The Burning World (album)

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The Burning World
The Burning World cover
Studio album by Swans
Released 1989
Label MCA/Uni
Producer Bill Laswell
Michael Gira
Swans chronology
Saved (1989) The Burning World (1989) Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room (1990)

The Burning World is an album by American rock band Swans. It was released in 1989 on MCA and was their only major label release, and only album produced by Bill Laswell.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The River that Runs with Love Won't Run Dry"
  2. "Let it Come Down"
  3. "Can't Find My Way Home"
  4. "Mona Lisa, Mother Earth"
  5. "(She's a) Universal Emptiness"
  6. "Saved"
  7. "I Remember Who You Are"
  8. "Jane Mary, Cry One Tear"
  9. "See No More"
  10. "God Damn the Sun"

[edit] Musicians

  • Michael Gira - vocals and guitars
  • Jarboe - vocals and keyboards
  • Norman Westberg - guitars
  • Bill Laswell - bass
  • Jason Anses - bass
  • Virgil Moorfield - drums
  • Nicky Skopelitis - baglama and bazouki
  • Shankar - double violin
  • Fred Frith - violin
  • Jeff Bova - keyboards
  • Aiyb Dieng - percussion
  • Trilok Gurtu - tablas
  • Bernard Fowler - background vocals
  • Fred Fowler - background vocals
  • Karl Berger - vibes, string arrangement, and conducting:
  • Mark Feldman - violin
  • Larry Packer - violin
  • John Kass - viola
  • Richard Carr - viola
  • Garo Yellin - cello

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