Golden Opportunities Mixtape
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The Golden Opportunities Mixtape is a free downloadable album by indie rock band Okkervil River. It contains eight covers and one live version of an original. It was released without any press as a free download from the band's website on December 12, 2007. It was listed as a Must Have Download in the 1044th Issue of Rolling Stone.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "April Anne" | John Phillips | 4:14 |
2. | "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" | Randy Newman | 2:29 |
3. | "I Want to Know" | Charles F. Olsen/Ed Sanders | 2:57 |
4. | "Do What You Gotta Do" | Jimmy Webb | 3:04 |
5. | "I Came Here to Say I'm Going Away" | Serge Gainsbourg/Translated by Will Sheff | 4:33 |
6. | "The Blonde in the Bleachers" | Joni Mitchell | 3:02 |
7. | "Antarctica Starts Here" | John Cale | 2:43 |
8. | "Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas" | Will Sheff | 7:11 |
9. | "Solo" | Sandy Denny | 3:45 |
Personnel
- Will Sheff: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
- Scott Brackett: Cornet, Keyboards, Piano on "April Anne"
- Brian Cassidy: Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, Piano on "Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas"
- Jonathan Meiburg: Vocals, Piano, Accordion
- Travis Nelsen: Drums
- Patrick Pestorius: Bass
- Justin Sherburn: Keyboard on "I Came Here to Say I'm Going Away"