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A1	Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
A2	The Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologize 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!"
A3	Come On! Feel The Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream
A4	John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
A5	Jacksonville
A6	A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons
B1	Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! Backing Vocals – Daniel Smith, Elin Smith*, Matt Morgan
B2	One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman
B3	Chicago
B4	Casimir Pulaski Day
B5	To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament
C1	The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
C2	Prairie Fire That Wanders About
C3	A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze
C4	The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!
C5	They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! Vocals – Craig Montoro
C6	Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell
C7	In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth
D1	The Seer's Tower
D2	The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders Part 1: The Great Frontier Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now
D3	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
D4	Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run
D5	The Ava Lanche

Credits

• Artwork By – Divya Srinivasan
• Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns (tracks: A1, A3, A5, C2, C4, D1, D2), 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 (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
• Drums – James McAlister
• Mastered By – Alan Douches
• 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 [The Illinoisemaker Choir], Handclaps – Beccy Lock (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), 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)
• Written-By, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Oboe, Saxophone [Alto], Banjo, Flute, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Vibraphone, Drums, Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Synthesizer [Casiotone Mt-70], Organ [Electric Church], Bells [Slight], Recorder [Various] – Sufjan Stevens

Notes

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 Red Hook, Brooklyn, minutes before the firemen arrived, wielding their axes, in order to address the problem of the gas leak. 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.

Double gatefold cover. Contains photo insert with lyrics and credits.

This is the first pressing with 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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 56605 89261 0
• Matrix / Runout: Side 1: AKR 014 LP A, Tribe Of Superior Men
• Matrix / Runout: Side 2: AKR 014 LP B, Hog Butcher Is The Word Toolmaker Stage Of Wheat Player With Railroads
• Matrix / Runout: Side 3: AKR 014 LP C, By The Rivers Gently Flowing O'er The Prairies Verdant Growing
• Matrix / Runout: Side 4: AKR 014 LP D, Land Of Lincoln

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AKR014, PCD-23635	Sufjan Stevens	Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise ‎(CD, Album)	Asthmatic Kitty Records, P-Vine Records	AKR014, PCD-23635	Japan	2005
RTRADLP250	Sufjan Stevens	Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise ‎(2xLP, Album, Tri)	Rough Trade	RTRADLP250	Europe	2005
AKR 014	Sufjan Stevens	Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise ‎(2xLP, Album, MP, RP, Tri)	Asthmatic Kitty Records	AKR 014	US	2015
CYCLE 027	Sufjan Stevens	Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise ‎(CD, Album)	Cycle	CYCLE 027	Benelux	2005
RTRADCDP250	Sufjan Stevens	Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise ‎(CDr, Album, Promo, Sup)	Rough Trade	RTRADCDP250	Europe	2005

GAMER

According to a label rep, no copies were ever sold without the sticker over Superman. Any copies on the secondary market without the balloon were removed by the owner.

Yozshubei

This is incorrect. Some stores sold the album sans stickers, as they were sent out after initial shipment.

Blackstalker

funny that this issue is not like 100 € already - its has the superman also - you can remove the balloon if you want :)

breakingthesystem

So the original pressing was 5,000... but how many actually made it out without the stickers as opposed to with?

Sagda

None. I had mine on pre-order and it came with the sticker on. I took it off because I had to see the real cover.