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1	Everybody Thinks I'm A Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking)	3:16
2	Sleep Over Jack	2:59
3	Girls Of Wild Strawberries Guitar – Tobin Sprout	2:26
4	Gonna Never Have To Die	2:13
5	Window Of My World	2:56
6	The Closets Of Henry	2:28
7	Tour Guide At The Winston Churchill Memorial	3:00
8	Asia Minor	2:19
9	Sons Of Apollo Performer [Amp Drop] – Jim PollardPerformer [Outro] – The Ragged Enzymes*, Rob Phillips , Robert Pollard, Tony Conley	4:05
10	Sing For Your Meat	4:03
11	Asphyxiated Circle	2:45
12	A Second Spurt Of Growth	2:45
13	(S)Mothering And Coaching	3:19
14	Huffman Prairie Flying Field Guitar – Tobin Sprout	3:14
15	The Mind Refuser Written-By – Doug Gillard

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Matador Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Matador Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Blues Interactions, Inc.
• Licensed From – Matador Records
• Copyright (c) – Needmore Songs
• Copyright (c) – Flippant Music
• Recorded At – Waterloo Sound
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits

• Artwork [Collages] – Robert Pollard
• Booking [European] – Russell Warby
• Booking [North American] – Jim Romeo
• Design, Layout – Bob Ohe, Mark Ohe
• Engineer [Assistant] – Scott Bennett
• Engineer, Mixed By, Noises, Effects [Atmospheres] – Todd Tobias
• Legal – Richard Grabel, Tedd Harris*
• Liner Notes – 大鷹俊一*
• Management – David Newgarden, Joe Goldberg
• Management [Business] – Eric Weiss
• Mastered By – Greg Calbi
• Performer [Guided By Voices] – Chris Slusarenko, Doug Gillard, Kevin March, Nate Farley, Robert Pollard
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Sarah Zade*
• Producer – Guided By Voices, Todd Tobias
• Written-By – Robert Pollard (tracks: 1 to 14)

Notes

Recorded at Waterloo Sound, Kent, OH December 2003
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY, NY

Track 15: "The Mind Refuser" Bonus Track. The Japanese version bonus track of "Half Smiles Of The Decomposed" is "The Mind Refuser". This song features vocals by Doug Gillard and performances of all instruments, and was recorded in four tracks of Doug in 1997 or 1998.

· "The Mind Refuser" is incorrectly written as "The Mind Debaser" on the CD label.

· The jacket collage of Half Smiles Of The Decomposed is called "Ashes To Ashes" and consists of 3 1/2 "x 5" and 5 pieces.

©℗2004 Matador Records
All songs ©2004 Needmore Songs (BMI) except track 15 ©2004 Flippant Music (BMI)

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
OLE 612-1	Guided By Voices	Half Smiles Of The Decomposed ‎(LP, Album)	Matador	OLE 612-1	US	2004
OLE 612-2	Guided By Voices	Half Smiles Of The Decomposed ‎(CD)	Matador	OLE 612-2	US	2004
none	Guided By Voices	Half Smiles Of The Decomposed ‎(CDr, Album, Promo)	Matador	none	France	2004
OLE-612-2V	Guided By Voices	Half Smiles Of The Decomposed ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	Matador	OLE-612-2V	US	2004
OLE 612-2	Guided By Voices	Half Smiles Of The Decomposed ‎(CD, Album)	Matador	OLE 612-2	Australia	2004