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Sufjan Stevens
Illinois

Album US 2005 on Asthmatic Kitty Records label
Rock, Pop and Soundtrack (Folk Rock, Indie Pop, Theme)

Tracks are numbered consecutively regardless of sides (as they appear on the release) Full-length titles from back cover are used Abbreviated titles are given on the vinyl labels and the insert D23 is a vinyl bonus track ©℗ 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 AcousTech Mastering and United Record Pressing credits taken from runouts • 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 Disc 1 - 125g Disc 2 - 135g Double gatefold cover (i.e. triple panel) Includes photo insert with lyrics and credits • This is the 1st pressing of 5000, which has Superman on the front cover (see photos) • Due to a copyright infringement, the Superman was hidden with a sticker of 3 colored balloons prior to release • Although the official album title is "Illinois", the cover art reads "Sufjan Stevens invites you to: Come on feel the ILLINOISE" All of the phrases etched in the runouts refer to Illinois and are only on this LP version: • Side 1 - False etymology / loose translation of "Illinois" • Side 2 - From the Carl Sandburg (b. Galesburg, IL) poem "Chicago" • Side 3 - Lyrics from Illinois state song • Side 4 - State slogan of Illinois

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	Sufjan Stevens , *1975 US accordion, vibraphone, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, banjo, glockenspiel, tambourine, triangle, shaker, bells, sleigh, drums, drum kit, layout, design, oboe, flute, alto saxophone, recorder, alto, soprano, sopranino, tenor, piano, electric organ, synthesizer, casiotone mt-70, piano, wurlitzer, recorded by, engineer, producer, arranged by, composed by, songwriter, all songs by, album by
	Beccy Lock , choir, the illinoisemaker choir
	Jennifer Hoover , choir, the illinoisemaker choir
	Katrina Kerns , US choir, the illinoisemaker choir
	Tara McDonnell , choir, the illinoisemaker choir
	Tom Eaton p, syn, b, acc, perc, choir, the illinoisemaker choir
	James McAlister syn, dr, perc, US drums, sophisticated drum parts
	Maria Bella Jeffers vc, cello, ensemble, the string quartet
	Marla Hansen vl, viola, ensemble, the string quartet
	Julianne Carney vn, US violin, ensemble, the string quartet
	Rob Moose vn, US violin, ensemble, the string quartet
	Craig Montoro b, trumpet, vocals, sings
	The Illinoisemaker Choir , handclaps, vocals, hoots and hollers, choir
	The String Quartet , ensemble
	Daniel Smith voc, acg, US backing vocals, handclaps, clap
	Elin K. Smith voc, backing vocals, handclaps, clap

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