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Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
The Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologise 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!"
Come On! Feel The Illinoise!
Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition
Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream
John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
Jacksonville
A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons
Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother!
One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman
Chicago
Casimir Pulaski Day
To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament
The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
Prairie Fire That Wanders About
A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze
The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!
They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!
Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell
In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth
The Seer's Tower
The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders
Part I: The Great Frontier
Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now
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
Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run

notes

Although the official album title is "Illinois", the cover art reads "Sufjan Stevens invites you to: Come on feel the ILLINOISE"

©℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records
© 2005 New Jerusalem Music / ASCAP
Asthmatic Kitty is distributed by arrangement with Sounds Familyre

All songs recorded/engineered/produced by Sufjan Stevens (Fall 2004 - Winter 2005)
James McAlister had a lot to do with the way the drums sound because he set up the microphones
All arrangements (painstakingly composed) by Sufjan Stevens
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, Tenafly, NJ
Manufactured By and Made By credits derived from matrix

• Most of the songs were recorded at The Buddy Project (Astoria, Queens) with gratefulness to Kieran Kelly
• 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
• 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

This is the original US issue, which has Superman on the front cover (see photos) Although the album title listed on the spine is "Illinois", the cover reads, "Sufjan Stevens invites you to: Come on feel the ILLINOISE".

Since the time that Superman was removed from the cover art, two other covers exist. One adds balloons where Superman was, and one has only empty sky. This release is for the cover with balloons, while Illinois is for the cover with empty sky.

credits

Accordion, Vibraphone – Sufjan Stevens
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Banjo – Sufjan Stevens
Artwork – Divya Srinivasan
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Beccy Lock, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Tara McDonnell, Tom Eaton
Drums [Drum Kit], Glockenspiel, Tambourine, Triangle, Shaker, Bells [Sleigh] – Sufjan Stevens
Drums [Sophisticated Drum Parts] – James McAlister
Ensemble [The String Quartet], Cello – Maria Bella Jeffers
Ensemble [The String Quartet], Viola – Marla Hansen
Ensemble [The String Quartet], Violin – Julianne Carney, Rob Moose
Layout, Design – Sufjan Stevens
Mastered By – Alan Douches
Oboe, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Recorder [Alto, Soprano, Sopranino, Tenor] – Sufjan Stevens
Piano, Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer [Casiotone MT-70], Electric Organ – Sufjan Stevens
Recorded By, Engineer, Producer – Sufjan Stevens
Songwriter [All Songs By], Arranged By, Composed By – Sufjan Stevens
Trumpet – Craig Montoro
Vocals [Hoots And Hollers], Handclaps – The Illinoisemaker Choir
Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Oboe, Saxophone [Alto], Flute, Banjo, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Vibraphone, Recorder, Keyboards, Percussion, Organ [Baldwin], Written-By, Recorded By, Engineer, Producer, Arranged By – Sufjan Stevens
Artwork – Divya Srinivasan
Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 13, 15, 19, 20), Matt Morgan (tracks: 7), Shara Worden (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 15, 19, 20)
Backing Vocals, Handclaps – Daniel Smith (tracks: 7), Elin Smith, (tracks: 7)
Cello – Maria Bella Jeffers (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 20)
Choir – Beccy Lock (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20), Jennifer Hoover (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20), Katrina Kerns (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20), Tara McDonnell (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20), Tom Eaton (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20)
Drums, Engineer [Drums] – James McAlister
Trumpet – Craig Montoro
Viola – Marla Hansen (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 20)
Violin – Julianne Carney (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 20), Rob Moose (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 16, 20)
Vocals – Craig Montoro (tracks: 16)

companies

Copyright (c) – Asthmatic Kitty Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Asthmatic Kitty Records
Published By – New Jerusalem Music
Recorded At – The Buddy Project
Recorded At – St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn
Recorded At – The New Jerusalem Recreational Room, Clarksboro, NJ
Recorded At – Carroll Music Studios, NY
Mastered At – West West Side Music
Manufactured By – www.BellwetherMfg.com
Made By – Americ Disc
Copyright (c) – Asthmatic Kitty Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Asthmatic Kitty Records
Published By – New Jerusalem Music
Recorded At – The Buddy Project
Recorded At – St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn
Recorded At – The New Jerusalem Recreational Room, Clarksboro, NJ
Recorded At – Carroll Music Studios, NY
Mastered At – West West Side Music
Manufactured By – www.BellwetherMfg.com

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