A Ghost Is Born (remastered, deluxe edition)

~ Release by Wilco (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

Includes a deluxe 48-page hardcover book with previously unpublished photos and a new in-depth recording history of the album by Grammy-winning writer Bob Mehr.

Annotation last modified on 2025-02-08 03:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1: A Ghost Is Born (original album)
#TitleRatingLength
1At Least That's What You Said5:33
2Hell Is Chrome
bass:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer)
drums (drum set):
Glenn Kotche
electric guitar and background vocals:
John Stirratt
guitar [electric lead guitar] and vocal:
Jeff Tweedy
organ [korg CX-3 organ]:
Leroy Bach
piano:
Mikael Jorgensen
recording of:
Hell Is Chrome
writer:
Mikael Jorgensen and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Jorgenstormusic and Words Ampersand Music
4:38
3Spiders (Kidsmoke)
bass and background vocals:
John Stirratt
drums (drum set):
Glenn Kotche
guitar [electric lead guitar] and vocal:
Jeff Tweedy
guitar [electric rhythm guitar] and synthesizer [ARP 2600]:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer)
other instruments [RMI rock-si-chord]:
Mikael Jorgensen
piano:
Mikael Jorgensen and Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer)
recording of:
Spiders (Kidsmoke)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
10:46
4Muzzle of Bees
acoustic guitar:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer)
baritone guitar [acoustic baritone 12 string guitar], guitar [lead guitar] and vocal:
Jeff Tweedy
bass:
Leroy Bach
drums (drum set):
Glenn Kotche
organ [farfisa organ]:
Mikael Jorgensen
piano:
Mikael Jorgensen, Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer) and John Stirratt
background vocals:
John Stirratt
recording of:
Muzzle of Bees
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
writer:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer)
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
4:56
5Hummingbird
bass and guitar [electric lead guitar]:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer)
drums (drum set):
Glenn Kotche
guitar [electric rhythm guitar] and background vocals:
John Stirratt
hammered dulcimer:
Frank Montuoro
piano:
Mikael Jorgensen
viola:
Karen Waltuch
vocal:
Jeff Tweedy
recording of:
Hummingbird (Wilco song)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
3:12
6Handshake Drugs
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and vocal:
Jeff Tweedy
bass and background vocals:
John Stirratt
drums (drum set):
Glenn Kotche
guitar [electric rhythm guitar]:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer)
other instruments [RMI rock-si-chord]:
Mikael Jorgensen
percussion:
Tim Barnes (NYC percussionist, sound designer & experimental musician)
piano:
Leroy Bach
recording of:
Handshake Drugs
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
6:08
7Wishful Thinking
acoustic guitar, baritone guitar [acoustic baritone 12 string guitar] and vocal:
Jeff Tweedy
bass:
John Stirratt
drums (drum set):
Glenn Kotche
organ [farfisa organ] and piano:
Mikael Jorgensen
organ [korg CX-3 organ]:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer)
vibraphone:
Leroy Bach
recording of:
Wishful Thinking
writer:
Glenn Kotche and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Pear Blossom Music and Words Ampersand Music
4:38
8Company in My Back
acoustic guitar:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer) and Jeff Tweedy
bass:
John Stirratt
drums (drum set), hammered dulcimer and percussion:
Glenn Kotche
Dubreq Stylophone [stylophone] and synthesizer [fenix modular synthesizer]:
Mikael Jorgensen
organ [korg CX-3 organ] and piano:
Leroy Bach
vocal:
Jeff Tweedy
recording of:
Company in My Back
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
3:47
9I'm a Wheel2:38
10Theologians3:37
11Less Than You Think15:04
12The Late Greats2:36
CD 2: Dbpm: Outtakes / Alternates 1
#TitleRatingLength
1At Least That's What You Said (8/13/02 SOMA-Chicago)5:13
2Hell Is Chrome (10/5/03 SOMA-Chicago)3:46
3Spiders (Kidsmoke) (9/28/03 SOMA-Chicago)4:47
4Muzzle of Bees (7/15/03 SOMA-Chicago)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Muzzle Of Bees - 7/15/03 SOMA-Chicago Version
writer:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer) and Jeff Tweedy
5:09
5Hummingbird (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)3:52
6Handshake Drugs (11/13/03 Sear Sound-NYC)7:47
7Wishful Thinking (11/1/03 Sear Sound-NYC)4:41
8Company in My Back (2/8/03 Hothouse-St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia)
miscellaneous support:
Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer) (task: restoration)
engineer:
Finn Keane (Melbourne-based engineer/producer)
recording of:
Company In My Back - 2/8/03 Hothouse-St. Kilda, Melbourne Version
writer:
Jeff Tweedy
4:22
9I'm a Wheel (August 2002 SOMA-Chicago)2:36
10Theologians (3/19/03 SOMA-Chicago)3:26
11Less Than You Think (11/11/03 Sear Sound-NYC)2:57
12The Late Greats (7/19/03 SOMA-Chicago)3:47
13Kicking Television (3/18/03 SOMA-Chicago)2:59
14The High Heat (2/5/02 SOMA-Chicago)3:03
15Panthers (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)3:55
16Diamond Claw (3/21/03 SOMA-Chicago)3:29
17Bob Dylan's 49th Beard (June 2002 SOMA-Chicago)2:22
18More Like the Moon (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)6:34
19Improbable Germany (10/7/03 SOMA-Chicago)3:40
CD 3: Unstitched: Outtakes / Alternates 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Handshake Drugs (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)5:10
2Hummingbird (February 2002 SOMA-Chicago)4:04
3The High Heat (2/4/02 SOMA-Chicago)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
The High Heat (2/4/02 SOMA-Chicago)
writer:
Jeff Tweedy
3:04
4Spiders (Kidsmoke) (February 2002 SOMA-Chicago)6:36
5Diamond Claw (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)3:44
6Muzzle of Bees (October 2003 Sear Sound-NYC)
recording of:
Muzzle of Bees (October 2003 Sear Sound-NYC)
writer:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer) and Jeff Tweedy
4:17
7Like a Stone (11/10/03 Sear Sound-NYC)2:23
8Leave Me (Like You Found Me) (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)7:25
9Losing Interest (11/11/03 Sear Sound-NYC)2:16
10Old Maid (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Old Maid (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)
writer:
Jeff Tweedy
2:48
11Spiders (Kidsmoke) (August 2002 SOMA-Chicago)4:57
12Panthers (October 2003 Sear Sound-NYC)3:36
13Muzzle of Bees (7/16/03 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Muzzle of Bees (7/16/03 SOMA-Chicago)
writer:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer) and Jeff Tweedy
3:58
14Diamond Claw (10/9/03 SOMA-Chicago)3:10
15Losing Interest (7/20/03 SOMA-Chicago)3:16
16Spiders (Kidsmoke) (October 2003 SOMA-Chicago)4:40
17The Thanks I Get (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)3:16
18Two Hat Blues (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)2:33
19Improbable Germany (January 2002 The Loft-Chicago)4:05
CD 4: The Hook at the Wang (10/1/04 Wang Center-Boston, MA)
#TitleRatingLength
1Muzzle of Bees
live recording of:
Muzzle of Bees
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
writer:
Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer)
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
5:17
2Company in My Back
live recording of:
Company in My Back
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
3:43
3I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
live recording of:
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
6:24
4A Shot in the Arm
live recording of:
A Shot in the Arm
lyricist and composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco), John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy
4:56
5Hell Is Chrome5:38
6Handshake Drugs
live recording of:
Handshake Drugs
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
6:31
7Jesus, Etc.
live recording of:
Jesus, Etc.
lyricist:
Jeff Tweedy
writer and composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and Jeff Tweedy
4:16
8Hummingbird
live recording of:
Hummingbird (Wilco song)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
3:39
9I'm Always in Love
live recording of:
I’m Always in Love
lyricist and composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and Jeff Tweedy
3:52
10At Least That's What You Said
live recording of:
At Least That's What You Said
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
5:36
11Ashes of American Flags
live recording of:
Ashes of American Flags
lyricist:
Jeff Tweedy
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and Jeff Tweedy
6:53
12Theologians3:40
CD 5: The Hook at the Wang (10/1/04 Wang Center-Boston, MA)
#TitleRatingLength
1I'm the Man Who Loves You
live recording of:
I'm the Man Who Loves You
lyricist:
Jeff Tweedy
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and Jeff Tweedy
3:46
2Poor Places
live recording of:
Poor Places
lyricist:
Jeff Tweedy
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and Jeff Tweedy
5:43
3Spiders (Kidsmoke)
live recording of:
Spiders (Kidsmoke)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
11:44
4She's a Jar
live recording of:
She’s a Jar
lyricist and composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and Jeff Tweedy
5:43
5A Magazine Called Sunset
live recording of:
A Magazine Called Sunset
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
writer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
3:08
6Kingpin
live recording of:
Kingpin
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
5:05
7The Late Greats
live recording of:
The Late Greats
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
2:48
8I'm a Wheel
live recording of:
I'm a Wheel
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
4:54
9Via Chicago
live recording of:
Via Chicago
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Words Ampersand Music
5:10
10California Stars
live recording of:
California Stars
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (in 1997) and Jeff Tweedy (in 1997)
5:33
11Christ for President
live recording of:
Christ for President
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (in 1997) and Jeff Tweedy (in 1997)
3:11
CD 6: Fundamentals 1 & 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Fundamental 130:19
2Fundamental 233:37
CD 7: Fundamentals 3 & 4
#TitleRatingLength
1Fundamental 332:12
2Fundamental 432:18
CD 8: Fundamentals 5 & 6
#TitleRatingLength
1Fundamental 532:59
2Fundamental 622:32
CD 9: Fundamental 7
#TitleRatingLength
9Fundamental 732:41

Credits

Release

art direction:Meagan Bennett (artistic director)
Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer)
photography:Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer) (task: original album photography)
Michael Schmelling (task: original album photography)
Michael Schmelling
legal representation:Jaime Herman (lawyer)
liner notes:Bob Mehr (journalist)
miscellaneous support:Karina Beznicki (Producer and coordinator, mainly for the label Nonesuch) (task: production manager / production supervision)
Brandy Breaux (credited for management; aka. Brandy Breaux-Simkins) (task: management / office)
Mark Greenberg (Chicago-area engineer and musician) (task: management / studio)
Josh Grier (New York City entertainment lawyer) (task: management)
David Holmes (Production assistance at Nonesuch) (task: production manager / production assistance)
Maya Bouvier-Lyons (editorial and design manager, Nonesuch Records) (task: production manager / production assistance)
Crystal Myers (credited for management; member of Tony Margherita Management, Omega Management Group) (task: management)
Warner Swain (audio technician and crew) (task: management / archive)
executive producer:David Bither (President of Nonesuch Records since Jan 2017)
producer:Cheryl Pawelski (task: reissue producer)
Jeff Tweedy (task: reissue producer)
editor:Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer)
Jordan McLeod
Cheryl Pawelski
mastering:Chris Bellman (mastering engineer)
Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer)
Bob Jackson (Engineer)
Brian Lee (mastering engineer, designer, editor)
Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
Jordan McLeod
Cheryl Pawelski
design:Meagan Bennett (artistic director)
Dan Nadel (task: original album design with)
Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer) (task: original album design)
Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer)
publisher:Come Here With That Music
Field Code Music
Jorgenstorm Music
Pear Blossom Music
Poeyfarre Music
Titanic Majesties Music (publisher)
You Want a Piece of This Music
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Nonesuch Records Inc. (not for release label use, consider using its imprint "Nonesuch" instead)
recorded at:Hothouse Audio (Australian recording studios) in St Kilda, City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
Soma Electronic Music Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
The Loft (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Wang Center for the Performing Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:The Loft (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
mastered at:Bernie Grundman Mastering (Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:Osiris Studio (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/33060093 [info]