First Collection 2006–2009

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.

First Collection 2006–2009
Compilation album by Fleet Foxes
Released	November 9, 2018
Genre	Indie folk
Label	Nonesuch Sub Pop
Producer	Phil Ek
Fleet Foxes chronology
Crack-Up (2017) First Collection 2006–2009 (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	89/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
musicOMH	5/5[2]
Paste	7.7/10[3]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[4]
Under the Radar	[5]

Track listing

Disc one: Fleet Foxes

All tracks are written by Robin Pecknold.

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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)
• 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]
• 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

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