First Collection 2006–2009

First Collection 2006–2009
Compilation album by
Fleet Foxes
ReleasedNovember 9, 2018
GenreIndie folk
Label
ProducerPhil Ek
Fleet Foxes chronology
Crack-Up
(2017) 		First Collection 2006–2009
(2018) 		Shore
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic89/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
musicOMH5/5[2]
Paste7.7/10[3]
Pitchfork8.1/10[4]
Under the Radar[5]

First Collection 2006–2009 is a Fleet Foxes compilation, released on 9 November 2018 to mark the tenth anniversary of their debut album. It is a special limited-edition collection.

Track listing

Disc one: Fleet Foxes

All tracks are written by Robin Pecknold

No.TitleLength
1."Sun It Rises"3:14
2."White Winter Hymnal"2:27
3."Ragged Wood"5:07
4."Tiger Mountain Peasant Song"3:28
5."Quiet Houses"3:32
6."He Doesn't Know Why"3:20
7."Heard Them Stirring"3:02
8."Your Protector"4:09
9."Meadowlarks"3:11
10."Blue Ridge Mountains"4:25
11."Oliver James"3:23

Disc two: Sun Giant EP

All tracks are written by Robin Pecknold

No.TitleLength
1."Sun Giant"2:14
2."Drops in the River"4:13
3."English House"4:41
4."Mykonos"4:35
5."Innocent Son"3:07
Total length:18:50

Disc three: Fleet Foxes EP

All tracks are written by Robin Pecknold

No.TitleLength
1."She Got Dressed"3:29
2."In the Hot Hot Rays"3:04
3."Anyone Who's Anyone"3:50
4."Textbook Love"3:25
5."So Long to the Headstrong"4:16
6."Icicle Tusk"4:38
Total length:22:42

Disc four: B-Sides & Rarities

No.TitleLength
1."False Knight on the Road" (traditional)3:45
2."Silver Dagger" (traditional)3:19
3."White Lace Regretfully"2:32
4."Isles"3:07
5."Ragged Wood" (transition basement sketch)1:48
6."He Doesn't Know Why" (basement demo)3:15
7."English House" (basement demo)4:00
8."Hot Air" (basement sketch)0:49
Total length:22:35

Personnel

Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes

  • Robin Pecknold – band member, songwriter, arranger, design (uncredited: lead vocals, guitar)[citation needed]
  • Skyler Skjelset – band member, arranger (uncredited: lead guitar)
  • Nicholas Peterson – band member, arranger (uncredited: drums, percussion, vocals)
  • Casey Wescott – band member, arranger (uncredited: keyboards, vocals)
  • Craig Curran – band member, arranger (uncredited: bass, vocals)

Additional instrumental personnel

  • Gwen Owen – flute on "Your Protector"

Production personnel

  • Phil Ek – producer, engineer, mixer

Sun Giant

The liner notes state that: "We all played many an instrument. An itemized and individualized list would be egotistical and tiresome"[6]

  • Robin Pecknold – [lead] vocals, various instruments [uncredited: guitar][citation needed]
  • Skyler Skjelset – various instruments [uncredited: lead guitar, mandolin, vocals]
  • Casey Wescott – various instruments [uncredited: piano, keyboards, vocals]
  • Christian Wargo – various instruments [uncredited: bass, guitar, vocals]
  • Nicholas Peterson – various instruments [uncredited: drums, percussion, vocals]

Production personnel

  • Phil Ek – producer, engineer, mixer

Mastering personnel

  • Ed Brooks – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for First Collection 2006–2009
Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[7] 96

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for First Collection 2006 – 2009 by Fleet Foxes". Metacritic. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Horton, Ross (November 12, 2018). "Fleet Foxes – First Collection 2006-2009". musicOMH. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (December 13, 2018). "Fleet Foxes – First Collection 2006-2009". Paste. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  4. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (November 10, 2018). "Fleet Foxes: First Collection 2006 – 2009". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  5. ^ By Jardine, Ben. "Fleet Foxes First Collection 2006 – 2009". Under the Radar. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Sun Giant liner notes
  7. ^ "Fleet Foxes Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2023.