Released 27 July 1987 Release date 7 July 1987 | Length 46:51 | |
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Recorded March–April 1987, The Complex, Los Angeles Similar 10 - 000 Maniacs albums, Rock music albums |
10 000 maniacs what s the matter here
In My Tribe is an album by the American alternative 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 Rob Buck.
Contents
- 10 000 maniacs what s the matter here
- Lyrics for cherry tree by 10 000 maniacs
- Artwork
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Charts
- Songs
- References
In My Tribe was ranked No. 65 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.
In 1989, the cover of Cat Stevens' "Peace Train" was removed from the U.S. CD version after comments made by Stevens (by now a Muslim convert and known as Yusuf Islam) that were perceived to be supportive of the fatwa on 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 24 January 2004, by Elektra/Asylum/Rhino Records.
Lyrics for cherry tree by 10 000 maniacs
Artwork
The front cover of the CD edition is a black-and-white photograph of children with bows and arrows in an archery class, a theme used by vinyl and cassette editions with different covers.
Reception
Rolling Stone ranked the album number sixty-five out of "100 Best Albums of the Eighties" and then wrote, "It is a poetic, heartfelt message about social concerns such as alcoholism, child abuse and illiteracy." Allmusic reviewer Chris Woodstra rated it all five stars, saying, "the album proves powerful not for the ideas [...] but rather for the graceful execution and pure listenability [sic]."
Track listing
All songs written by Natalie Merchant, except where noted.
- "What's the Matter Here?" (Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant) – 4:51
- "Hey Jack Kerouac" (Buck, Merchant) – 3:26
- "Like the Weather" – 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" (Cat Stevens) – 3:26
- "Gun Shy" – 4:11
- "My Sister Rose" (Augustyniak, Merchant) – 3:12
- "A Campfire Song" – 3:15
- "City of Angels" (Buck, Merchant) – 4:17
- "Verdi Cries" – 4:27
Personnel
Charts
Songs
1What`s The Matter Here (LP Version)4:51
2Hey Jack Kerouac3:26
3Like The Weather3:57