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released on September 13, 2005 on

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. It was his first release on the label

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Track listing

All songs written by Devendra Banhart, except where noted. The CD release of this album also includes an

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bonus track "White Reggae Troll/Africa".

Bonus tracks on double LP

The double LP release of this album includes eight additional tracks, as well as an alternative cover of the normal album cover replaced with photographs of Devendra's own fans.

Personnel

*Devendra Banhart – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, producer, mixing, album art direction *Emma O'Donnell – fiddle *Gus – dog *

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– producer, engineer, mixing *Thom Monahan – producer, engineer, mixing *Galen Pehrson – album art *Alissa Anderson – album art

Charts

The album sold 47,000 copies in the US. The album has also received an Impala award for 30,000+ copies in Europe.

References

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