The King Is Dead

~ Release by The Decemberists (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

# Title Rating Length
  CD 1
11 Don’t Carry It All
4 4:17
22 Calamity Song
4 3:50
33 Rise to Me
4 4:59
44 Rox in the Box
4 3:10
55 January Hymn
4 3:13
66 Down by the Water
3.5 3:42
77 All Arise!
4 3:09
88 June Hymn
3 3:58
99 This Is Why We Fight
4 5:30
1010 Dear Avery
4 4:52

Relationships

12 string guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) (track 2)
12 string guitar, baritone guitar, harmonica and percussion:
Colin Meloy (track 9)
accordion:
Jenny Conlee (tracks 1, 4, 6)
accordion and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Jenny Conlee (track 8)
acoustic guitar:
Colin Meloy (tracks 4–5, 7, 10)
acoustic guitar and harmonica:
Colin Meloy (tracks 3, 6, 8)
acoustic guitar and percussion:
Colin Meloy (track 2)
acoustic guitar, harmonica, harmonium and tenor guitar:
Colin Meloy (track 1)
assistant recorded by:
Rich Hipp [ Remove | Edit ]
Clinton Welander [ Remove | Edit ]
background vocals:
John Moen (track 5)
David Rawlings (American guitarist, singer and producer) (tracks 1, 8, 10)
Laura Veirs (track 10)
Gillian Welch (tracks 1, 3–4, 6–8, 10)
banjo and electric guitar:
Chris Funk (track 7)
baritone guitar and electric guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) (track 6)
bass:
Nate Query (tracks 1–4, 6–9)
bass and cello:
Nate Query (track 10)
bouzouki:
Chris Funk (track 4)
bouzouki and pedal steel guitar:
Chris Funk (track 1)
composer:
Colin Meloy (tracks 1–10)
design/illustration:
Carson Ellis [ Remove | Edit ]
Jeri Heiden [ Remove | Edit ]
drums:
John Moen (tracks 2, 4, 9)
drums and shakers:
John Moen (track 10)
drums and tambourine:
John Moen (tracks 1, 3, 6–7)
fiddle:
Annalisa Tornfelt (American fiddler) (track 7)
guitar:
Chris Funk (track 5)
lyricist:
Colin Meloy (tracks 1–10)
mandolin:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist) (track 1)
mastering:
Stephen Marcussen (mastering engineer) [ Remove | Edit ]
mixer:
Tucker Martine [ Remove | Edit ]
organ:
Jenny Conlee (tracks 5, 9)
organ and piano:
Jenny Conlee (track 2)
pedal steel guitar:
Chris Funk (tracks 3, 10)
photography:
Autumn de Wilde [ Remove | Edit ]
piano:
Jenny Conlee (tracks 3, 7)
producer:
The Decemberists [ Remove | Edit ]
Tucker Martine [ Remove | Edit ]
recorded by:
Tucker Martine [ Remove | Edit ]
shakers:
John Moen (track 5)
tambourine:
Tucker Martine (track 2)
violin:
Annalisa Tornfelt (American fiddler) (tracks 1, 4)
vocals:
Colin Meloy (tracks 1–10)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Jenny Conlee (track 10)
ASIN:
US: B0049OSQ18 [info] [ Remove | Edit ]
Discogs:
http://www.discogs.com/release/2661875 [info] [ Remove | Edit ]
recording of:
All Arise! (track 7)
Calamity Song (track 2)
Dear Avery (track 10)
Don’t Carry It All (track 1)
Down by the Water (track 6)
January Hymn (track 5)
June Hymn (track 8)
Rise to Me (track 3)
Rox in the Box (track 4)
This Is Why We Fight (track 9)