A Sun Came

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Version 2, jump to:   Artwork   |   Tracklist   |   Details   |   Notes   |   Reviews

Version 1 Artwork:

Version 1 Tracklist:

1. We Are What You Say
2. A Winner Needs A Wand
3. Rake
4. Siamese Twins
5. Demetrius
6. Dumb I Sound
7. Wordsworth’s Ridge (For Fran Fike)
8. Belly Button
9. Rice Pudding
10. A Loverless Bed (Without Remission)
11. Godzuki
12. Super Sexy Woman
13. The Oracle Said Wander
14. Happy Birthday
15. Jason
16. Kill
17. Ya Leil
18. A Sun Came / Satan’s Saxophones

Version 1 Details:

Label: Asthmatic Kitty
Release Date: 1999
Catalog # AKR001
Format: CD, digital download
Availability: CD is out of print, digital download available at iTunes or eMusic.

Version 1 Additional notes:

• Sufjan Stevens plays acoustic guitar, sopranino/soprano/tenor recorders, wood flute, oboe, banjo, octave guitar, piano, sitar, alto saxophone, electric guitar, electric bass, xylophone, drums and percussion.
• Also featuring Matt Morgan (guitar solos, tracks 5 & 13), Shannon Stephens (back-up vocals, track 2), Jesse Koskey (drum beats, tracks 9 & 10), Ghadeer Yaser (vocals, tracks 5 & 17), Marzuki Stevens (guitar theme, track 10; percussion, track 12; tenor sax, track 18).
• View press release

Version 2 Artwork:

Version 2 Tracklist:

1. We Are What You Say
2. A Winner Needs A Wand
3. Rake
4. Siamese Twins
5. Demetrius
6. Dumb I Sound
7. Wordsworth’s Ridge (For Fran Fike)
8. Belly Button
9. Rice Pudding
10. A Loverless Bed (Without Remission)
11. Godzuki
12. Super Sexy Woman
13. The Oracle Said Wander
14. Happy Birthday
15. Jason
16. Kill
17. Ya Leil
18. A Sun Came
19. Satan’s Saxophones
20. Joy! Joy! Joy!
21. You Are The Rake

Version 2 Details:

Label: Asthmatic Kitty
Release Date: July 20, 2004
Catalog # AKR009
Format: CD
Availability: available at select stores and directly from Asthmatic Kitty.

Version 2 Additional notes:

• Remastered.
• New artwork by Stephen Halker.
• Two additional songs: Joy! Joy! Joy!, You Are The Rake.

Version 1 / Version 2
Reviews on this site:

• Magnet - No 52 - December/January 2002

Reviews on other sites:

• Babysue / LMNOP
• Cornerstone
• Delusions Of Adequacy
• Flygirl
• Ink 19
• Key Entertainment Worldwide Network
• Opuszine
• Phantom Tollbooth
• Pitchfork
• Prefix
• The Eighth Nerve
• Trouser Press