The Greatest Gift (mixtape) explained

The Greatest Gift
Type:	Mixtape
Artist:	Sufjan Stevens
Cover:	Sufjan Stevens - The Greatest Gift cover.jpg
Alt:	A black-and-white photo of two children wearing 3-D glasses
Length:	48:24
Label:	Asthmatic Kitty
Producer:	Sufjan Stevens
Prev Title:	Planetarium
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	The Decalogue
Next Year:	2019

The Greatest Gift (styled The Greatest Gift Mixtape – Outtakes, Remixes & Demos from Carrie & Lowell) is a mixtape by Sufjan Stevens consisting of outtakes and unreleased tracks from Stevens' 2015 release, Carrie & Lowell.

Critical reception

The mixtape received mostly positive reviews upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 71, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 15 reviews. Pitchfork Media gave the album a score of 7.2 out of 10, stating "Though too scattered to stand alone, the various demos and remixes culled from Carrie & Lowell add new context and dimension to Sufjan Stevens’ masterful album."

Track listing

All songs written by Sufjan Stevens.

1. "Wallowa Lake Monster" – 6:52
2. "Drawn to the Blood" (Sufjan Stevens Remix) – 5:28
3. "Death with Dignity" (Helado Negro Remix) – 4:08
4. "John My Beloved" (iPhone Demo) – 4:17
5. "Drawn to the Blood" (Fingerpicking Remix) – 2:01
6. "The Greatest Gift" – 1:51
7. "Exploding Whale" (Doveman Remix) – 5:26
8. "All of Me Wants All of You" (Helado Negro Remix) – 3:24
9. "Fourth of July" (900X Remix) – 6:48
10. "The Hidden River of My Life" – 4:04
11. "City of Roses" – 2:14
12. "Carrie & Lowell" (iPhone Demo) – 1:52 – Digital exclusive / Hidden track on CD

Notes and References

1. Web site: NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. December 4, 2017. January 2, 2020.