Illinois (10th anniversary Blue Marvel edition, limited edition of 10,000 copies)

~ Release by Sufjan Stevens (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Disc 1 on Cape White, disc 2 on Antimatter Blue, disc 3 on red star‐shaped vinyl.

Annotation last modified on 2021-08-07 16:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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12" Vinyl 1
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A1Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova
recording of:
Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.32:09
A2THE 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!”2.552:15
A3COME ON! FEEL THE ILLINOISE! Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition, Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream56:46
A4JOHN WAYNE GACY, JR.
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Shara Nova
recording of:
John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
53:20
A5JACKSONVILLE
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
cello:
Maria Bella Jeffers
viola:
Marla Hansen
violin:
Julianne Carney and Rob Moose
background vocals:
Katrina Kerns
recording of:
Jacksonville
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.45:25
A6A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons0:48
B1DECATUR, or, Round of Applause for Your Step Mother!
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
handclaps:
Daniel Smith (vocalist for US indie‐pop/gospel group Danielson Famile) and Elin Smith
background vocals:
Matt Morgan (Con Los Dudes), Daniel Smith (vocalist for US indie‐pop/gospel group Danielson Famile) and Elin Smith
recording of:
Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
53:04
B2One Last “Whoo‐Hoo!” for the Pullman!!
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
One Last “Whoo‐Hoo!” for the Pullman
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
2.30:06
B3Go! CHICAGO! Go! Yeah!
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
cello:
Maria Bella Jeffers
viola:
Marla Hansen
violin:
Julianne Carney and Rob Moose
choir vocals:
Tom Eaton, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Beccy Lock and Tara McDonnell
recording of:
Chicago
lyricist, writer and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
publisher:
New Jerusalem Music
4.36:05
B4CASIMIR PULASKI DAY
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Shara Nova
recording of:
Casimir Pulaski Day
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.85:54
B5To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament, and It Involves Tube Socks, a Paper Airplane, and Twenty‐Two Able‐Bodied Men.1:41
12" Vinyl 2
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C1The Man of METROPOLIS Steals Our Hearts
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
choir vocals:
Tom Eaton, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Beccy Lock and Tara McDonnell
recording of:
The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.056:17
C2PRAIRIE FIRE THAT WANDERS ABOUT
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova
recording of:
Prairie Fire That Wanders About
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
2:11
C3A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the GREAT GODFREY MAZE2.550:20
C4The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova
recording of:
The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
4.555:23
C5They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!3.85:10
C6Let’s Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don’t Think They Heard It All the Way Out in Bloomington‐Normal0:40
C7In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
recording of:
In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth
composer:
Sufjan Stevens
0:35
D1THE SEER’S TOWER
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Sufjan Stevens
background vocals:
Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova
recording of:
The Seer’s Tower
lyricist and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
3:54
D2THE TALLEST MAN, THE BROADEST SHOULDERS, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now7:03
D3Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few3.750:47
D4Out of EGYPT, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt From My Sandals as I Run4:22
D5THE AVALANCHE3.4?:??
12" Vinyl 3
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EChicago (demo)
recording of:
Chicago
lyricist, writer and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
publisher:
New Jerusalem Music
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FChicago (demo)
recording of:
Chicago
lyricist, writer and composer:
Sufjan Stevens
publisher:
New Jerusalem Music
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