'' (2003) is a
Concept Album by
Sufjan Stevens , with songs referencing cities and people in the state of
Michigan . It is the first in "The 50 States" project, a planned series of 50 albums to encompass all 50 states of the
United States . Although the album cover reads "Greetings From Michigan The Great Lake State", the official album title is just "Michigan". "Holland" was also featured on the soundtrack to ''
Weeds ''.
Elin, Megan, and Daniel Smith (of
Danielson Famile ), and
John Ringhofer (
Half-handed Cloud ).
Album art features original hand-paintings by
Martha Stewart Living crafts editor
Laura Normandin .
# "Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid)" – 3:44
# "All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!" – 4:33
# "For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti" – 3:57
# "Say Yes! to M!ch!gan!" – 2:46
- (''The track title refers to a Michigan tourism slogan from the 1980s'')
# "The Upper Peninsula" – 3:23
# "Tahquamenon Falls" – 2:18
# "Holland" – 3:26
# "Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)" – 8:20
# "Romulus" – 4:41
# "Alanson, Crooked River" – 1:18
# "Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie" – 2:52
# "They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For the Homeless in Muskegon)" – 6:21
# "Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickerel Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?)" – 9:23
# "Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)" – 2:02
# "Vito's Ordination Song" – 7:07
Bonus Tracks on the Vinyl release:
#"Marching Band" – 3:41
#"Niagara Falls (final)" – 2:22
#"Pickeral Lake" – 3:11
#"Presidents and Magistrates" -
#"Vito's Ordination Song (demo)" – 5:25
#"Wolverine" – 2:10
The European re-release of the album in 2004 also contains the bonus tracks "Marching Band" and "Pickerel Lake".
The album ''A Collision'' by the
David Crowder Band includes a cover of track 13, "Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?)".
