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The Greatest Gift is a mixtape of outtakes, remixes and demos from Sufjan's 2015 album Carrie & Lowell. Already on vinyl and digital, the mixtape arrives on CD on November 16. This collection serves as a companion piece to the Carrie & Lowell Live album released earlier this year (and as an expansion to the original album). In the same way the live show featured re-interpretations of the songs from Carrie & Lowell, the mixtape unveils new remixes by several longstanding collaborators including Roberto C. Lange (akaHelado Negro), Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman), and James McAlister (aka 900X). The album also features Sufjan's own remix of InchDrawn to the Blood.InchThe mixtape includes a few alternate and/or demo versions of songs from the original album. The digital also contains an iPhone demo of the song InchCarrie & Lowell.InchThe mixtape features four previously unreleased new songs, InchofficialInch outtakes from Carrie & Lowell (they were recorded at the same time as the album). These includeInchWallowa Lake Monster,InchThe Hidden River of My Life,InchCity of Roses,Inch and InchThe Greatest Gift.Inch This new material, in it's investigation of love, life, death, God, and the beautiful state of Oregon, serves as a contemplative companion to the original album. We hope you enjoy. Album Tracks 1. Wallowa Lake Monster 2. Drawn to the Blood (Sufjan Stevens Remix) 3. John My Beloved (Iphone Demo) 4. Drawn to the Blood (Fingerpicking Remix) 5. The Greatest Gift 6. Exploding Whale (Doveman Remix) 7. All of Me Wants All of You (Helado Negro Remix) 8. Fourth of July (900X Remix) 9. The Hidden River of My Life 10. City of Roses
