Among the Leaves

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Among the Leaves
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 29, 2012
RecordedOctober 2011 – January 2012
Genre Indie folk
Length73:20
LanguageEnglish
Label Caldo Verde
Producer Mark Kozelek
Sun Kil Moon chronology
Admiral Fell Promises
(2010)
Among the Leaves
(2012)
Benji
(2014)
No.TitleLength
1."I Know It's Pathetic but That Was the Greatest Night of My Life"1:47
2."Sunshine in Chicago"2:34
3."The Moderately Talented Yet Attractive Young Woman vs. The Exceptionally Talented Yet Not So Attractive Middle Aged Man"3:44
4."That Bird Has a Broken Wing"2:31
5."Elaine"5:15
6."The Winery"4:26
7."Young Love"6:43
8."Song for Richard Collopy"3:29
9."Among the Leaves"3:31
10."Red Poison"1:52
11."Track Number 8"5:16
12."Not Much Rhymes with Everything's Awesome at All Times"3:15
13."King Fish"6:39
14."Lonely Mountain"5:29
15."UK Blues"6:16
16."UK Blues 2"4:58
17."Black Kite"5:35

Personnel

Sun Kil Moon
Additional musicians
Recording personnel
Artwork

Chart positions

Charts (2012)Peak
position
US Billboard Folk Albums [22] 8
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums [23] 6
US Billboard Independent Albums [24] 46
US Billboard Tastemaker Albums [25] 25

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