Illinois (10th anniversary Blue Marvel edition, limited edition of 10,000 copies)

~ Release by Sufjan Stevens (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Disc 1 on Cape White, disc 2 on Antimatter Blue, disc 3 on red star‐shaped vinyl.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl

2▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Length
C1	The Man of METROPOLIS Steals Our Hearts recording engineer, engineer and producer: Sufjan Stevens choir vocals: Tom Eaton, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Beccy Lock and Tara McDonnell recording of: The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts lyricist and composer: Sufjan Stevens	6:17
C2	PRAIRIE FIRE THAT WANDERS ABOUT recording engineer, engineer and producer: Sufjan Stevens background vocals: Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova recording of: Prairie Fire That Wanders About lyricist and composer: Sufjan Stevens	2:11
C3	A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the GREAT GODFREY MAZE recording engineer, engineer and producer: Sufjan Stevens recording of: A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the Great Godfrey Maze composer: Sufjan Stevens	0:20
C4	The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us! recording engineer, engineer and producer: Sufjan Stevens background vocals: Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova recording of: The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us! lyricist and composer: Sufjan Stevens	5:23
C5	They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh! recording engineer, engineer and producer: Sufjan Stevens cello: Maria Bella Jeffers viola: Marla Hansen violin: Julianne Carney and Rob Moose choir vocals: Tom Eaton, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Beccy Lock and Tara McDonnell vocals: Craig Montoro recording of: They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh! lyricist and composer: Sufjan Stevens	5:10
C6	Let’s Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don’t Think They Heard It All the Way Out in Bloomington‐Normal recording engineer, engineer and producer: Sufjan Stevens recording of: Let’s Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don’t Think They Heard It All the Way Out in Bushnell composer: Sufjan Stevens	0:40
C7	In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth recording engineer, engineer and producer: Sufjan Stevens recording of: In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth composer: Sufjan Stevens	0:35
D1	THE SEER’S TOWER recording engineer, engineer and producer: Sufjan Stevens background vocals: Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova recording of: The Seer’s Tower lyricist and composer: Sufjan Stevens	3:54
D2	THE TALLEST MAN, THE BROADEST SHOULDERS, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now recording engineer, engineer and producer: Sufjan Stevens cello: Maria Bella Jeffers viola: Marla Hansen violin: Julianne Carney and Rob Moose background vocals: Shara Nova background vocals and choir vocals: Katrina Kerns choir vocals: Tom Eaton, Jennifer Hoover, Beccy Lock and Tara McDonnell recording of: The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now lyricist and composer: Sufjan Stevens	7:03
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 recording engineer, engineer and producer: Sufjan Stevens recording of: 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 composer: Sufjan Stevens	0:47
D4	Out of EGYPT, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt From My Sandals as I Run recording engineer, engineer and producer: Sufjan Stevens recording of: Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt From My Sandals as I Run composer: Sufjan Stevens	4:22
D5	THE AVALANCHE background vocals: Katrina Kerns and Shara Nova performer: Sufjan Stevens recorded at: New Jerusalem Recreation Room in Clarksboro, New Jersey, United States (organ), St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (piano) and The Buddy Project in Astoria, New York, New York, United States recording of: The Avalanche writer: Sufjan Stevens	?:??

3▶12" Vinyl

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/8323262 [info]
ASIN:	US: B018WS9G7Y [info]

Release group

remixes:	Nightlife In Illinoise by Metermaids

part of:	Sue: Vuosikymmenen levyt, ulkomaiset (number: 12) (order: 12) The Wire: 2005 Rewind (number: 28) (order: 27) Musikexpress: Die 100 besten Alben des 21. Jahrhunderts (2025) (number: 34) (order: 34) Shortlist Music Prize Nominees (number: 2005 winner) (order: 49) Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 78) (order: 78)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/14863 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Sufjan-stevens/Illinois [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/sufjan-stevens/illinois/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/74072/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Illinoise/39773 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000372949 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1658831 [info]