Florence + The Machine* – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

Name: Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
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Label:	Republic Records – B0023186-02 ST02
Format:	CD , Album, Deluxe Edition , Target Edition
Country:	US
Released:	Jun 2, 2015
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Downtempo

Tracklist

1	Ship To Wreck Acoustic Guitar – Leo Abrahams Drums, Percussion, Bass, Electric Guitar, Synth [70synth] – Kid Harpoon Glockenspiel – Markus Dravs Mixed By – Mark 'Spike' Stent* Mixed By [Assistant] – Geoff Swan Organ [Hammond] – James Hallawell Producer – Kid Harpoon Written-By – Tom Hull Acoustic Guitar – Leo Abrahams Drums, Percussion, Bass, Electric Guitar, Synth [70synth] – Kid Harpoon Glockenspiel – Markus Dravs Mixed By – Mark 'Spike' Stent* Mixed By [Assistant] – Geoff Swan Organ [Hammond] – James Hallawell Producer – Kid Harpoon Written-By – Tom Hull	3:55
2	What Kind Of Man Co-producer – John Hill (14) Engineer [Additional] – Joe Kearns Mixed By – Mark 'Spike' Stent* Mixed By [Assistant] – Geoff Swan Percussion – Markus Dravs Written-By – Tom Hull Co-producer – John Hill (14) Engineer [Additional] – Joe Kearns Mixed By – Mark 'Spike' Stent* Mixed By [Assistant] – Geoff Swan Percussion – Markus Dravs Written-By – Tom Hull	3:36
3	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Written-By – Isabella Summers	5:35
4	Queen Of Peace Drums, Percussion – Matt Ingram Engineer [Additional] – Dan Cox Written-By – Markus Dravs	5:07
5	Various Storms & Saints Engineer – Mat Bartram Written-By – Markus Dravs	4:09
6	Delilah Written-By – Isabella Summers	4:54
7	Long & Lost Backing Vocals – Benson (16) Written-By – Florence Welch	3:15
8	Caught Engineer – Joe Kearns Written-By – James Ford	4:24
9	Third Eye Mixed By – Mark 'Spike' Stent* Mixed By [Assistant] – Geoff Swan Written-By – Florence Welch	4:20
10	St. Jude Written-By – James Ford	3:45
11	Mother Drums, Bass, Guitar, Synth, Organ, Percussion – Paul Epworth Producer – Paul Epworth Written-By – Paul Epworth	5:50
	Bonus Tracks
12	Hiding Engineer – Jimmy Robertson Mixed By – Mark 'Spike' Stent* Mixed By [Assistant] – Geoff Swan Producer – James Ford Written-By – James Ford Engineer – Jimmy Robertson Mixed By – Mark 'Spike' Stent* Mixed By [Assistant] – Geoff Swan Producer – James Ford Written-By – James Ford	3:53
13	Make Up Your Mind Co-producer – Kid Harpoon Engineer, Mixed By – Charlie Hugall Mixed By [Assistant] – Will Donbavand* Producer – Charlie Hugall Written-By – Tom Hull Co-producer – Kid Harpoon Engineer, Mixed By – Charlie Hugall Mixed By [Assistant] – Will Donbavand* Producer – Charlie Hugall Written-By – Tom Hull	4:02
14	Which Witch (Demo) Engineer – Ben Roulston Mixed By – Charlie Hugall Mixed By [Assistant] – John Catlin Producer – Isabella "Machine" Summers* Written-By – Isabella Summers Engineer – Ben Roulston Mixed By – Charlie Hugall Mixed By [Assistant] – John Catlin Producer – Isabella "Machine" Summers* Written-By – Isabella Summers	4:19
15	Third Eye (Demo) Piano, Percussion – Florence Welch Producer, Engineer, Mixed By, Percussion [Additional] – Brett Shaw Written-By – Florence Welch	4:16
16	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Demo) Engineer – Ben Roulston Producer – Isabella "Machine" Summers* Written-By – Isabella Summers	4:33
	Additional Tracks
17	Pure Feeling Engineer, Mixed By – Charlie Hugall Mixed By [Assistant] – Will Donbavand* Piano, Synth, Bass, Arranged By – Orlando Leopard Producer – Charlie Hugall Written-By – James Ford Engineer, Mixed By – Charlie Hugall Mixed By [Assistant] – Will Donbavand* Piano, Synth, Bass, Arranged By – Orlando Leopard Producer – Charlie Hugall Written-By – James Ford	4:08
18	Conductor Backing Vocals – Wendy Wang Engineer, Mixed By – John Rausch Mellotron – Brian Brundage Piano, Drums, Programmed By, Synth, Bass – Dan Wilson Producer – Dan Wilson Strings – Oliver Kraus Written-By – Florence Welch Backing Vocals – Wendy Wang Engineer, Mixed By – John Rausch Mellotron – Brian Brundage Piano, Drums, Programmed By, Synth, Bass – Dan Wilson Producer – Dan Wilson Strings – Oliver Kraus Written-By – Florence Welch	4:51

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records
Copyright © – Island Records
Licensed To – Republic Records
Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
Exclusive Retailer – Target (11)
Pressed By – Sony DADC – DIDX-1074380

Credits

Art Direction – Brian Roettinger
Backing Vocals – Florence Welch (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18)
Bass – Mark Saunders (5) (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 9)
Creative Director – Tabitha Denholm
Drums – Chris Hayden* (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 9, 13, 17)
Electric Guitar – Rob Ackroyd* (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7 to 9, 17)
Engineer – Robin Baynton (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 10)
Engineer [Additional] – Iain Berryman (tracks: 2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Jonathan Sagis (tracks: 1 to 10)
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Craig Silvey (tracks: 3 to 8, 10, 11)
Mixed By [Assistant] – Eduardo de la Paz (tracks: 3 to 8, 10, 11)
Percussion – Chris Hayden* (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8, 13, 17)
Photography By [Cover] – Tom Beard (2)
Photography By [Insert] – Vincent Haycock
Producer – Markus Dravs (tracks: 1 to 10)
Vocals – Florence Welch

Notes

U.S. Target stores initial deluxe edition pressing includes two additional bonus tracks.

Includes a 32-page foldout booklet in a deluxe box. Features alternate artwork to the standard edition.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 602547327994
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): DIDX-1074380 1 B01
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L329
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 50BA
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): DIDX-1074380 1 B05
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L329
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 50A8

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (CD, Album)	Island Records	602547236067	Europe	2015
Recently Edited	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (CD, Album)	Island Records	4723606	Australasia	2015
Recently Edited	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (CD, Album, Deluxe Edition)	Island Records	602547236050	Europe	2015
Recently Edited	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2×LP, Album)	Island Records	602547244956	Europe	2015
Recently Edited	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Box Set, Limited Edition, 6×7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album)	Island Records	GB-UM7-15-00288	UK & Ireland	2015

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