In My Tribe
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| In My Tribe | ||
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| Studio album by 10,000 Maniacs | ||
| Released | July 27, 1987 | |
| Recorded | March–April 1987, The Complex, Los Angeles | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 46:51 | |
| Label | Elektra Records | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Asher | |
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| 10,000 Maniacs chronology | ||
| The Wishing Chair (1985) |
In My Tribe (1987) |
Blind Man's Zoo (1989) |
In My Tribe is the fourth album by folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs. It was their second major-label album and their first to achieve large-scale success. John Lombardo, Natalie Merchant's songwriting partner on previous albums, left the band in 1986. Merchant began collaborating with the other members of the band, most notably with Robert Buck.
In 1989, the track "Peace Train" was removed at Natalie Merchant's insistence from the U.S. CD version after the song's composer, Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) made statements [1] supporting Ayatollah Khomeini's fatwa against Salman Rushdie. The song remains on vinyl copies and CDs released outside the United States. The song was later included in a 2-CD compilation, Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings, released on January 27, 2004 by Elektra/Asylum/Rhino Records.
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[edit] Track listing
- "What's the Matter Here?" (Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant) – 4:51
- "Hey Jack Kerouac" (Buck, Merchant) – 3:26
- "Like the Weather" (Merchant) – 3:56
- "Cherry Tree" (Buck, Merchant) – 3:13
- "The Painted Desert" (Jerome Augustyniak, Merchant) – 3:39
- "Don't Talk" (Dennis Drew, Merchant) – 5:04
- "Peace Train" (Stevens) – 3:26
- "Gun Shy" (Merchant) – 4:11
- "My Sister Rose" (Augustyniak, Merchant) – 3:12
- "A Campfire Song" (Merchant) – 3:15
- "City of Angels" (Buck, Merchant) – 4:17
- "Verdi Cries" (Merchant) – 4:27
[edit] Personnel
- Natalie Merchant – vocals
- Robert Buck – guitars, mandolin, pedal steel guitar
- Steve Gustafson – bass
- Jerome Augustyniak – drums, percussion
- Dennis Drew – keyboards
[edit] Additional personnel
- Michael Stipe – vocals on 10
- Don Grolnick – piano
- David Campbell – string arrangements on 12
- Dennis Karmazyn – cello on 12
- Bob Magnusson – acoustic bass on 12
- Novi – viola on 12
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 37 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1988 | "Like the Weather" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 37 |
| 1988 | "Like the Weather" | Billboard Hot 100 | 68 |
| 1988 | "What's the Matter Here?" | Billboard Hot 100 | 90 |
| 1988 | "What's the Matter Here?" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 9 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – U.S. | Gold | July 7, 1988 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Platinum | August 10, 1989 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Double Platinum | February 10, 1998 |
