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Why Do Birds Sing

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Recorded
  
1990

Artist
  
Violent Femmes

Producer
  
Michael Beinhorn

Genre
  
Alternative rock

Length
  
42:20

Release date
  
30 April 1991

Label
  
Slash Records

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Released
  
April 30, 1991 (1991-04-30)

Why Do Birds Sing? (1991)
  
Add It Up (1981-1993) (1993)

Similar
  
Violent Femmes albums, Alternative rock albums

Why Do Birds Sing? is the fifth studio album by Violent Femmes, released on April 30, 1991. It was their last album with original drummer Victor DeLorenzo, who left two years later to devote his time to acting, and was produced by Michael Beinhorn, best-known then for his work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Mother's Milk and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan.

Contents

It featured the single "American Music," which received modest airplay on modern rock radio, and became a staple of the band's live shows.

Track listing

All tracks written by Gordon Gano, except where noted.

Violent Femmes

  • Gordon Gano – vocals, guitar
  • Brian Ritchie – bass, guitar, bouzouki, banjo, ukulele, mouth harp, didgeridoo, xylophone, glockenspiel, vocals
  • Victor DeLorenzo – drums, brushes, tranceaphone, tambourine, shakers, sleigh bells, tympani, firewood, cowbell, bongos, conga, fire extinguisher, vocals

    • Additional musicians

  • Michael Beinhorn – Hammond organ on "American Music", Mellotron on "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" and "Used To Be", piano on "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" and "I'm Free", harmonium on "Used To Be"
  • Sid Page, Suzie Katayama, Ilene Novog, Larry Corbett – strings on "Used To Be"
  • Tommy Mandel – keyboards on "American Music"

    • Production

  • Violent Femmes – Producer
  • Eric "ET" Thorngren – Engineer, Mixing
  • David Vartanian – Mixing
  • Susan Rogers – Engineer
  • Tom Fritze – Assistant Engineer
  • Lori Fumar – Assistant Engineer
  • Mike Kloster – Assistant Engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – Mastering
  • Mary Jones – Photography

    • Charts

    Album

    Singles – Billboard (North America)

    Songs

    1American Music3:50
    2Out the Window2:52
    3Look Like That2:46

    References

    Why Do Birds Sing? Wikipedia
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