Lisbon (album)

Lisbon is the fifth studio album by the American rock band the Walkmen, released on September 14, 2010, by Fat Possum Records and Bella Union.

The band recorded nearly thirty tracks before settling on the eleven that comprise the album. The album is a tribute to the city of Lisbon in Portugal. Exclaim! named Lisbon as the No. 13 Pop & Rock Album of 2010. Pitchfork named it the No. 21 in their Top 50 Albums of 2010. By 2011, it had sold 39,159 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Band

• Matt Barrick – drums
• Peter Bauer – organ, piano
• Walter Martin – bass guitar, percussion
• Hamilton Leithauser – guitar, vocals
• Paul Maroon – guitar, trumpet, viola

Additional musicians

• Alec Ounsworth – vocals
• Greg Glassman – trumpet
• Rachel Golub – violin
• Clara Kennedy – cello
• John Kozan – trombone
• Dana Lyn – violin
• Anna Stumpf – trumpet
• Kenny Warren – trumpet
• Alex Waterman – cello, transcription
• Mike Irwin – trumpet
• Kevin Moehringer– trombone
• Leyna Papach – violin
• Paul Brandenburg – trumpet
• Joe Ancowitz – trumpet

Production

• Greg Calbi – mastering
• John Congleton – engineer, mixing, producer
• Mark Endozo – assistant engineer
• Luigi Ghirri – cover photo
• Fred Maroon –inside photo
• Alex Aldi – second engineer
• Elizabeth Spiridakis – design
• Chris Zane – engineer, mixing

References