Golden Opportunities Mixtape

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2007 studio album by Okkervil River

Studio album by

Okkervil River

Released

December 12, 2007

Genre

Indie rock, Folk

Label

Self Released

Okkervil River chronology

The Stage Names
(2007)

Golden Opportunities Mixtape
(2007)

The Stand Ins
(2008)

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
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 - Keyboards on "I Came Here to Say I'm Going Away"