Illinoise

Original Release Date:  July 5, 2005

Track Listing

• 1. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
• 2. The Black Hawk War, Or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and ...
• 3. Come on! Feel the Illinoise!: Pt. 1: The World's Columbian Exposition
• 4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
• 5. Jacksonville
• 6. A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But for Very Good ...
• 7. Decatur, Or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!
• 8. One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" for the Pullman
• 9. Chicago
• 10. Casimir Pulaski Day
• 11. To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea ...
• 12. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
• 13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About
• 14. A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens ...
• 15. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is out to Get Us!
• 16. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from
• 17. Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It
• 18. In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth
• 19. The Seer's Tower
• 20. The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders: Pt. 1: The Great Frontier/Pt. ...
• 21. Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, ...
• 22. Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, And I Shake the ...

Credits

• Rev. Dan Smith: Vocals (Background), Clapping
• Alan Douches: Mastering
• Sufjan Stevens: Organ, Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Flute, Piano, Accordion, Arranger, Bass (Electric), Composer, Drums, Glockenspiel, Guitar (Electric), Oboe, Recorder, Sax (Alto), Tambourine, Triangle, Vocals, Various, Sopranino, Producer, Engineer, Vibraphone, Shaker, Sleigh Bells, Wurlitzer, Audio Production
• Matt Morgan: Vocals (Background)
• James McAlister: Drums
• Craig Montoro: Trumpet, Vocals, Trumpet (Muted)
• Divya Srinivasan: Artwork
• Shara Worden: Vocals (Background)
• Elin K. Smith: Vocals (Background), Handclapping, Clapping
• Katrina Kerns: Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
• Julianne Carney: Violin, String Quartet
• Jennifer Hoover: Choir, Chorus
• Illinoisemaker Choir: Vocals, Clapping, Hooter, Hollers
• Maria Bella Jeffers: Cello, String Quartet
• Beccy Lock: Choir, Chorus
• Tara McDonnell: Choir, Chorus
• Rob Moose: Violin, String Quartet
• Tom Eaton: Choir, Chorus
• Daniel Smith: Vocals (Background), Handclapping