backing vocals Sonja Van Hamel backing vocals, celesta, percussion, alto recorder, synthesizer, mixed by, recorded by, choir Sufjan Stevens cello Kathryn Gärlick choir Elaine Yau choir Suzie Shin choir Thera Ringhofer choir Wendy Campbell clarinet, choir Karen Grutter drums, recorded by Brandon Buckner mastered by John Dieterich percussion Anthony Iamurri vocals, melodica, acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, electric guitar, recorded by, glockenspiel, omnichord, percussion, piano, stylophone, whistle, trombone, mixed by, songwriter, arranged by, choir, artwork John Ringhofer Recorded in Berkeley, California at the custodial church by John Ringhofer on a Tascam MSR-16 ½ reel-to-reel 16-track tape recorder, June 2012-August 2013. Analog to digital transfers by New, Improved Recording, Oakland, CA. Drum kit recorded by Brandon Buckner at Soft Hiss, Hixson, TN. Additional overdubs engineered by Sufjan Stevens during mixing. Mixed by Sufjan Stevens and John Ringhofer in Brooklyn, NY September 2013. Mastered by John Dietrich.