Releases
Plans (Vinyl)
Atlantic
August 2005
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Tracklisting
- "Marching Bands of Manhattan"
- "Soul Meets Body"
- "Summer Skin"
- "Different Names for the Same Thing"
- "I Will Follow You into the Dark"
- "Your Heart is an Empty Room"
- "Someday You Will Be Loved"
- "Crooked Teeth"
- "What Sarah Said"
- "Brothers on a Hotel Bed"
- "Stable Song"
Credits
Words by Benjamin GibbardProduced, recorded and mixed by Christopher Walla
Additional recording by Mike Lapierre, Robbie Skrocki and Beau Sorenson
‘Crooked Teeth’ mixed by Chris Shaw at Sound Track in New York, NY
William Swan plays the trumpet on ‘Soul Meets Body’
Sean Nelson sings the harmonies on ‘Crooked Teeth’
Recorded in the barn at Longview Farms, North Brookfield, MA with help from Mike Lapierre and Ben Slater
Additional recording at:
Avast! in Seattle, with help from Stuart Hallerman and Kevin Suggs;
Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, with help from Justin Armstrong and Austin Sousa; and
The Hall of Justice and Skrocki in Seattle, with help from Skrocki
Mixed at Smart Studios in Madison, WI with invaluable guidance from Beau Sorenson, and with the assistance of Mike Zirkel and Lonya Nenashev
Mastered by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering in Phoenix, AZ
Original artwork and layout by Adde Russell: www.adderussell.com
Management: Jordan Kurland / Zeitgeist Artist Management, LTD
Assistants: Hari Berrier, Jenn Leibhart
Legal: Conrad M. Rippy / Levine Plotkin & Menin, LLP
Business Management: David Rawson and Darlene Johnson / Zeisler, Zeisler & Rawson, LLP
A&R: Sam Riback and Mary Gormley
Booking by Trey Many / Aero Booking
Tour management by Mark Duston
Live sound by John Byrd and Will Markwell
Equipment and stage management by Andy Hayward
The lights are operated by Mark A. Philips
The bus is driven by Jason Yakel
Jason uses Ludwig drums, Paiste cymbals and Vic Firth sticks
Ben, Nick and Chris use D' Addario strings
'Plans' was recorded using RADAR 24
All songs by Benjamin Gibbard, © 2005 EMI Blackwood Music Inc. obo itself / Where I'm Calling From Music (BMI) except: "Someday You Will Be Loved", "Crooked Teeth" and "Brothers on a Hotel Bed", by Benjamin Gibbard and Christopher Walla, © 2005 EMI Blackwood Music Inc. obo itself / Where I'm Calling From Music (BMI) / Please Pass the Songs (BMI); "Summer Skin", by Benjamin Gibbard, Jason McGerr and Christopher Walla © 2005 EMI Blackwood Music Inc. obo itself / Where I'm Calling From Music (BMI) / Giant Beat Songs (BMI) / Please Pass the Songs (BMI); and "What Sarah Said", by Benjamin Gibbard and Nicholas Harmer, © 2005 EMI Blackwood Music Inc. obo itself / Where I'm Calling From Music (BMI) / Shove It Up Your Songs (BMI)
Thank you all. There are simply too many to name.
This album is dedicated to Josh Rosenfeld

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