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Released
  
1993

Artist
  
The Walkabouts

Label
  
Sub Pop

Length
  
59:26

Release date
  
1993

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Recorded
  
at Avast Studios, Seattle by Kevin Suggs, September 1993

Producer
  
Kevin Suggs & The Walkabouts

Satisfied Mind (1993)
  
Setting the Woods on Fire (1993)

Genres
  
Alternative country, Folk rock, Americana, Indie folk

Similar
  
New West Motel, See Beautiful Rattlesna, Trail of Stars, Setting the Woods on Fire, Cataract

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Satisfied Mind is the sixth album by The Walkabouts released in 1993 on Sub Pop Records. It consists entirely of acoustic covers of roots music and compositions by modern singers-songwriters, including songs authored by the Carter Family, Gene Clark, Mary Margaret O'Hara, John Cale, Nick Cave, Patti Smith and Charlie Rich.

Contents

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Track listing

  1. "Satisfied Mind" (Jack Rhodes & Joe Hayes) – 4:47
  2. "Loom of the Land" (Nick Cave) – 5:59
  3. "The River People" (Robert Forster) – 5:17
  4. "Polly" (Gene Clark) – 4:15
  5. "Buffalo Ballet" (John Cale) – 3:28
  6. "Lover's Crime" (Pee Wee Maddux) – 2:52
  7. "Shelter for an Evening" (Gary Heffern) – 3:04
  8. "Dear Darling" (Mary Margaret O'Hara) – 2:27
  9. "Poor Side of Town" (Johnny Rivers) – 4:31
  10. "Free Money" (Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith) – 5:17
  11. "The Storms Are on the Ocean" (The Carter Family) – 5:01
  12. "Feel Like Going Home (Charlie Rich) – 8:17
  13. "Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?" (Traditional) – 4:10

Personnel

The Walkabouts
  • Carla Torgerson – vocals, guitars, cello
  • Michael Wells – bass, harmonica, backup vocals
  • Terri Moeller – drums, percussion, backup vocals
  • Glenn Slater – piano, organ, Moog synthesizer, accordion
  • Chris Eckman – vocals, guitars
    • Additional musicians
  • Larry Barrett – mandoline & backup vocals (7), lap steel (11), banjo (6)
  • Peter Buck – electric bouzouki (2), mandoline (2,3), Black Mountain dulcimer (13)
  • Andrew Hare – pedal steel (1,2,4,9)
  • Clayton Park – acoustic violin & Jensen electric violin (5,6,7)
  • Terry Lee Hale – acoustic slide guitar (8)
  • Ivan Kral – electric guitar & synthesizer (10)
  • Mark Lanegan – vocals (12)
    • Technical personnel
  • The Walkabouts – production
  • Kevin Sugg – production, engineering
  • Reinhard Holstein – executive producer, concept

    • Artwork

    The cover photo ("Herman in the Wheatfield") was found at Grandma's Village Antiques. The cover design was made by Modern Dog.

    Critical reception

    Jason Ankeny writing in a highly positive review for Allmusic said: "Satisfied Mind represents the purest evocation to date of the Walkabouts' aesthetic and its standing at the crossroads of country, rock, folk, and punk."

    Songs

    1Satisfied Mind4:47
    2Loom of the Land5:59
    3The River People5:17

    References

    Satisfied Mind Wikipedia
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