The Greatest Gift (mixtape)


The Greatest Gift 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" – 5:28
  3. "Death with Dignity" – 4:08
  4. "John My Beloved" – 4:17
  5. "Drawn to the Blood" – 2:01
  6. "The Greatest Gift" – 1:51
  7. "Exploding Whale" – 5:26
  8. "All of Me Wants All of You" – 3:24
  9. "Fourth of July" – 6:48
  10. "The Hidden River of My Life" – 4:04
  11. "City of Roses" – 2:14
  12. "Carrie & Lowell" – 1:52 – Digital exclusive / Hidden track on CD