On July 1, 2003, “Asthmatic Kitty Records” label released “Greetings from Michigan the Great Lake State”, the third Sufjan Stevens. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, at “St. Paul’s Episcopal Church” in Brooklyn, “The New Jerusalem Recreational Room” in Clarksboro, NJ, “Buxton School” in Williamstown, Mass, and was produced by Sufjan Stevens.
Personnel:
Sufjan Stevens – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, tambourine, piano, electric piano, bass guitar, flute, oboe, English horn, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, drums, percussion, cymbal, shaker, bells, whistle, recorder, arrangements, design, layout
Daniel Smith, Elin Smith, Megan Smith, Monique Aiuto, Vito Aiuto
John Ringhofer – vocals, trumpet, trombone
Stephen Halker – trumpet
Tom Eaton – trumpet
Alan Douches – mastering
Laura Normandin – original hand painted artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Sufjam Stevens.
Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid)
All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!
For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
Say Yes! To M!ch!gan!
The Upper Peninsula
Tahquamenon Falls
Holland
Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)
Romulus
Alanson, Crooked River
Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie
They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For The Homeless In Muskegon)
Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?)
On June 13, 2000, “Asthmatic Kitty” label released “A Sun Came”, the debut Sufjan Stevens studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Sufjan Stevens.
Personnel:
Sufjan Stevens – vocals, oboe, English horn, piano, electric organ, electric piano, banjo, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, recorders, wood flute and whistles, drum kit, percussion, shakers, sleigh bells, tambourine, cymbal, arrangements, layout, design, mixing
On April 28, 2023, “4AD” label released “First Two Pages of Frankenstein”, the ninth National (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Long Pond” in Hudson Valley, New York, and was produced by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf and Scott Devendorf.
Personnel:
Matt Berninger
Aaron Dessner
Bryce Dessner – orchestration
Bryan Devendorf
Scott Devendorf
Benjamin Lanz – touring member
Kyle Resnick – touring member
Sufjan Stevens – vocal
Phoebe Bridgers – vocal
Taylor Swift – vocal
Thomas Bartlett
Lisa Hannigan
Curt Kiser
James McAlister
So Percussion (Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Teuting, Eric Cha-Beach)
On October 12, 2010, “Asthmatic Kitty” label released “The Age of Adz”, the sixth Sufjan Stevens studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, and was produced by Sufjan Stevens.
On September 25, 2020, “Asthmatic Kitty” label released “The Ascension”, the eighth Sufjan Stevens studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Sufjan Stevens.
Personnel:
Sufjan Stevens – vocals, drums and percussion, tempest, electric guitar, Prophet ’08, Prophet 6, Prophet X, piano, recorders, performance, recording, engineer, arrangements, mixing, original art, layout, design, typography
Bryce Dessner – electric guitar
Casey Foubert – bass guitar, vibraphone, electric guitar, lead electric guitar, recording, engineer
On May 22, 2007, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Boxer”, the fourth National (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Tarquin Studios” in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was produced by Peter Katis, Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf.
On March 24, 2020, “Asthmatic Kitty” label released “Aporia”, album by Sufjan Stevens and Lowell Brams (Sufjan Stevens eight album overall). It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Sufjan Stevens.
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