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