accordion, vibraphone, vocals Sufjan Stevens
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, banjo Sufjan Stevens
artwork Divya Srinivasan
drums [drum kit], glockenspiel, tambourine, triangle, shaker, bells [sleigh] Sufjan Stevens
drums [sophisticated drum parts], engineer [drum mics] James McAlister
ensemble [the string quartet], cello Maria Bella Jeffers
ensemble [the string quartet], viola Marla Hansen
ensemble [the string quartet], violin Julianne Carney
ensemble [the string quartet], violin Rob Moose
lacquer cut by Kevin Gray
layout, design Sufjan Stevens
mastered by Alan Douches
oboe, flute, alto saxophone, alto recorder, soprano recorder, sopranino recorder, tenor recorder Sufjan Stevens
performer [the illinoisemaker choir] Beccy Lock
performer [the illinoisemaker choir] Jennifer Hoover
performer [the illinoisemaker choir] Katrina Kerns
performer [the illinoisemaker choir] Tara McDonnell
performer [the illinoisemaker choir] Tom Eaton
photography by Denny Renshaw
piano, electric piano [wurlitzer], synthesizer [casiotone mt-70], electric organ [baldwin] Sufjan Stevens
recorded by, engineer, producer Sufjan Stevens
songwriter [all songs by], arranged by, composed by Sufjan Stevens
trumpet Craig Montoro
Distributed By Sounds Familyre
Copyright (c) Asthmatic Kitty Records
Copyright (c) New Jerusalem Music
Phonographic Copyright (p) Asthmatic Kitty Records
Recorded At The Buddy Project
Recorded At St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn
Recorded At The New Jerusalem Recreational Room, Clarksboro, NJ
Recorded At Carroll Music Studios, NY
Mastered At West West Side Music
Lacquer Cut At AcousTech Mastering
Pressed By United Record Pressing
Tracks are numbered consecutively regardless of sides (as they appear on the release)
Full-length titles from back cover are used
Abbreviated titles are given on the vinyl labels and the insert
D23 is a vinyl bonus track

©℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records
© 2005 New Jerusalem Music / ASCAP
Asthmatic Kitty is distributed by arrangement with Sounds Familyre

All songs recorded/engineered/produced by Sufjan Stevens (Fall 2004 - Winter 2005)
James McAlister had a lot to do with the way the drums sound because he set up the microphones
All arrangements (painstakingly composed) by Sufjan Stevens
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, Tenafly, NJ
AcousTech Mastering and United Record Pressing credits taken from runouts

• Most of the songs were recorded at The Buddy Project (Astoria, Queens) with gratefulness to Kieran Kelly
• 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
• 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

Disc 1 - 125g
Disc 2 - 135g
Double gatefold cover (i.e. triple panel)
Includes photo insert with lyrics and credits

• This is the 1st pressing of 5000, which has 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
• Although the official album title is Illinois, the cover art reads Sufjan Stevens invites you to: Come on feel the ILLINOISE

All of the phrases etched in the runouts refer to Illinois and are only on this LP version:
• Side 1 - False etymology / loose translation of Illinois
• Side 2 - From the Carl Sandburg (b. Galesburg, IL) poem Chicago
• Side 3 - Lyrics from Illinois state song
• Side 4 - State slogan of Illinois
Barcode: 6 56605 89261 0 (Sticker)
Barcode: 656605892610 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: AKR 014 LP A TRIBE OF SUPERIOR MEN KPG@ATM ⓤ (Side A)
Matrix / Runout: AKR 014 LP B KPG@ATM HOG BUTCHER FOR THE WORLD, TOOLMAKER, STACKER OF WHEAT, PLAYER WITH RAILROADS (Side B)
Matrix / Runout: AKR 014 LP C BY THE RIVERS GENTLY FLOWING, O'ER THE PRAIRIES VERDANT GROWING KPG@ATM ⓤ (Side C)
Matrix / Runout: AKR 014 LP D LAND OF LINCOLN KPG@ATM ⓤ (Side D)
Pressing Plant ID: ⓤ (Runouts)
Rights Society: ASCAP