Description
Bright Eyes – Cassadaga / Polydor Audio CD 2007 /1732010
UPC 0602517320109
Cassadaga is the eighth studio album by Bright Eyes, released in the UK on April 9, 2007 and in the US on April 10. Around 25 to 30 songs were recorded in 2006, with 13 of these appearing on the final track list. The album is named after the town of Cassadaga, Florida, a community of mediums and followers of spiritualism. Z Berg of the Like, Sherri DuPree and Stacy King of Eisley as well as solo artist Rachael Yamagata all appear on this album. The first single, "Four Winds" was released on March 6, 2007, from the Four Winds EP with five B-sides not on Cassadaga.
Cassadaga debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album in the US, and sold about 58,000 copies in its first week. It went on to sell over 231,000 units in US. The album is the 103rd release of Saddle Creek Records. This album was number 12 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007. Cassadaga reached number 13 on the UK Albums Chart in April 2007.
Johnny Depp named Cassadaga one of his "favorite things" of 2007.
The first single from the album, "Four Winds" can be heard in the background briefly during the party scene in the 2008 film Cloverfield.
| Label: | Polydor – 1732010 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
Apr 7, 2007 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Country Rock, Indie Rock |
Tracklist:
| 1 |
Clairaudients (Kill Or Be Killed) |
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6:05 |
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| 2 | Four Winds |
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4:16 |
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| 3 | If The Brakeman Turns My Way |
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4:53 |
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| 4 | Hot Knives |
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4:13 |
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| 5 | Make A Plan To Love Me |
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4:14 |
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| 6 | Soul Singer In A Session Band |
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4:14 |
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| 7 | Classic Cars |
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4:19 |
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| 8 | Middleman |
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4:49 |
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| 9 | Cleanse Song |
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3:28 |
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| 10 | No One Would Riot For Less |
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5:12 |
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| 11 | Coat Check Dream Song |
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4:10 |
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| 12 | I Must Belong Somewhere |
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6:19 |
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| 13 | Lime Tree |
| 5:53 |
- Artwork [Focal Decoder] – www.3Dimages.co.uk
- Bass – Dan McCarthy (tracks: 2), Mike Mogis (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 9), Stefanie Drootin (tracks: 11, 12), Tim Luntzel (tracks: 7, 8)
- Booking [a] – Eric Dimenstein, Ground Control Touring
- Booking [b] – Steve Strange (2), X-ray Touring
- Drums – Janet Weiss (tracks: 1, 4, 6), Jason Boesel (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 10 to 12), Maria Taylor (tracks: 5), Shane Aspegren (tracks: 11)
- Engineer [Assistant At Capitol Studios] – Paul Smith (18)
- Engineer [Assistant At Presto!, Arc Studios] – Ian Aeillo
- Engineer [Assistant At Soma] – John McEntire
- Engineer [Assistant At Stratosphere Sound] – Rudyerd Lee Cullers
- Engineer [Assistant At The Boat] – Mike Laza
- Guitar – Conor Oberst (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10, 12, 13), David Rawlings (tracks: 5, 7, 12), M. Ward (tracks: 1, 4, 6), Mike Mogis (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11)
- Illustration – Zack Nipper
- Management – Juan Carrera, Nate Krenkel, Ravenhouse, Ltd
- Organ – Nate Walcott (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 7, 10, 12)
- Other [Orchestra Contractor] – Suzie Katayama
- Performer [Bright Eyes] – Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, Nate Walcott
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Mike Mogis
- Voice – Andy LeMaster (tracks: 2), Conor Oberst, Z Berg (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13), Gillian Welch (tracks: 7), Hassan Lemtouni (tracks: 1, 11), Jake Bellows (tracks: 12), Jason Boesel (tracks: 3, 8), M. Ward (tracks: 6), Maria Taylor (tracks: 2), Mike Mogis (tracks: 3, 9, 11), Rachael Yamagata (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13), Sean Foley (tracks: 8), Sherri DuPree (tracks: 4, 5, 10, 11, 13), Stacey DuPree* (tracks: 10, 11, 13), Stacy DuPree (tracks: 4, 5), Ted Stevens (tracks: 8)
- Written-By – Conor Oberst, Jason Boesel (tracks: 3), Nate Walcott (tracks: 11)
