Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
Tracklist
| 1 | Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois | 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!" | 2:14 | |
| 3 | Come On! Feel The Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream | 6:45 | |
| 4 | John Wayne Gacy, Jr. | 3:19 | |
| 5 | Jacksonville | 5:24 | |
| 6 | A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons | 0:47 | |
| 7 | Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! | 3:03 | |
| 8 | One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman | 0:06 | |
| 9 | Chicago | 6:04 | |
| 10 | Casimir Pulaski Day | 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 | 6:17 | |
| 13 | Prairie Fire That Wanders About | 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! | 5:23 | |
| 16 | They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! | 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 | 3:54 | |
| 20 | The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders Part I: The Great Frontier Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now | 7:03 | |
| 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.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Asthmatic Kitty Records
- Copyright © – Asthmatic Kitty Records
- Licensed From – Asthmatic Kitty Records
- Licensed To – Spunk
- Pressed By – Regency Media – 107746.1
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Oboe, Saxophone [Alto], Flute, Banjo, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Vibraphone, Recorder, Keyboards, Percussion, Organ [Baldwin], Written-By, Recorded By, Engineer, Producer, Arranged By – Sufjan Stevens
- Artwork – Divya Srinivasan
- Backing Vocals – Shara Worden (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 15, 19, 20)
- Backing Vocals, Handclaps – Elin Smith* (tracks: 7)
- Cello – Maria Bella Jeffers (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 20)
- Choir – Tom Eaton (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20)
- Drums, Engineer [Drums] – James McAlister
- Trumpet – Craig Montoro
- Viola – Marla Hansen (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 20)
- Violin – Rob Moose (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 20)
- Vocals – Craig Montoro (tracks: 16)
Notes
℗ & © Asthmatic Kitty. Licensed to Spunk Records from Asthmatic Kitty.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 0 94636 32632 0
- Barcode (String): 094636326320
- Matrix / Runout: REGENCY MEDIA 107746.1 URA154
- Mould SID Code: ifpi 6Z03
Other Versions (5 of 37)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Illinois (CD, Album, Superman Cover) | Rough Trade | RTRADCD250 | Europe | 2005 | |||
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Illinois (2×LP, Album) | Rough Trade | RTRADLP250 | Europe | 2005 | ||
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Illinois (CD, Album) | Cycle (2) | CYCLE 027 | Benelux | 2005 | ||
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Illinois (CD, Album) | Sinnamon Records | SINCD105 | Spain | 2005 | ||
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Illinois (CD, Album, Superman Cover) | Sounds Familyre | AKR 014, none | US | 2005 |
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