To Be Kind

~ Release by Swans (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Recorded at Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, Texas.
Overdubs and vocals were executed at Elmwood Studios, Dallas, Texas.
Mastered at Micro-Moose, Berlin.

Released in a 6-panel digipack with an additional obi strip. Includes two booklets in both English and Japanese.
Track 2-6 is a bonus track for the Japanese edition.

Annotation last modified on 2018-10-12 20:10 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Screen Shot
recording engineer and mixer:
John Congleton
engineer:
Charles Godfrey (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
Michael Gira
guest background vocals:
St. Vincent
recorded at:
Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, United States
recording of:
Screen Shot
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
58:05
2Just a Little Boy (for Chester Burnett)
recording engineer and mixer:
John Congleton
engineer:
Charles Godfrey (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
Michael Gira
recorded at:
Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, United States
recording of:
Just a Little Boy (For Chester Burnett)
lyricist:
Michael Gira
composer:
Christoph Hahn, Michael Gira, Thor Harris, Christopher Pravdica, Phil Puleo and Norman Westberg (Swans guitarist)
4.3512:40
3A Little God in My Hands
recording engineer and mixer:
John Congleton
engineer:
Charles Godfrey (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
Michael Gira
guest background vocals:
Jennifer Church
recorded at:
Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, United States
recording of:
A Little God in My Hands
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
4.47:08
4Bring the Sun / Toussaint l’ouverture
recording engineer and mixer:
John Congleton
engineer:
Charles Godfrey (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
Michael Gira
guest background vocals:
Cold Specks and St. Vincent
recorded at:
Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, United States
recording of:
Bring the Sun
lyricist:
Michael Gira
composer:
Christoph Hahn, Michael Gira, Thor Harris, Christopher Pravdica, Phil Puleo and Norman Westberg (Swans guitarist)
recording of:
Toussaint l’ouverture
lyricist:
Michael Gira
composer:
Christoph Hahn, Michael Gira, Thor Harris, Christopher Pravdica, Phil Puleo and Norman Westberg (Swans guitarist)
534:05
5Some Things We Do
recording engineer:
John Congleton and Paul Wallfisch (lead vocals [Little Annie])
engineer:
Charles Godfrey (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
Michael Gira
mixer:
John Congleton
guest strings:
Julia Kent (cellist)
guest lead vocals [duet]:
Little Annie
lead vocals [duet]:
MG
strings arranger:
Julia Kent (cellist)
recorded at:
Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, United States
recording of:
Some Things We Do
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
45:09
CD 2
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1She Loves Us
recording engineer and mixer:
John Congleton
engineer:
Charles Godfrey (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
Michael Gira
guest background vocals:
Jennifer Church
recorded at:
Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, United States
recording of:
She Loves Us
lyricist:
Michael Gira
composer:
Christoph Hahn, Michael Gira, Thor Harris, Christopher Pravdica, Phil Puleo and Norman Westberg (Swans guitarist)
517:01
2Kirsten Supine
recording engineer and mixer:
John Congleton
engineer:
Charles Godfrey (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
Michael Gira
guest background vocals:
St. Vincent
recorded at:
Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, United States
recording of:
Kirsten Supine
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
510:32
3Oxygen
recording engineer and mixer:
John Congleton
engineer:
Charles Godfrey (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
Michael Gira
recorded at:
Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, United States
part of:
TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 6)
recording of:
Oxygen
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
publisher:
Young God Publishing
57:59
4Nathalie Neal
recording engineer and mixer:
John Congleton
engineer:
Charles Godfrey (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
Michael Gira
guest background vocals:
St. Vincent
recorded at:
Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, United States
recording of:
Nathalie Neal
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
4.310:15
5To Be Kind
recording engineer and mixer:
John Congleton
engineer:
Charles Godfrey (task: 2nd engineer)
producer:
Michael Gira
recorded at:
Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, United States
recording of:
To Be Kind
lyricist:
Michael Gira
composer:
Christoph Hahn, Michael Gira, Thor Harris, Christopher Pravdica, Phil Puleo and Norman Westberg (Swans guitarist)
58:23
6Coward (live)
8:24