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Just as the U.S. presidential race got specific by narrowing to a two-candidate field recently, Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 Presidencies-- the "Schoolhouse Rock!"-style tribute to the United States' highest office from songwriters Christian Kiefer, Matthew Gerken, and Jefferson Pitcher-- now has a specific release date and tracklist.

Delivering on its promises, the three-disc box set features a single tune dedicated to each presidency, with a tune for the forthcoming 44th President coming via digital download in November.

Another part of Mortal Men's platform was the inclusion of quite a few noteworthy collaborators. Kiefer, Gerken, and Pitcher have followed through on that one too, with a tracklist that includes guests Bill Callahan, Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu), Radar Bros., and Tom Brosseau, in addition to the previously mentioned likes of Califone, Alan Sparhawk (Low), Mark Kozelek, James Jackson Toth (Wooden Wand), Vince DiFiore (Cake), Tom Carter (Charalambides), Marla Hansen, Rosie Thomas, and Denison Witmer.

Standard Recording Co. will release Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 Presidencies on September 9.

Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 Presidencies:

Disc 1:

01 George Washington: Washington Dreams of the Hippopotamus [ft. Vince DiFiore]
02 John Adams: Armed With Only Wit and Vigor and the U.S. Navy [ft. These United States]
03 Thomas Jefferson: The Mouldboard of Least Resistance
04 James Madison: Zinger
05 James Monroe: The Last Cocked Hat [ft. Marla Hansen]
06 John Quincy Adams: Death in the Speaker's Room
07 Andrew Jackson: Benevolence [ft. Califone]
08 Martin Van Buren: The Little Magician [ft. Tom Brosseau]
09 William Henry Harrison: So You Don't Have To
10 John Tyler: Hindsight Falls on Deaf Ears [ft. Bill Callahan]
11 James Polk: The Other Is Better / The Landscape to Transform [ft. Monahans]
12 Zachary Taylor: Rough and Ready
13 Millard Fillmore: The Proof Is in the Pudding
14 Franklin Pierce: My Only Enemy Is Myself

Disc 2:

01 James Buchanan: God Will Strike You Down [ft. Marla Hansen]
02 Abraham Lincoln: Malice, Charity, and the Oath of God [ft. James Jackson Toth]
03 Andrew Johnson: Was Ever Alone?
04 Ulysses S. Grant: Helicopters Above Oakland
05 Rutherford B. Hayes: The Beard of God
06 James Garfield: Seven Months
07 Chester Arthur: The Epitome of Dignity
08 Grover Cleveland: Bees and Honey
09 Benjamin Harrison: Kid Gloves Hands Surplus to Big Sugar
10 Grover Cleveland: Rubbermouth
11 William McKinley: Czolgosz's Dream [ft. Magnolia Summer]
12 Theodore Roosevelt: The Sherman Act Does Not Care
13 William Howard Taft: There Was No Longer Use to Hide the Fact That It Was Gout [ft. Marla Hansen]
14 Woodrow Wilson: A Life Among Men [ft. Jamie Stewart]

Disc 3:

01 Warren Harding: An Army of Pompous Phrases
02 Calvin Coolidge: On Silence [ft. Radar Bros.]
03 Herbert Hoover: Woe Is a Spoon-Shaped Heart [ft. Marla Hansen]
04 Franklin D. Roosevelt: Illuminating the Bright Lines
05 Harry S. Truman: Suits and Fine Trousers vs. Hiroshima [ft. Denison Witmer]
06 Dwight D. Eisenhower: When Ike Walked the Land [ft. Alan Sparhawk & Mark Kozelek]
07 John F. Kennedy: There Is No Plan
08 Lyndon B. Johnson: Ladybird Take Me Home [ft. Steve Dawson]
09 Richard Nixon: 2 Under Par Off the Coast of Africa [ft. Tom Carter]
10 Gerald Ford: Now You See It, Now You Don't See It [ft. Vince DiFiore]
11 Jimmy Carter: A Great Beam of Light [ft. Rosie Thomas]
12 Ronald Reagan: Such a Marvelous Dream [ft. Califone]
13 George H. W. Bush: It Was Foreshadowed Here: The Beginning of the End
14 William J. Clinton: The Mighty Lion Will Not Roar Again
15 George W. Bush: Though the Night