Nada Surf - The Weight Is A Gift

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Concrete Bed
A2	Do It Again
A3	Always Love
A4	What Is Your Secret? Harmony Vocals [Harmonies] – John Roderick
A5	Your Legs Grow Cello – Rachel BowmanHarmony Vocals [Harmonies] – John Roderick
A6	All Is A Game
B1	Blankest Year
B2	Comes A Time Harmony Vocals [Harmonies] – Coralie ClémentLead Guitar – Phil Wandscher
B3	In The Mirror
B4	Armies Walk
B5	Imaginary Friends Harmony Vocals [Harmonies] – Sean Nelson

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Barsuk Records
• Recorded At – Tiny Telephone
• Recorded At – The Hall of Justice
• Recorded At – Resonate Music, Austin, TX
• Recorded At – Nuthouse Recording
• Recorded At – Carousel Studio
• Recorded At – EMI Studios, Paris
• Recorded At – The Sitcom
• Mixed At – Long View Farm Studios
• Mixed At – Stratosphere Sound
• Mixed At – Avatar Studios
• Mixed At – Kozytone Ranch
• Mixed At – Resonate Music, Austin, TX
• Mixed At – Water Music

Credits

• Design – Nate Manny
• Guitar [Additional] – Chris*
• Keyboards – Chris*, Joe*, Louie*
• Mixed By – Chris Shaw (tracks: A3), Ed Stasium (tracks: B5), Geoff Sanoff (tracks: A1, A6, B3, B4), John Agnello (tracks: B1), John Goodmanson (tracks: A2, A4), Louie Lino (tracks: A5, B2)
• Mixed By [Pre-Mix] – Fino Oyonarte (tracks: A4)
• Producer – Chris Walla, Louie Lino, Nada Surf
• Recorded By – Chris*, Fabrice Debuire, Joe McGinty, Louie*, Tom Beaujour
• Written-By [All Songs By] – Lorca*, Elliot*, Caws*

Notes

First pressing of this album on black vinyl limited to 1,000 copies. (also available on translucent blue limited to 100 copies)

Jacket is a triple fold-over with the city buildings extending the image when open. Includes printed lyric sleeve.

Recorded at Tiny Telephone and Hall of Justice by Chris, Resonate by Louie, the Nuthouse by Tom Beaujour, Carousel by Joe McGinty, EMI Studios Paris by Fabrice Debuire, and at the Sitcom.

Tracks A2 and A4 mixed at Long View Farms by John Goodmanson
Tracks A1, A6, B3, and B4 mixed at Stratosphere by Geoff Sanoff
Track A3 mixed at Avatar by Chris Shaw
Track B5 mixed at Kozytone Ranch by Ed Stasium
Tracks A5 and B2 mixed at Resonate by Louie Lino
Track B1 mixed at Water Music by John Agnello

Mastered at Sterling Sound.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed): 0 20286 20222 6
• Barcode (Scanned): 020286202226

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
bark46	Nada Surf	The Weight Is A Gift ‎(CD, Album)	Barsuk Records	bark46	US	2005
SBR018	Nada Surf	The Weight Is A Gift ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, Tra)	Sonic Boom Recordings	SBR018	US	2005
SLANG 1034231	Nada Surf	The Weight Is A Gift ‎(LP, Album)	City Slang	SLANG 1034231	UK	2005
SLANG1034238	Nada Surf	The Weight Is A Gift ‎(2xCD, Album, Ltd)	City Slang	SLANG1034238	Europe	2005
SLANG9550038	Nada Surf	The Weight Is A Gift ‎(CD, Album)	City Slang	SLANG9550038	Europe	2005

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