyfarre Songs and Words Ampersand Music
2:57
12The Late Greats (7/19/03 SOMA-Chicago)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
The Late Greats
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
3:47
13Kicking Television (3/18/03 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Kicking Television (Wilco song)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
2:59
14The High Heat (2/5/02 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
The High Heat
writer:
Jeff Tweedy
3:03
15Panthers (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Panthers (Wilco song)
writer and composer:
Leroy Bach, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche (American drummer and composer), John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy
3:55
16Diamond Claw (3/21/03 SOMA-Chicago)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Diamond Claw
writer:
Leroy Bach, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche (American drummer and composer), John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy
3:29
17Bob Dylan's 49th Beard (June 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Bob Dylan’s 49th Beard
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
2:22
18More Like the Moon (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
More Like the Moon
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
6:34
19Improbable Germany (10/7/03 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Improbable Germany
writer:
Jeff Tweedy
version of:
Impossible Germany
3:40

Credits

Release

art direction:Meagan Bennett (artistic director)
Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer)
photography:Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer) (task: original album photography)
Michael Schmelling
Michael Schmelling (task: original album photography)
legal representation:Jaime Herman (lawyer)
miscellaneous support:Karina Beznicki (Producer and coordinator, mainly for the label Nonesuch) (task: production manager / production supervision)
Brandy Breaux (credited for management; aka. Brandy Breaux-Simkins) (task: management / office)
Mark Greenberg (Chicago-area engineer and musician) (task: management / studio)
Josh Grier (New York City entertainment lawyer) (task: management)
David Holmes (Production assistance at Nonesuch) (task: production manager / production assistance)
Maya Bouvier-Lyons (editorial and design manager, Nonesuch Records) (task: production manager / production assistance)
Crystal Myers (credited for management; member of Tony Margherita Management, Omega Management Group) (task: management)
Warner Swain (audio technician and crew) (task: management / archive)
executive producer:David Bither (President of Nonesuch Records since Jan 2017)
producer:Cheryl Pawelski (task: reissue producer)
Jeff Tweedy (task: reissue producer)
editor:Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer)
Jordan McLeod
Cheryl Pawelski
mastering:Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer)
Bob Jackson (Engineer)
Brian Lee (mastering engineer, designer, editor)
Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
Jordan McLeod
Cheryl Pawelski
design:Meagan Bennett (artistic director)
Dan Nadel (task: original album design with)
Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer)
Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer) (task: original album design)
artwork:Gladys Nilsson (visual artist) (task: all drawings / drawing)
manufactured by:Optimal Media GmbH (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
publisher:Jorgenstorm Music
Poeyfarre Music
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Nonesuch Records Inc. (not for release label use, consider using its imprint “Nonesuch” instead)
recorded at:Hothouse Audio (Australian recording studios) in St Kilda, City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
Soma Electronic Music Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
mixed at:The Loft (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
edited at:Osiris Studio (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/33076365 [info]