Her Majesty the Decemberists

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Released September 9, 2003 Her Majesty the Decemberists(2003) Picaresque(2005) Release date 9 September 2003 Label Kill Rock Stars		Length 48:26 Artist The Decemberists Producer Larry Crane Genres Indie rock, Baroque pop

Recorded February 2003 – March 2003 Similar The Decemberists albums, Indie rock albums

Her Majesty the Decemberists is the second full-length album by The Decemberists, released on September 9, 2003, by Kill Rock Stars. The song "Song for Myla Goldberg" was written years earlier, after Colin Meloy had been a media escort for the novelist Myla Goldberg during a tour following the publication of her first book, Bee Season.

The album cover was designed by the Portland artist Carson Ellis, the long-time girlfriend (and now wife) of Meloy, who has created artwork for each of the band's albums.

Track listing

All songs written by Colin Meloy.

Note: On some editions, the track listing printed on the actual disc omits "The Chimbley Sweep", though the song is listed on the back of the CD jacket and in the liner notes.

Personnel

According to the liner notes of Her Majesty the Decemberists.

The Decemberists

Colin Meloy – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion

Chris Funk – electric guitar, Oberheim synthesizer, pedal steel, lap steel, dobro, percussion

Jenny Conlee – Hammond organ, piano, Rhodes piano, accordion, Wurlitzer, backing vocals, percussion

Jesse Emerson – electric bass, upright bass, percussion

Rachel Blumberg – drums, percussion, vibes, glockenspiel, backing vocals, organ solo on "Red Right Ankle"

Additional musicians

Cory Gray – trumpet, trombone, hand claps

Dave Lipkind – chromatic harmonica

Carson Ellis – Blood-curdling scream

Kenneth Erlick – Hand claps

Her Majesty's String Quartet

Bridget Callahan – viola

Mike Lah – cello

Lucia Atkinson – violin

Emily Cox – violin

Production

Produced by The Decemberists with Larry Crane and Adam Selzer

Engineered by Larry Crane (tracks 2–6, 8, 10) and Adam Selzer (tracks 1, 7, 9, 11)

Mastered by John Golden

String arrangements by Mike Johnson

Illustrations and design by Carson Ellis, assisted by Colin Meloy

Layout and production by Brady Clark

Songs

1Shanty for the Arethusa5:38
2Billy Liar4:08
3Los Angeles - I'm Yours4:17

References

Her Majesty the Decemberists Wikipedia

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