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.
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)
Copyright Asthmatic Kitty Records
Phonographic 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