Campfire Songs (10,000 Maniacs album)
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| Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | January 27, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1993 | |||
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| Length | 114:23 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | 10,000 Maniacs, Bill Waldman, Joe Boyd, Peter Asher, Paul Fox, Gary Smith, Lenny Kaye | |||
| 10,000 Maniacs chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
| Q | link |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs is a compilation album by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs, released in 2004. It includes their biggest hits, B-sides and unreleased recordings from the Natalie Merchant era. Despite the album's title, the collection does not include "A Campfire Song" from In My Tribe (1987).
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Planned Obsolescence" | Natalie Merchant, Dennis Drew | Human Conflict Number Five | 4:29 |
| 2. | "My Mother the War" | John Lombardo, Michael Walsh, Merchant | Secrets of the I Ching | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Tension" | Merchant, Lombardo | Secrets of the I Ching | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Scorpio Rising" | Robert Buck, Merchant, Lombardo | The Wishing Chair | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Like the Weather" | Merchant | In My Tribe | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Don't Talk" | Merchant, Drew | In My Tribe | 5:06 |
| 7. | "What's the Matter Here" | Merchant, Buck | In My Tribe | 4:52 |
| 8. | "Hey Jack Kerouac" | Merchant, Buck | In My Tribe | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Verdi Cries" | Merchant | In My Tribe | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Trouble Me" | Merchant, Drew | Blind Man's Zoo | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Poison in the Well" | Merchant, Drew | Blind Man's Zoo | 3:09 |
| 12. | "You Happy Puppet" | Merchant, Buck | Blind Man's Zoo | 3:39 |
| 13. | "Eat for Two" | Merchant | Blind Man's Zoo | 3:32 |
| 14. | "Stockton Gala Days" | Jerome Augustyniak, Steve Gustafson, Merchant, Buck, Drew | Our Time in Eden | 4:22 |
| 15. | "Candy Everybody Wants" | Merchant, Drew | Our Time in Eden | 3:08 |
| 16. | "These Are Days" | Merchant, Buck | Our Time in Eden | 3:43 |
| 17. | "Because the Night" (Patti Smith Group cover) | Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen | MTV Unplugged | 3:44 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poppy Selling Man" | Merchant | Previously unreleased | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Can't Ignore the Train" (Demo) | Merchant, Lombardo | Previously unreleased | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Peace Train" (Cat Stevens cover) | Stevens | In My Tribe | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Wildwood Flower" (Carter Family cover) | A. P. Carter | "Eat for Two" single | 1:53 |
| 5. | "Hello in There" (John Prine cover) | Prine | "Eat for Two" single | 4:27 |
| 6. | "To Sir with Love" (Lulu cover; featuring Michael Stipe) | Donald Black, Mark London | MTV's Rock n' Roll Inaugural Ball | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Everyday Is Like Sunday" (Morrissey cover) | Morrissey, Stephen Street | "Candy Everybody Wants" single | 3:15 |
| 8. | "These Days" (Jackson Browne cover) | Browne | Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary | 3:28 |
| 9. | "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" (Tom Waits cover) | Waits | Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Starman" (David Bowie cover) | Bowie | "These Are Days" single | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Let the Mystery Be" (Iris DeMent cover; featuring David Byrne) | DeMent | MTV Unplugged | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Noah's Dove" (Demo) | Merchant | Previously unreleased | 4:12 |
| 13. | "Circle Dream" (Alternate Lyrics Demo) | Merchant, Augustyniak, Buck, Drew, Gustafson | Previously unreleased | 3:25 |
| 14. | "Eden" (Alternate Lyrics Demo) | Merchant, Augustyniak, Buck, Drew, Gustafson | Previously unreleased | 3:33 |
Notes
- "Tension" originally appeared on the EP Human Conflict Number Five. The version present on Campfire Songs is from Secrets of the I Ching.
Personnel
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- Jerome Augustyniak – drums, percussion (except CD 1, track 1)
- Robert Buck – guitars, mandolin, steel, banjo, devices, synthesizer
- Dennis Drew – organ, piano, accordion
- Steven Gustafson – guitar, bass guitar
- John Lombardo – guitars, bass guitar, occasional vocals (CD 1, tracks 1–4 and CD 2, tracks 1–2)
- Natalie Merchant – vocals, piano
Technical
- 10,000 Maniacs – producer, compilation
- Bill Waldman – producer
- Joe Boyd – producer
- Peter Asher – producer
- Paul Fox – producer
- Gary Smith – producer
- Lenny Kaye – producer
- Natalie Merchant – compilation, art direction
- Dan Hersch – remastering
- Bill Inglot – remastering
- Steve Woolard – discographical annotation
- Julee Stover – editorial supervision
- Mary Lynch – design assistance
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure & Unknown Recordings - 10,000 Maniacs". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Vincentelli, Elizabeth (March 17, 2020). "Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure, and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ 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.
rolling stone 10,000 maniacs album guide.
