Down the River of Golden Dreams

Down the River of Golden Dreams
Cover Art by William Schaff
Studio album by Okkervil River
Released	September 2, 2003
Recorded	2003
Studio	Tiny Telephone, OTR, and 15th Street, San Francisco, California
Genre	Indie rock, baroque pop
Length	45:58
Label	Jagjaguwar
Producer	Okkervil River
Okkervil River chronology
Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See (2002) Down the River of Golden Dreams (2003) Sleep and Wake-Up Songs (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]
Pitchfork Media	7.5/10[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]

Down the River of Golden Dreams is the second full-length studio album by Okkervil River, released on September 2, 2003. William Schaff continued to create artwork for Okkervil River with this release. The record label Jagjaguwar released the album on CD and vinyl under the catalog number JAG54.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Down the River of Golden Dreams"	1:15
2.	"It Ends with a Fall"	3:55
3.	"For the Enemy"	6:09
4.	"Blanket and Crib"	2:51
5.	"The War Criminal Rises and Speaks"	5:11
6.	"The Velocity of Saul at the Time of His Conversion"	4:25
7.	"Dead Faces"	2:36
8.	"Maine Island Lovers"	4:51
9.	"Song About a Star"	3:30
10.	"Yellow"	6:14
11.	"Seas Too Far to Reach"	5:01

Personnel

Okkervil River

• Will Sheff - Vocals, Guitar, Whirlies
• Jonathan Meiburg - Vocals, Piano, Hammond organ, Wurlizter, Rhodes, Mellotron, Banjo, Tambourine
• Zachary Thomas - Vocals, Electric Bass, Mandolin
• Seth Warren - Vocals, Drums, Whirlies
• Michi Aceret - Viola
• Geoffrey Hershberger - Cello
• Thomas Heyman - Pedal steel guitar
• Alan Molina - Violin
• John Vanderslice - Bells

The First National Brass

• Katie Curran - Trombone
• Dan Eastwood - Trumpet
• Graham Taylor - Trumpet

Technical personnel

• Okkervil River - Producer
• Scott Solter - Recording
• Billy Stull - Mastering
• Cover Art - William Schaff
• Darius Van Arman - Layout and Design

External links

• Album summary by Okkervil River
• "It Ends With a Fall" music video

References

1. McIntosh, Gregory. "Okkervil River - Down the River of Golden Dreams". Allmusic.
2. Hermes, William. "Down the River of Golden Dreams". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.
3. Morris, William. "Okkervil River: Down the River of Golden Dreams". Pitchfork Media.
4. Hunter, Jonny. "Okkervil River - Down the River of Golden Dreams". Sputnikmusic.
5. "Okkervil River- Down the River of Golden Dreams". Discogs. 2003.