Only God Was Above Us

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Blu‐spec CD2

Annotation last modified on 2024-05-01 02:02 UTC.

Tracklist

1Blu-spec CD
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1Ice Cream Piano
recording engineer:
Will Canzoneri, Matt DiMona, Ariel Rechtshaid, David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Kyle Parker Smith (engineer)
drum machine programming:
Ariel Rechtshaid
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Michael Fridmann
engineer:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio), Dave Fridmann and Michael Fridmann
producer:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
mixer:
Dave Fridmann
acoustic guitar and piano:
Ezra Koenig
drums (drum set):
Chris Tomson
electric bass guitar:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio)
electric guitar:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
synthesizer:
Ariel Rechtshaid
vocals:
Ezra Koenig
orchestrator:
Will Canzoneri, Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
mixed at:
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
recording of:
Ice Cream Piano
writer:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
publisher:
Aries Vibrations, Neon Reggae Co-Op City Music LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3.53:36
2Classical
recording engineer:
Will Canzoneri, Matt DiMona, Ariel Rechtshaid, David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Kyle Parker Smith (engineer)
drum machine programming:
Ariel Rechtshaid
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Michael Fridmann
engineer:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio), Dave Fridmann and Michael Fridmann
producer:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
mixer:
Dave Fridmann
12 string guitar, organ and piano:
Ezra Koenig
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Henry Solomon (saxophone, composer, producer)
double bass:
Miles Mosley (US jazz/soul musician) and Ariel Rechtshaid
drums (drum set):
Ariel Rechtshaid and Chris Tomson
electric guitar:
Matt DiMona, Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
synthesizer:
Ariel Rechtshaid
soprano vocals:
Isabel Hagen
vocals:
Ezra Koenig
orchestrator:
Will Canzoneri, Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
mixed at:
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
part of:
TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Songs of 2024 (number: 16)
recording of:
Classical
lyricist and composer:
Ezra Koenig
publisher:
Aries Vibrations, Neon Reggae Co-Op City Music LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3.54:20
3Capricorn
recording engineer:
Will Canzoneri, Matt DiMona, Ariel Rechtshaid, David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Kyle Parker Smith (engineer)
drum machine programming:
Ariel Rechtshaid
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Michael Fridmann
engineer:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio), Dave Fridmann and Michael Fridmann
producer:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
mixer:
Dave Fridmann
acoustic guitar and piano:
Ezra Koenig
drums (drum set):
Jay Mumford
electric bass guitar:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio) and Ariel Rechtshaid
electric guitar:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
harmonica and synthesizer:
Ariel Rechtshaid
vocals:
Ezra Koenig
orchestrator:
Will Canzoneri, Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
mixed at:
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
recording of:
Capricorn
lyricist and composer:
Ezra Koenig
publisher:
Aries Vibrations, Neon Reggae Co-Op City Music LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3.54:10
4Connect
recording engineer:
Will Canzoneri, Matt DiMona, Ariel Rechtshaid, David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Kyle Parker Smith (engineer)
drum machine programming:
Ariel Rechtshaid
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Michael Fridmann
engineer:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio), Dave Fridmann and Michael Fridmann
producer:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
mixer:
Dave Fridmann
bass synthesizer and synthesizer:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
cello:
Hamilton Berry (American cellist)
drums (drum set):
Ariel Rechtshaid and Chris Tomson
keyboard and piano:
Ezra Koenig
vocals:
Ezra Koenig
orchestrator:
Will Canzoneri, Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
mixed at:
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
recording of:
Connect
lyricist and composer:
Ezra Koenig
publisher:
Aries Vibrations, Neon Reggae Co-Op City Music LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3.55:10
5Prep‐School Gangsters
recording engineer:
Will Canzoneri, Matt DiMona, Ariel Rechtshaid, David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Kyle Parker Smith (engineer)
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Michael Fridmann
engineer:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio), Dave Fridmann and Michael Fridmann
producer:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
mixer:
Dave Fridmann
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and piano:
Ezra Koenig
drum machine, electric bass guitar, farfisa and synthesizer:
Ariel Rechtshaid
drums (drum set):
Dev Hynes
violin:
Daphne Chen and Eric Gorfain
vocals:
Ezra Koenig
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
mixed at:
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
recording of:
Prep‐School Gangsters
lyricist and composer:
Ezra Koenig
publisher:
Aries Vibrations, Neon Reggae Co-Op City Music LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
43:49
6The Surfer
recording engineer:
Will Canzoneri, Matt DiMona, Ariel Rechtshaid, David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Kyle Parker Smith (engineer)
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Michael Fridmann
engineer:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio), Dave Fridmann and Michael Fridmann
producer:
Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid and Ristan Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Dave Fridmann
drums (drum set):
Ariel Rechtshaid and Chris Tomson
electric bass guitar, slide guitar and synthesizer:
Ariel Rechtshaid
electric guitar, organ and piano:
Ezra Koenig
vocals:
Ezra Koenig
orchestrator:
Will Canzoneri, Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
mixed at:
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
recording of:
The Surfer
writer:
Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Aries Vibrations, Neon Reggae Co-Op City Music LLC, Rostam Batmanglij‐Music (publisher; do not use as label) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3.55:47
7Gen‐X Cops
recording engineer:
Will Canzoneri, Matt DiMona, Ariel Rechtshaid, David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Kyle Parker Smith (engineer)
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Michael Fridmann
engineer:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio), Dave Fridmann and Michael Fridmann
producer:
Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid and Chris Tomson
mixer:
Dave Fridmann
cello:
Michelle Rearick (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Chris Tomson
electric bass guitar:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio) and Ariel Rechtshaid
guitar and synthesizer:
Ariel Rechtshaid
piano:
Ezra Koenig
vocals:
Ezra Koenig
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
mixed at:
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
recording of:
Gen‐X Cops
writer:
Ariel Zvi Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig and Chris Tomson
publisher:
Aries Vibrations, Neon Reggae Co-Op City Music LLC, Nothing But Nets Music LLC (Publishing affiliated with Vampire Weekend) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3.53:48
8Mary Boone
recording engineer:
Will Canzoneri, Matt DiMona, Ariel Rechtshaid, David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Kyle Parker Smith (engineer)
drum machine programming:
Ariel Rechtshaid
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Michael Fridmann
engineer:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio), Dave Fridmann and Michael Fridmann
producer:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
mixer:
Dave Fridmann
congas, percussion, synthesizer and tambourine:
Ariel Rechtshaid
piano:
Ezra Koenig
choir vocals:
Eliza Bagg, Jodie Landau, Luc Kleiner and Kathryn Shuman (US soprano and composer)
vocals:
Ezra Koenig
orchestrator:
Will Canzoneri, Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
mixed at:
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
samples:
Back to Life by Soul II Soul
recording of:
Mary Boone
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Ezra Koenig, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
publisher:
Aries Vibrations, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Neon Reggae Co-Op City Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WC Music Corp.
44:26
9Pravda
recording engineer:
Will Canzoneri, Matt DiMona, Ariel Rechtshaid, David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Kyle Parker Smith (engineer)
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Michael Fridmann
engineer:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio), Dave Fridmann and Michael Fridmann
producer:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
mixer:
Dave Fridmann
drums (drum set):
Ariel Rechtshaid and Chris Tomson
electric bass guitar:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio) and Ariel Rechtshaid
guitar and synthesizer:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
keyboard:
Ezra Koenig
vocals:
Ezra Koenig
orchestrator:
Will Canzoneri, Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
mixed at:
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
recording of:
Pravda
lyricist and composer:
Ezra Koenig
publisher:
Aries Vibrations, Brought to You by Heavy Duty, Neon Reggae Co-Op City Music LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3.54:11
10Hope
recording engineer:
Will Canzoneri, Matt DiMona, Ariel Rechtshaid, David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Kyle Parker Smith (engineer)
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Michael Fridmann
engineer:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio), Dave Fridmann and Michael Fridmann
producer:
Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
mixer:
Dave Fridmann
acoustic guitar and piano:
Ezra Koenig
additional drums (drum set):
Jay Mumford
drums (drum set), electric guitar, glockenspiel and slide guitar:
Ariel Rechtshaid
electric bass guitar:
Chris Baio (Chris Baio)
vocals:
Ezra Koenig
orchestrator:
Will Canzoneri, Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
mixed at:
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
recording of:
Hope
lyricist and composer:
Ezra Koenig
publisher:
Aries Vibrations, Neon Reggae Co-Op City Music LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3.57:58
11Broken Washing Machine
producer:
Dahi and Ariel Rechtshaid
assistant mixer:
Michael Fridmann
mixer:
Dave Fridmann
bass guitar and guitar:
Steve Lacy (guitarist and back‐up vocalist with The Internet; born 1998)
keyboard:
Ezra Koenig
vocals:
Ezra Koenig
mixed at:
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
recording of:
Broken Washing Machine
writer:
Ezra Koenig and Steve Lacy (guitarist and back‐up vocalist with The Internet; born 1998)
2:43
12Gen‐X Cops (acoustic)3:11

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Japan
art direction:Nick Harwood
photography:Michael Schmelling (task: band photos)
Steven Siegel (American photographer) (task: “Subway Dream” photos)
additional recording engineer:Chris Baio (Chris Baio)
Dave Fridmann
Michael Fridmann
recording engineer:Will Canzoneri
Matt DiMona
Ariel Rechtshaid
David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer)
Kyle Parker Smith (engineer)
mastering:Emily Lazar (founder and mastering engineer at “The Lodge” NY)
rights society:JASRAC (Japan rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
manufactured by:Sony Music Labels Inc. (record company established in 2014; rights and manufacturer use primarily, not an imprint)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
licensed to:Spring Snow, LLC
recorded at:EastWest Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Effie Street Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
Heavy Duty Studio A in Los Angeles, California, United States
Promised Land Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Sony Music Studios (Sony Music Studios Tokyo) in Akasaka, Minato (Minato-ku), Tokyo, Japan
Tarbox Road Studios in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
The Mews in New York, New York, United States
mastered at:The Lodge in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/30311669 [info]
ASIN:JP: B0CWGM5K1C [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://tower.jp/item/6293730 [info]
https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICP-31710 [info]
https://www.yesasia.com/1128076131-0-0-0-en/info.html [info]
discography entry:https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/vampireweekend/discography/SICP-31710 [info]