On October 3, 2006, “Capitol” label released “The Crane Wife” the fourth Decemberists (The) album. It was recorded March – June 2006, and was produced by Tucker Martine, Chris Walla and The Decemberists.

Personnel:

• Colin Meloy– vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, percussion
• Chris Funk– guitar, pedal steel, bouzouki, banjo, hammered dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, percussion, backing vocals
• Jenny Conlee – piano, Wurlitzer, pump organ, Hammond organ, Moog bass, accordion, glockenspiel, percussion, backing vocals
• Nate Query– electric bass, upright bass, cello, percussion, backing vocals
• John Moen– drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Eyvind Kang- viola, violin
• Christopher Walla – keyboards, backing vocals
• Steve Drizos -hand drums
• Laura Veirs- duet vocal
• Ezra Holbrook – backing vocals
• Rich Hipp – engineer assistant
• Tucker Martine, Christopher Walla – mixing
• Roger Seibel – mastering
• Carson Ellis -design, illustrations, lettering
• Colin Meloy – design
• Mike King – layout, design
• Band portraits drawn from photographs by Autumn de Wilde

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Meloy.

1. The Crane Wife 3
2. The Island: Come and See/The Landlord’s Daughter/You’ll Not Feel the Drowning
3. Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)
4. O Valencia!
5. The Perfect Crime #2
6. When the War Came
7. Shankill Butchers
8. Summersong
9. The Crane Wife 1 & 2
10. Sons & Daughters