In My Tribe
| In My Tribe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Standard CD artwork, also used for original CD release | ||||
| Studio album by 10,000 Maniacs | ||||
| Released | 27 July 1987 | |||
| Recorded | March–April 1987, The Complex, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, folk rock, soft rock, rock | |||
| Length | 46:51 | |||
| Label |
Elektra (1987 US, Canada, Europe,Germany, UK, Australia) BMG Ariola Discos Ltda. (1987 Brazil) | |||
| Producer | Peter Asher | |||
| 10,000 Maniacs chronology | ||||
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| Music sample | ||||
| "Like The Weather"  | ||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B-[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
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.
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.
Artwork
The front cover of the CD edition is a black-and-white photograph of children with bows and arrows in an archery class,[5][6] a theme used by vinyl[7] and cassette editions[8] with different covers.
Reception
Rolling Stone ranked this 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."[9]
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
- Omitted in later releases
- "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
- 10,000 Maniacs
- Natalie Merchant – vocals
- Robert Buck – guitars, mandolin, pedal steel guitar
- Steve Gustafson – bass guitar
- Jerome Augustyniak – drums, percussion
- Dennis Drew – keyboards
- Additional musicians
- Michael Stipe – vocals on 10
- Don Grolnick – piano
- David Campbell – string arrangements on 12
- Dennis Karmazyn – cello on 12
- Bob Magnusson – acoustic bass guitar on 12
- Novi Novog – viola on 12
- Other Personnel
- Sharon Rice – engineer (additional)
- Duane Seykora, Shep Lonsdale – engineer (assistant)
- Doug Sax, Mike Reese – mastered
- Frank Wolf, George Massenburg – mixed
- Peter Asher – producer
- Edd Kolakowski – producer (assistant)
- George Massenburg – recorded[10]
Charts
- Album
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| The Billboard 200 | 37[11] |
- In My Tribe stayed on the charts for 77 weeks.
- Singles[12]
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 80 |
| 1988 | "What's the Matter Here?" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 9 |
Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| RIAA – U.S. | Gold | 7 July 1988 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Platinum | 10 August 1989 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Double Platinum | 10 February 1998 |
References
- ↑ Woodstra, Chris. In My Tribe at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2006.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: 10,000 Maniacs". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 15 April 2006.
- ↑ Considine, J.D. (October 22, 1987). "10,000 Maniacs: In My Tribe : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone (511). Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2004.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 807. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Bechtelon, Craig (September 28, 2011). "Returning to In My Tribe: 10,000 Maniacs' Best Record". Popstache.
- ↑ http://stardem.newspapers.com/newspage/115810858/
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/My-Tribe-Vinyl-Lp-Record/dp/B0091MODGA/ref=tmm_vnl_title_4?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
- ↑ https://www.etsy.com/listing/197144885/10000-maniacs-cassette-1987-in-my-tribe
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/10-000-maniacs-in-my-tribe-20110325
- ↑ "In My Tribe". Discogs.
- ↑ In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs > Charts & Awards > Billboard Album at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2006.
- ↑ In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2004.