Cassadaga (album)

Cassadaga
Studio album by Bright Eyes
Released	April 9, 2007 [1]
Recorded	2006
Studio	New York City; Portland, Oregon; and Lincoln, Nebraska [2]
Genre	Indie rock indie folk alternative country
Length	62:05
Label	Saddle Creek
Producer	Mike Mogis
Bright Eyes chronology
Four Winds (2007) Cassadaga (2007) The People's Key (2011)
Singles from Cassadaga
"Four Winds" Released: March 6, 2007 "Hot Knives" / "If the Brakeman Turns My Way" Released: July 9, 2007

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed)"		6:05
2.	"Four Winds"		4:16
3.	"If the Brakeman Turns My Way"	Conor Oberst and Jason Boesel	4:53
4.	"Hot Knives"		4:13
5.	"Make a Plan to Love Me"		4:14
6.	"Soul Singer in a Session Band"		4:14
7.	"Classic Cars"		4:19
8.	"Middleman"		4:49
9.	"Cleanse Song"		3:28
10.	"No One Would Riot for Less"		5:12
11.	"Coat Check Dream Song"	Conor Oberst and Nate Walcott	4:10
12.	"I Must Belong Somewhere"		6:19
13.	"Lime Tree"		5:53

Cassadaga: A Companion

1. "Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed)" (companion version) – 2:48
2. "Middleman" (companion version) – 4:39
3. "Coat Check Dream Song" (companion version) – 4:42
4. "I Must Belong Somewhere" (companion version) – 4:45
5. "Napoleon's Hat" (companion version) – 5:42
6. "Wrecking Ball" (David Rawlings and Gillian Welch) – 5:19 ^[23]

B-sides

B-side	Availability
"Tourist Trap"	Four Winds
"Reinvent the Wheel"	Four Winds
"Cartoon Blues"	Four Winds
"Smoke Without Fire"	Four Winds
"Stray Dog Freedom"	Four Winds
"Endless Entertainment"	Download here
"Susan Miller Rag"	3" (8 cm) with Cassadaga pre-order

"Susan Miller Rag" is a B-side to the album. The song was released on CD and vinyl formats, and was only available to customers who pre-ordered Cassadaga.

Personnel

• Conor Oberst – voice (1–13), guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4–10, 12, 13), piano (track 3), synthesizer (track 13)
• Mike Mogis – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11), bass (tracks 1, 3–6, 9), pedal steel (tracks 1, 3, 10, 11), voice (tracks 3, 9, 11), lap steel (tracks 6, 8, 9), mandolin (tracks 2, 12), dobro (tracks 4, 12), percussion (tracks 8, 9), vibraphone (tracks 1, 11), 12-string (track 2), baritone (track 8), ukulele (track 9), glockenspiel (track 1)
• Nate Walcott – organ (1–3, 6, 7, 10, 12), piano (tracks 4, 6, 7), string arrangement (tracks 4, 10, 13), electric piano (tracks 2, 11), orchestral arrangement (tracks 1, 5), woodwind arrangement (tracks 8, 9)
• M. Ward – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 6), voice (track 6)
• Janet Weiss – drums (tracks 1, 4, 6)
• Clark Baechle – percussion (track 1)
• Stacy DuPree – voice (tracks 4, 5, 10, 11, 13)
• Sherri DuPree – voice (tracks 4, 5, 10, 11, 13)
• Z Berg – voice (tracks 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13)
• Rachael Yamagata – voice (tracks 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13)
• Hassan Lemtouni – voice (tracks 1, 11)
• Chris MacDonald – voice (track 5, 8)
• Suzie Katayama – conductor (tracks 1, 5)
• Bill Meyers – conductor (tracks 4, 10, 13)
• Dan McCarthy – bass (track 2)
• Jason Boesel – drums (tracks 2, 3, 7, 10–12), voice (tracks 3, 8)
• Anton Patzner – violin (tracks 2, 6)
• Maria Taylor – voice (track 2), drums (track 5)
• Andy LeMaster – voice (track 2)
• David Rawlings – guitar (tracks 5, 7, 12)
• Tim Luntzel – bass (tracks 7, 10)
• Gillian Welch – voice (track 7)
• Ted Stevens – voice (track 8)
• Sean Foley – voice (track 8)
• John McEntire – percussion (tracks 8, 9, 11), electronics (track 11)
• Michael Zerang – percussion (tracks 8, 9)
• Jonathan Crawford – percussion (tracks 8, 9, 11)
• Dan Bitney – percussion (tracks 8, 9)
• Dan Fliegel – percussion (tracks 8, 9)
• David Moyer – bass clarinet (track 8)
• Brian Walsh – clarinet (track 9), bass clarinet (track 8)
• Shane Aspegren – drums (track 11), percussion (track 9)
• Sarah Wass – flute (track 9)
• Myka Miller – oboe (track 9)
• Stefanie Drootin – bass (tracks 11, 12)
• Jake Bellows – voice (track 12)

Charts

Chart performance for Cassadaga

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [24]	40
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [25]	47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [26]	25
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [27]	39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [28]	36
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [29]	19
Irish Albums (IRMA) [30]	35
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [31]	9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [32]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [33]	59
UK Albums (OCC) [19]	13
US Billboard 200 [34]	4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [35]	1

References

1. Keefe, Michael (April 10, 2007). "Bright Eyes: Cassadaga". PopMatters. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
2. "Bright Eyes Bio". Saddle Creek Records LBJ-103. 2006. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
3. "Reviews for Cassadaga by Bright Eyes". Metacritic . Retrieved August 12, 2019.
4. Brown, Marisa. "Cassadaga – Bright Eyes". AllMusic . Retrieved August 12, 2019.
5. Murray, Noel (April 10, 2007). "Bright Eyes: Cassadaga / Four Winds". The A.V. Club . Retrieved August 12, 2019.
6. Greenblatt, Leah (April 9, 2007). "Cassadaga". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
7. Simpson, Dave (April 6, 2007). "Bright Eyes, Cassadaga". The Guardian . Retrieved August 12, 2019.
8. Cromelin, Richard (April 8, 2007). "Conor Oberst sails into the mystic". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 12, 2019.
9. Christgau, Robert (September 2007). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music . Retrieved August 12, 2019.
10. Martin, Dan (April 11, 2007). "Bright Eyes: Cassadaga". NME . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
11. Howe, Brian (April 9, 2007). "Bright Eyes: Cassadaga". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 12, 2019.
12. Christgau, Robert (April 2, 2007). "Cassadaga". Rolling Stone . Retrieved August 12, 2019.
13. Maerz, Melissa (April 2007). "Old at Heart". Spin . 23 (4): 89. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
14. Katie Hasty (April 9, 2006). "Bright Eyes Gets Busy On New Album". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
15. "Cassadaga". Saddle Creek Records. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
16. Katie Hasty, "'NOW' Remains No. 1 As Bright Eyes Debuts High", Billboard.com, April 18, 2007.
17. Ugwu, Reggie (April 28, 2014). "Conor Oberst: The Ex Boy Wonder of Indie Rock Moves to a Major Label". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
18. Robert Christgau, David Fricke, Christian Hoard, Rob Sheffield (December 17, 2007). "The Top 50 Albums of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 20, 2007
19. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
20. Corcoran, Nina (May 9, 2023). "Bright Eyes Announce "Companion" Reissues of Cassadaga, Noise Floor, and The People's Key". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
21. Fong, Kelley (January 18, 2007). "A tragic loss of life". The Stanford Daily. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
22. GRAMMY.com Archived April 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
23. "Cassadaga: A Companion - Bright Eyes". Bandcamp. Epic Games, Inc. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
24. "Australiancharts.com – Bright Eyes – Cassadaga". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
25. "Austriancharts.at – Bright Eyes – Cassadaga" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
26. "Ultratop.be – Bright Eyes – Cassadaga" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
27. "Danishcharts.dk – Bright Eyes – Cassadaga". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
28. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bright Eyes – Cassadaga" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
29. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bright Eyes – Cassadaga" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
30. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Bright Eyes". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
31. "Norwegiancharts.com – Bright Eyes – Cassadaga". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
32. "Swedishcharts.com – Bright Eyes – Cassadaga". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
33. "Swisscharts.com – Bright Eyes – Cassadaga". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
34. "Bright Eyes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
35. "Bright Eyes Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

External links

• Cassadaga Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at Saddle Creek Records