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Tracklist
A1        Either Way
Viola, Violin – Karen Waltuch
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy
3:06
A2        You Are My Face
Other [Feedback] – Jim O'Rourke
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline
4:37
A3        Impossible Germany
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy, Wilco
5:57
B1        Sky Blue Sky
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy
3:22
B2        Side With The Seeds
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy, Mikael Jorgensen
4:15
B3        Shake It Off
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy
5:40
C1        Please Be Patient With Me
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy
3:17
C2        Hate It Here
Percussion – Jim O'Rourke
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy, Wilco
4:30
C3        Leave Me (Like You Found Me)
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy
4:09
D1        Walken
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy, Wilco
4:26
D2        What Light
Acoustic Guitar – Jim O'Rourke
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy
3:35
D3        On And On And On
Viola, Violin – Karen Waltuch
Written-By – Jeff Tweedy, Wilco
4:01

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Nonesuch
Copyright © – Nonesuch
Recorded At – Sear Sound
Mixed At – Plyrz Studios
Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
Arranged By [Strings] – Jim O'Rourke
Bass, Vocals – John Stirratt
Drum, Percussion, Glockenspiel – Glenn Kotche
Engineer [Assistant] – Jason Tobias, Kevin Dean, Tom Gloady
Graphic Design – Jeff Tweedy, Lawrence Azerrad
Guitar, Loops – Nels Cline
Guitar, Piano, Electric Organ [Hammond], Electric Organ [Wurlitzer], Mellotron, Harpsichord – Pat Sansone
Guitar, Vocals – Jeff Tweedy
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Jim Scott
Recorded By – TJ Doherty*
Recorded by TJ Doherty
Mixed by Jim Scott at PLYRZ Studios
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios
String arrengements by Jim O'Rourke
Strings recorded at Sear Sound
Assistant Engineers: Jason Tobias, Tom Gloady, and Kevin Dean

All songs written by Jeff Tweedy unless otherwise noted

Cover Photograph: "Sky Chase" by Manuel Presti
Additional Photography: Frank Ockenfels
Illustrations: Nathaniel Murphy
 

Wilco: Pat Sansone (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Jeff Tweedy (vocals, guitar); John Stirratt (vocals, bass guitar); Nels Cline (guitar); Mike Jorgensen (keyboards); Glenn Kotche (drums). While Wilco's fifth studio album, A GHOST IS BORN, didn't come equipped with quite the same artsy, experimental flourishes as the album's infamous predecessor, YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT, it made officially clear that the band's days in the world of alt-country had long since passed. SKY BLUE SKY (2007) finds the band not so much in a holding pattern, but rather a state of artistic contentment. The album moves one step further away from Jim O'Rourke's atmospheric production style, and finds a pleasant mid-tempo groove that reminds one of PRETZEL LOGIC-era Steely Dan, mid-period Dylan, and even certain elements of John Lennon's solo work. Of course this is still Jeff Tweedy's band, which means SKY BLUE SKY never strays too far from what has emerged as a basic Wilco template. The constantly shifting Chicago ensemble (in its umpteenth incarnation by the album's release) still displays an instrumental precision and studio professionalism while working within a newfangled roots template, and Tweedy himself remains as searching as always, both lyrically and musically. With nary a rave-up in sight, the album could be criticized for being overly serene, but in a career marked by nearly constant tumult and controversy, it's more appropriate to see this as Jeff Tweedy's much needed and well-earned rest.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: ALTERNATIVE
• RSD Date: n/a
• Format Type: 2xLP
• Released: 5/15/2007