title: Amsterdam (The Lofty Pillars album)
text: # Amsterdam (The Lofty Pillars album)
  
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  Amsterdam is the second album by The Lofty Pillars, released on September 18, 2001 through Atavistic Records.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by Wil Hendricks and Michael Krassner, except "Fade Away" co-written with Fred Lonberg-Holm.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### The Lofty Pillars
  
  * Joe Ferguson – production, recording, mixing, backing vocals (11)
  * Wil Hendricks – lead vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14), piano (1-6, 8-14), organ (5, 8, 10), bass guitar (1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11-14), acoustic bass (3), twelve-string acoustic guitar (7), acoustic guitar (2, 7), backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13)
  * Michael Krassner – lead vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13), acoustic guitar (3, 5, 7-9, 11-14), electric guitar (4), bass guitar (2), backing vocals (12, 14), production, recording, mixing
  * Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello (1-6, 8, 9, 13, 14), arrangements
  
  ### Additional musicians and personnel
  
  * Jason Adasiewicz – drums (4)
  * Jessica Billey – violin (1, 4, 6, 9, 13, 14)
  * Kyle Bruckmann – Cor anglais (2, 4, 5, 13, 14), oboe (14)
  * Steve Dorocke – pedal steel guitar (7, 11, 12)
  * Gerald Dowd – drums (1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 14)
  * Mike Hagler – mastering
  * Ryan Hembrey – bass guitar (4, 7)
  * Glenn Kotche – drums (7), percussion (5)
  * Jen Paulsen – viola (1-6, 9, 13, 14), violin (5)
  * Matt Schneider – electric guitar (1, 6, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (1)
  