2017 mixtape by Sufjan Stevens
The Greatest Gift (styled The Greatest Gift Mixtape – Outtakes, Remixes & Demos from Carrie & Lowell ) is a mixtape by Sufjan Stevens consisting of outtakes and unreleased tracks from Stevens' 2015 release, Carrie & Lowell .
Critical reception
The mixtape received mostly positive reviews upon release. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics , the album has received an average score of 71, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 15 reviews.[ 1] Pitchfork Media gave the album a score of 7.2 out of 10, stating "Though too scattered to stand alone, the various demos and remixes culled from Carrie & Lowell add new context and dimension to Sufjan Stevens’ masterful album."[ 2]
Track listing
All songs written by Sufjan Stevens.
"Wallowa Lake Monster" – 6:52
"Drawn to the Blood" (Sufjan Stevens Remix) – 5:28
"Death with Dignity" (Helado Negro Remix) – 4:08
"John My Beloved" (iPhone Demo) – 4:17
"Drawn to the Blood" (Fingerpicking Remix) – 2:01
"The Greatest Gift" – 1:51
"Exploding Whale" (Doveman Remix) – 5:26
"All of Me Wants All of You" (Helado Negro Remix) – 3:24
"Fourth of July" (900X Remix) – 6:48
"The Hidden River of My Life" – 4:04
"City of Roses" – 2:14
"Carrie & Lowell" (iPhone Demo) – 1:52 – Digital exclusive / Hidden track on CD
Charts
References
^ a b "The Greatest Gift by Sufjan Stevens" . Metacritic . Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
^ a b Geffen, Sasha. "Sufjan Stevens: The Greatest Gift" . Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
^ Empire, Kitty. "Sufjan Stevens: The Greatest Gift review – unreleased Carrie and Lowell gems" . Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
^ Salmon, Ben. "Sufjan Stevens: The Greatest Gift Review" . Paste . Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
^ Wasserman, Milo. "Sufjan Stevens - The Greatest Gift" . Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
^ Clarke, Jude. "Sufjan Stevens: The Greatest Gift" . Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
^ Gill, Andy. "Album reviews: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Bjork, and more" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
^ a b Cornwell, Jane. "Albums of the week: Bjork, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and The Staves" . London Evening Standard . Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben. "Sufjan Stevens: The Greatest Gift review – upbeat return to whimsical ways" . The Guardian . Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
^ Steinberg, Charles. "Sufjan Stevens: The Greatest Gift" . Under the Radar . Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . December 4, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2020 .
^ "Sufjan Stevens Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ "Sufjan Stevens Chart History (Independent Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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