Sufjan Stevens' Seven Swans Gets Reimagined for Charity

Thanks to charitable independent compilation company On Joyful Wings, Sufjan Stevens’ groundbreaking 2004 album Seven Swans will be reimagined by 15 artists. Profits from the album benefit the Susan G. Komen For The Cure breast cancer foundation.

The album is lead by Will Oldham of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Palace Music fame, joined by artists such as the Gregory Brothers, Derek Webb, and the David Crowder*Band. Each artist provides their own influence on the music, but each track “maintains the solemn and direct tone created by Stevens.”

Seven Swans Reimagined Tracklist

1 “All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands” [Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy]
2 “The Dress Looks Nice On You” [The Gregory Brothers]
3 “In The Devil’s Territory” [Derek Webb]
4 “To Be Alone With You” [Joshua James]
5 “Abraham” [Damion Suomi]
6 “Sister” [Unwed Sailor]
7 “Size Too Small” [Wakey]
8 “We Won’t Need Legs To Stand” [Elin K. Smith]
9 “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” [DM Stith]
10 “He Woke Me Up Again” [Half-Handed Cloud]
11 “Seven Swans” [Carl Hauck]
12 “The Transfiguration” [David Crowder*Band]

b-sides
13 “I Went Dancing With My Sister” [Jason Harrod]
14 “Waste Of What Your Kids Won’t Have” [Shannon Stephens with Gregory Paul]
15 “Borderline” [Inlets]

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