The Greatest Gift (styled The Greatest Gift Mixtape – Outtakes, Remixes & Demos from Carrie & Lowell) is a mixtape by Sufjan Stevens consisting of outtakes and unreleased tracks from Stevens' 2015 release, Carrie & Lowell.
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Released | November 24, 2017 | |||
Length | 48:24 | |||
Label | Asthmatic Kitty | |||
Producer | Sufjan Stevens | |||
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Critical reception
The mixtape received mostly positive reviews upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 71, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 15 reviews.[1] Pitchfork Media gave the album a score of 7.2 out of 10, stating "Though too scattered to stand alone, the various demos and remixes culled from Carrie & Lowell add new context and dimension to Sufjan Stevens’ masterful album."[2]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
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Clash | 8/10[5] |
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London Evening Standard[8] | 4/5[8] |
The Guardian | 3/5[9] |
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Track listing
All songs written by Sufjan Stevens.
- "Wallowa Lake Monster" – 6:52
- "Drawn to the Blood" (Sufjan Stevens Remix) – 5:28
- "Death with Dignity" (Helado Negro Remix) – 4:08
- "John My Beloved" (iPhone Demo) – 4:17
- "Drawn to the Blood" (Fingerpicking Remix) – 2:01
- "The Greatest Gift" – 1:51
- "Exploding Whale" (Doveman Remix) – 5:26
- "All of Me Wants All of You" (Helado Negro Remix) – 3:24
- "Fourth of July" (900X Remix) – 6:48
- "The Hidden River of My Life" – 4:04
- "City of Roses" – 2:14
- "Carrie & Lowell" (iPhone Demo) – 1:52 – Digital exclusive / Hidden track on CD
Charts
References
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