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Sufjan Stevens
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	Track	Duration	Listeners
1	Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, IL	2:08	51,637
2	The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good…	2:14	50,640
2	The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts	6:15	171,303
3	Come On! Feel the Illinoise! - Part 1: The World's Columbian Exposition, Part 2:…	6:45	3,909
3	The Seer's Tower	3:53	157,862
4	Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt From My Sandals…	4:20	96,483
4	John Wayne Gacy, Jr.	3:19	174,766
5	Jacksonville	5:25	192,755
6	A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But for Very Good Reasons	0:47	130,194
6	They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!!…	5:08	38,219
7	Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong,…	0:46	82,693
7	Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Step Mother!	3:03	42,912
8	One Last "Woo-Hoo!" for the Pullman	0:06	2,066
9	Chicago	6:03	258,393
10	The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders - Part 1: The Great Frontier, Part 2: Come…	7:03	3,550
10	Casimir Pulaski Day	5:52	217,095
11	To the Workers of the Rockford River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your…	1:40	12,042
11	In This Temple, as in the Hearts of Man, for Whom He Saved the Earth	0:35	33,908
12	Prairie Fire That Wanders About	2:10	141,343
13	Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All the Way…	0:40	100,652
14	A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an…	0:19	9,743
15	The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!	5:21	127,125

About this album

Illinoise is a 2005 concept album by American songwriter Sufjan Stevens, with songs referencing places and people related to the U.S. state of Illinois. It is his second album based on a U.S. state, the first being his 2003 album Michigan.

Critics have widely acclaimed Illinoise, and the album was included on many “Best of 2005” lists in the Internet and print media. The website Metacritic, which compiles reviews, ranks Illinois as the best-reviewed album of 2005. That year, it was ranked “Album of the Year” by Pitchfork, Amazon. com’s editors, Entertainment Weekly’s Chris Willman, and The Los Angeles Times’ Richard Cromelin, among others.

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chuiRoi wrote:
yesterday evening

One of the best albums of the decade.

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Sara_ricoops wrote:
9 days ago

this album is just WOW. seriously one of the better albums in my huge collection.

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brownstar wrote:
19 days ago

This made my Top 25 albums of the decade. I'd love for your feedback on my list, a lot of heart and effort: http://katuwapitiya.com/?p=632

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fredricdafly wrote:
22 days ago

it took me far, FAR too long to get around to listening to this album. absolutely wonderful.

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mbjb1972 wrote:
22 days ago

I played this record to death and gave it a 2 year hiatus and on first spin remember why I played it to death. Wow.

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chillindilin wrote:
22 days ago

Amen, Sufjan!

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Ol_dirty_btard wrote:
27 days ago

4/10 album

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FootToFace wrote:
November 2009

it says Illinois on the side of the case, and when you burn it to your computer. it's listed as Illinois.

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oll-1 wrote:
November 2009

so why is it called illinois, when it says illinoise on the cover? i'm confused...

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fischerprice wrote:
November 2009

masterpiece.

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tommyhobbs wrote:
November 2009

Chicago is my favourite Sufjan Stevens song.

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elena_lay wrote:
November 2009

<3

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colorradio wrote:
November 2009

!!

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TheHochhaus wrote:
November 2009

pure gold.

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passport90 wrote:
October 2009

masterpiece

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gcandela wrote:
October 2009

I just found the None Shall Pass remix...I am disappointed in myself for not finding the Illinoize album sooner.

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fishniw wrote:
October 2009

this is honestly what living in illinois sounds like

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hotterthanjuly wrote:
September 2009

Not exactly. It's brilliant, but it's still overstuffed.

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nickplowman wrote:
September 2009

Right?!

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MrUniversalMind wrote:
August 2009

God Illinois is such a masterpiece.

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