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2003 studio album by The Minus 5
Down with Wilco is the fifth album by
American
rock band
The Minus 5 . Produced by Scott McCaughey and Jeff Tweedy, it is a collaboration between McCaughey and
Wilco , recorded at SOMA Studios Chicago in September and December 2001. Released on
Yep Roc in 2003, it also features contributions from
Peter Buck of
R.E.M. ,
Ken Stringfellow of
The Posies , Sean O'Hagan of
The High Llamas , with Jessy Greene providing strings. The double-vinyl version adds five songs not included on the CD.
Track listing
All songs written by
Scott McCaughey , except as indicated.
"The Days of Wine and Booze" – 3:42
"Retrieval of You" (McCaughey/
Jeff Tweedy ) – 3:51
"That's Not the Way That It's Done" – 3:29
"The Town That Lost Its Groove Supply" (McCaughey/Tweedy) – 2:35
"Daggers Drawn" – 2:47
"Where Will You Go?" – 3:17
"Life Left Him There" – 3:00
"The Family Gardener" (McCaughey/Tweedy) – 2:44
"The Old Plantation" – 3:40
"What I Don't Believe" – 2:29
"View from Below" – 3:17
"I'm Not Bitter" (Tad Hutchison/McCaughey) – 2:58
"Dear Employer (The Reason I Quit)" – 4:13
Personnel
The Minus 5
Scott McCaughey – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, keyboards, pedal steel, trumpet, bass harmonica, strings, ocarina, percussion, kalimba
Jeff Tweedy – guitar, backing vocals, synth, orchestron, marimba, piano
Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
Peter Buck – 12-string guitar, e-bow guitar, mandolin, six-string bass, slide guitar, electronic tanpura, electric guitar
John Stiratt – bass, backing vocals
Leroy Bach – acoustic guitar, synth, piano, electric guitar, Wurlitzer, baritone sax, marimba
Ken Stringfellow – backing vocals, organ, banjo, baritone guitar, Moroccan horn
Additional musicians
Jessy Greene – violin, cello (1, 8, 9)
Rebecca Gates – backing vocals (3, 5)
Charlie Francis – mellotron (5), backing vocals (7)
Sean O'Hagan – banjo, acoustic guitar (3)
Christy McWilson – backing vocals (6)
Brian Paulson – "yakbox" (8)
References
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