Dark Was the Night

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

Digital Media 1
Digital Media 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Well-Alright
Spoon52:46
2LeninArcade Fire54:07
3MimizanBeirut2:43
4El Caporal
producer:
Joe Chiccarelli and Jim James
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
bass guitar [bass]:
Tom Blankenship (in 2007-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Patrick Hallahan (in 2007-11)
guitar:
Carl Broemel (in 2007-11) and Jim James (in 2007-11)
horn [horns]:
Carl Broemel (in 2007-11)
keyboard:
Bo Koster (in 2007-11)
vocals:
Jim James (in 2007-11)
recorded at:
Avatar Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 2007-11)
My Morning Jacket53:33
5Inspiration Information
producer:
Sharon Jones and the Dap‐Kings
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Ian Hendrickson Smith
bass guitar [bass]:
Nick Movshon
congas [conga]:
Fernando Velez
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Homer Steinweiss
glockenspiel:
Bosco Mann
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
piano:
Victor Axelrod
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Neal Sugarman
trumpet [trumpets]:
David Guy
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Sharon Jones (Leader of the Dap-Kings) and Joel Katz (US doo wop singer)
lead vocals:
Sharon Jones (Leader of the Dap-Kings)
arranger:
Sharon Jones and the Dap‐Kings
recorded at:
Daptone's House of Soul in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Inspiration Information
lyricist and composer:
Shuggie Otis
Sharon Jones & the Dap‐Kings54:05
6With a Girl Like You
membranophone [drum] programming:
David Andrew Sitek (in 2008-05)
producer:
David Andrew Sitek
mixer:
Chris Moore (US producer/mixer/engineer; performs as While)
bass guitar [bass] and synthesizer [synth]:
David Andrew Sitek (in 2008-05)
horn [horns], mellotron, tom-tom [toms] and vibraphone [vibes]:
Stuart Bogie (in 2008-05)
vocals:
David Andrew Sitek (in 2008-05)
cover recording of:
With a Girl Like You
writer:
Reg Presley
David Andrew Sitek43:27
7Blood, Part 2 (feat. Sufjan Stevens & Serengeti)
guest other vocals [rap]:
Serengeti (US rapper David Cohn)
other vocals [vocalizations]:
DM Stith
remixer:
Buck 65 (Canadian alternative hip hop artist)
guest performer:
Sufjan Stevens
Buck 653:36
8Hey, Snow White
recording engineer:
John Collins (The New Pornographers) and Phil Palazzolo
performer:
The New Pornographers
recorded at:
JC/DC in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Seaside Lounge in South Slope, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Hey, Snow White
writer:
Daniel Bejar
The New Pornographers54:26
9Gentle Hour
producer:
Yo La Tengo
cover recording of:
Gentle Hour
writer:
Peter Gutteridge
Yo La Tengo4.155:31
10Another Saturday
guitar [guitars]:
Stevie Jackson
keyboard [keyboards]:
Mick Cooke
organ:
Stuart Murdoch
vocals:
Stuart Murdoch
recording of:
Another Saturday
lyricist and arranger:
Stuart Murdoch
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Stuart Murdoch42:55
11Happiness
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Riceboy Sleeps
strings:
amiina (Icelandic indie pop band)
recording of:
Happiness
writer:
Jón Þór Birgisson and Alex Somers
composer:
Riceboy Sleeps
Riceboy Sleeps8:37
12Amazing Grace
producer:
Cat Power
mixer:
Jay Braun
bass guitar [bass]:
Erik Paparazzi
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jim White (Australian drummer with Dirty Three, Tren Brothers, etc.)
guitar:
Judah Bauer
piano:
Gregg Foreman
vocals:
Chan Marshall
arranger:
Chan Marshall
Cat Power & Delta Blues Band43:34
13The Giant of Illinois
recording engineer:
Mark Greenberg (Chicago-area engineer and musician)
mixer:
David Boucher
performer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
cover recording of:
The Giant of Illinois
lyricist:
Rennie Sparks
composer:
Brett Sparks
publisher:
Handsome Family Music
Andrew Bird4:45
14Lua
producer and mixer:
Mike Mogis
guitar:
Conor Oberst, David Rawlings (American guitarist, singer and producer) and Gillian Welch
vocals:
Conor Oberst and Gillian Welch
recorded at:
Stratosphere in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Paste: Best Music of 2009 (So Far): Josh Jackson songs (number: 4)
cover recording of:
Lua
lyricist and composer:
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch45:53
15Play the Game
producer and mixer:
Beach House and Rob Girardi
cover recording of:
Play the Game
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1980) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1980)
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
Beach House4:19
16When the Road Runs OutBlonde Redhead & Devastations3:28
17Love vs. PornKevin Drew3:57