''Here Is What Is'' is the fifth studio album by

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. It was first released in December 2007 as a high-quality download, and later released on CD on March 18, 2008. The album is the result of the same project that led to the 2007 documentary "Here Is What Is" that premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival in September. The movie documents the aesthetics and creative process behind Lanois' approach to music making and recording. The album has been presented as a direct soundtrack to this film, and some of the tracks ("Beauty" and "Chest of Drawers") are conversations with

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Track listing

All songs written by Daniel Lanois unless otherwise noted. # "Chest of Drawers" # "Where Will I Be" # "Here Is What Is" # "Not Fighting Anymore" # "Beauty" # "Blue Bus" # "Lovechild" # "Harry" # "Bells" # "This May Be The Last Time" # "Smoke #6" # "I Like That" # "Duo Glide" # "Bladesteel" # "Moondog" # "Sacred and Secular" # "Joy" # "Luna Samba" "Where Will I Be" is a new version of a song which had been previously released on Emmylou Harris' album ''

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'' in 1995. The tracks "Lovechild" and "Sacred and Secular" respectively incorporate the pedal steel guitar melody used on "Carla", from the '' Belladonna'' album, and the guitar melody used on "Transmitter", from tbe '' Shine'' album.

Personnel

*Daniel Lanois –

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*Tony Mangurian * Tony Garnier *Marcus Blake * Steven Nistor - drums *Ada Small *Shawn Stroope *Willie Green * Aaron Embry *

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References

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