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Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, IllinoisThe 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!"
Come On! Feel The Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream
John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
Jacksonville
A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons
Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother!
One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman
Chicago
Casimir Pulaski Day
To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament
The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
Prairie Fire That Wanders About
A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze
The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!
They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!
Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell
In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth
The Seer's Tower
The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders Part I: The Great Frontier Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now
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
Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run
The Avalanche
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Asthmatic Kitty Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Asthmatic Kitty Records
- Copyright © – Sufjan Stevens 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
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Electric Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Banjo, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Vibraphone, Recorder [Various Recorders], Keyboards [Casiotone MT-70], Bells [Sleigh Bells], Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Organ [Baldwin Electric Church Organ], Vocals – Sufjan Stevens
- Arranged By – Sufjan Stevens
- Artwork – Divya Srinivasan
- Backing Vocals – Daniel Smith (tracks: B1), lin Smith* (tracks: B1), Katrina Kerns (tracks: A1, A3, A5, C2, C4, D1, D2), Matt Morgan (tracks: B1), Shara Worden (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B4, C4, D1, D2)
- Cello – Maria Bella Jeffers (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
- Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Beccy Lock, Jennifer Hoover (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), Katrina Kerns (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), Tara McDonnell (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), Tom Eaton (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
- Drums – James McAlister
- Handclaps – Daniel Smith (tracks: B1), Elin Smith* (tracks: B1)
- Layout, Design – Sufjan Stevens
- Mastered By – Alan Douches
- Recorded By, Engineer, Producer – Sufjan Stevens
- Songwriter – Sufjan Stevens
- Technician [Set Up Drum Microphones] – James McAlister
- Trumpet – Craig Montoro
- Viola – Marla Hansen (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
- Violin – Julianne Carney (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2), Rob Moose (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
- Vocals – Craig Montoro (tracks: C5)
- Vocals, Handclaps – The Illinoisemaker Choir (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Notes
Double gatefold sleeve. Includes printed insert with lyrics on one side and a photo of "Sufjan Stevens and the Illinoisemakers" on the other.
© ℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records
All songs © 2005 Sufjan Stevens Music/ASCAP
All songs recorded/engineered/produced Fall 2004 - Winter 2005.
Most of the songs were recorded at The Buddy Project (Astoria, Queens).
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 Redhook, 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.
© ℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records
All songs © 2005 Sufjan Stevens Music/ASCAP
All songs recorded/engineered/produced Fall 2004 - Winter 2005.
Most of the songs were recorded at The Buddy Project (Astoria, Queens).
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 Redhook, 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.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 656605892610
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): AKR-014-A [email protected]
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): AKR-014-B [email protected]
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, etched): AKR-014-C [email protected]
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, etched): AKR-014-D [email protected]
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other Versions (5 of 31)View All
| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois (CD, Album, Superman Cover) | Rough Trade | RTRADCD250 | Europe | 2005 | |||
| Illinois (2×LP, Album) | Rough Trade | RTRADLP250 | Europe | 2005 | |||
| Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise (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 | ||
| Illinois (CD, Album, Superman Cover) | Asthmatic Kitty Records, Sounds Familyre | AKR 014, none | US | 2005 |
notes
Double gatefold sleeve. Includes printed insert with lyrics on one side and a photo of "Sufjan Stevens and the Illinoisemakers" on the other.© ℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records
All songs © 2005 Sufjan Stevens Music/ASCAP
All songs recorded/engineered/produced Fall 2004 - Winter 2005.
Most of the songs were recorded at The Buddy Project (Astoria, Queens).
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 Redhook, 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.
credits
Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Electric Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Banjo, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Vibraphone, Recorder [Various Recorders], Keyboards [Casiotone MT-70], Bells [Sleigh Bells], Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Organ [Baldwin Electric Church Organ], Vocals – - Sufjan StevensArranged By – - Sufjan Stevens
Artwork – - Divya Srinivasan
Backing Vocals – - Daniel Smith (tracks: B1), - lin Smith * (tracks: B1), - Katrina Kerns (tracks: A1, A3, A5, C2, C4, D1, D2), - Matt Morgan (tracks: B1), - Shara Worden (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B4, C4, D1, D2)Cello – - Maria Bella Jeffers (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – - Beccy Lock , - Jennifer Hoover (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), - Katrina Kerns (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), - Tara McDonnell (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), - Tom Eaton (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)Drums – - James McAlister
Handclaps – - Daniel Smith (tracks: B1), - Elin Smith * (tracks: B1)Layout, Design – - Sufjan Stevens
Mastered By – - Alan Douches
Recorded By, Engineer, Producer – - Sufjan Stevens
Songwriter – - Sufjan Stevens
Technician [Set Up Drum Microphones] – - James McAlister
Trumpet – - Craig Montoro
Viola – - Marla Hansen (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)Violin – - Julianne Carney (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2), - Rob Moose (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)Vocals – - Craig Montoro (tracks: C5)Vocals, Handclaps – - The Illinoisemaker Choir (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
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Copyright Asthmatic Kitty RecordsPhonographic Copyright Asthmatic Kitty Records
Copyright Sufjan Stevens Music
Recorded At The Buddy Project
Recorded At St Paulx27s Episcopal Church, Brooklyn
Recorded At The New Jerusalem Recreational Room, Clarksboro, NJ
Recorded At Carroll Music Studios, NY
Mastered At West West Side Music
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