Amsterdam (The Lofty Pillars album)

Amsterdam
Studio album by The Lofty Pillars
Released	September 18, 2001
Recorded	Winter 2001 at Truckstop Audio Recording Company, Chicago, IL
Genre	Folk rock, americana
Length	62:55
Label	Atavistic
Producer	Joe Ferguson, Michael Krassner
The Lofty Pillars chronology
When We Were Lost (2000) Amsterdam (2001)

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Amsterdam is the second album by The Lofty Pillars, released on September 18, 2001 through Atavistic Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wil Hendricks and Michael Krassner, except "Fade Away" co-written with Fred Lonberg-Holm

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Amsterdam"	4:25
2.	"Roll Down"	3:10
3.	"Guest of Dishonour"	2:49
4.	"Fade Away"	4:46
5.	"Sons of Solemn Men"	3:17
6.	"Eulogy"	3:34
7.	"Field of Honour"	7:13
8.	"Mothers of Arms"	3:51
9.	"Three Men"	6:35
10.	"Wasted"	2:25
11.	"Down the River"	7:28
12.	"Farewell Song"	3:37
13.	"Longing"	5:52
14.	"Underworld"	3:53

Personnel

The Lofty Pillars

• Joe Ferguson – production, recording, mixing, backing vocals (11)
• Wil Hendricks – lead vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14), piano (1–6, 8–14), organ (5, 8, 10), bass guitar (1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11–14), acoustic bass (3), twelve-string acoustic guitar (7), acoustic guitar (2, 7), backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13)
• Michael Krassner – lead vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13), acoustic guitar (3, 5, 7–9, 11–14), electric guitar (4), bass guitar (2), backing vocals (12, 14), production, recording, mixing
• Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello (1–6, 8, 9, 13, 14), arrangements

Additional musicians and personnel

• Jason Adasiewicz – drums (4)
• Jessica Billey – violin (1, 4, 6, 9, 13, 14)
• Kyle Bruckmann – Cor anglais (2, 4, 5, 13, 14), oboe (14)
• Steve Dorocke – pedal steel guitar (7, 11, 12)
• Gerald Dowd – drums (1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 14)
• Mike Hagler – mastering
• Ryan Hembrey – bass guitar (4, 7)
• Glenn Kotche – drums (7), percussion (5)
• Jen Paulsen – viola (1–6, 9, 13, 14), violin (5)
• Matt Schneider – electric guitar (1, 6, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (1)