Sufjan Stevens - Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise FLAC album

Tracklist

1	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!"
2	The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
3	Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run
4	A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze
5	Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! Backing Vocals – Daniel Smith, Elin Smith, Matt Morgan
6	They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! Vocals – Craig Montoro
7	Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
8	The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!
9	The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders Part 1: The Great Frontier Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now
10	To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament
11	The Seer's Tower
12	Come On! Feel The Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream
13	Casimir Pulaski Day
14	In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth
15	A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons
16	One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman
17	Prairie Fire That Wanders About
18	John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
19	Chicago
20	Jacksonville
21	Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell
22	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
23	The Ava Lanche

Credits

• Artwork By – Divya Srinivasan
• Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns (tracks: A1, A3, A5, C2, C4, D1, D2), 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 (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
• Drums – James McAlister
• Mastered By – Alan Douches
• 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 [The Illinoisemaker Choir], Handclaps – Beccy Lock (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), 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)
• Written-By, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Oboe, Saxophone [Alto], Banjo, Flute, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Vibraphone, Drums, Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Synthesizer [Casiotone Mt-70], Organ [Electric Church], Bells [Slight], Recorder [Various] – Sufjan Stevens

• Artwork By – Divya Srinivasan
• Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns (tracks: A1, A3, A5, C2, C4, D1, D2), 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 (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
• Drums – James McAlister
• Mastered By – Alan Douches
• 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 [The Illinoisemaker Choir], Handclaps – Beccy Lock (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), 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)
• Written-By, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Oboe, Saxophone [Alto], Banjo, Flute, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Vibraphone, Drums, Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Synthesizer [Casiotone Mt-70], Organ [Electric Church], Bells [Slight], Recorder [Various] – Sufjan Stevens

Notes

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 Red Hook, Brooklyn, minutes before the firemen arrived, wielding their axes, in order to address the problem of the gas leak. 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.

Double gatefold cover. Contains photo insert with lyrics and credits.

This is the first pressing with Superman on the front cover (see photos). Due to a copyright infringement, the Superman was hidden with a sticker of 3 colored balloons prior to release.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 Red Hook, Brooklyn, minutes before the firemen arrived, wielding their axes, in order to address the problem of the gas leak. 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.

Double gatefold cover. Contains photo insert with lyrics and credits.

This is the first pressing with Superman on the front cover (see photos). Due to a copyright infringement, the Superman was hidden with a sticker of 3 colored balloons prior to release.

Barcodes

• Barcode: 6 56605 89261 0
• Matrix / Runout: Side 1: AKR 014 LP A, Tribe Of Superior Men
• Matrix / Runout: Side 2: AKR 014 LP B, Hog Butcher Is The Word Toolmaker Stage Of Wheat Player With Railroads
• Matrix / Runout: Side 3: AKR 014 LP C, By The Rivers Gently Flowing O'er The Prairies Verdant Growing
• Matrix / Runout: Side 4: AKR 014 LP D, Land Of Lincoln

• Barcode: 6 56605 89261 0
• Matrix / Runout: Side 1: AKR 014 LP A, Tribe Of Superior Men
• Matrix / Runout: Side 2: AKR 014 LP B, Hog Butcher Is The Word Toolmaker Stage Of Wheat Player With Railroads
• Matrix / Runout: Side 3: AKR 014 LP C, By The Rivers Gently Flowing O'er The Prairies Verdant Growing
• Matrix / Runout: Side 4: AKR 014 LP D, Land Of Lincoln