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
| 1CD: A Ghost Is Born (original album) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | At Least That's What You Said
| 5:33 | |
| 2 | Hell Is Chrome
| 4:38 | |
| 3 | Spiders (Kidsmoke)
| 10:46 | |
| 4 | Muzzle of Bees
| 4:56 | |
| 5 | Hummingbird
| 3:12 | |
| 6 | Handshake Drugs
| 6:08 | |
| 7 | Wishful Thinking
| 4:38 | |
| 8 | Company in My Back
| 3:47 | |
| 9 | I'm a Wheel
| 2:38 | |
| 10 | Theologians
| 3:37 | |
| 11 | Less Than You Think
| 15:04 | |
| 12 | The Late Greats
| 2:36 | |
| 2CD: Dbpm: Outtakes / Alternates 1 |
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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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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] |
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Release group
| associated singles/EPs: | Hummingbird I'm a Wheel |
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| part of: | 40 Best Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2005-01) (number: 38) (order: 38) Shortlist Music Prize Nominees (number: 2004) (order: 38) Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 2005 winner) (order: 75) |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/78297 [info] |
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| reviews: | https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/wilco-a-ghost-is-born-deluxe-edition/ [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/m34h [info] |
| other databases: | https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/wilco/a_ghost_is_born/ [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000340331 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q1426589 [info] |
| discography entry: | https://www.last.fm/music/Wilco/A+Ghost+is+Born [info] |
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