Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings

Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings is a 2004 compilation album by 10,000 Maniacs featuring their biggest hits, b-sides and unknown recordings from the Natalie Merchant era.

Track listing

Disc One - The Most Popular Recordings

1. "Planned Obsolescence" (Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant) - 4:29
2. "My Mother the War" (John Lombardo, Merchant, Michael Walsh) - 3:32
3. "Tension" (Lombardo, Merchant) - 3:31
4. "Scorpio Rising" (Lombardo, Robert Buck, Merchant) - 3:14
5. "Like the Weather" (Merchant) - 3:58
6. "Don't Talk" (Drew, Merchant) - 5:06
7. "What's the Matter Here?" (Buck, Merchant) - 4:52
8. "Hey Jack Kerouac" (Buck, Merchant) - 3:27
9. "Verdi Cries" (Merchant) - 4:24
10. "Trouble Me" (Drew, Merchant) - 3:15
11. "Poison in the Well" (Drew, Merchant) - 3:09
12. "You Happy Puppet" (Buck, Merchant) - 3:39
13. "Eat for Two" (Merchant) - 3:32
14. "Stockton Gala Days" (Buck, Drew, Steve Gustafson, Jerome Augustyniak, Merchant) - 4:22
15. "Candy Everybody Wants" (Drew, Merchant) - 3:08
16. "These Are Days" (Buck, Merchant) - 3:43
17. "Because the Night" (Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith) - 3:44

Disc Two - The Obscure & Unknown Recordings

1. "Poppy Selling Man" (Merchant) - 3:34
2. "Can't Ignore the Train" (Demo) (Lombardo, Merchant) - 2:53
3. "Peace Train" (Cat Stevens) - 3:28
4. "Wildwood Flower" (A. P. Carter) - 1:53
5. "Hello in There" (John Prine) - 4:27
6. "To Sir, with Love" (Live - MTV Rock N' Roll Inaugural Ball) (Featuring Michael Stipe) (Donald Black, Mark London) - 4:17
7. "Everyday Is Like Sunday" (Morrisey, Stephen Street) - 3:15
8. "These Days" (Jackson Browne) - 3:28
9. "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" (Tom Waits) - 3:39
10. "Starman" - (David Bowie) - 4:14
11. "Let the Mystery Be" (Live - MTV Unplugged) (Featuring David Byrne) (Iris DeMent) - 3:10
12. "Noah's Dove" (Demo) (Merchant) - 4:12
13. "Circle Dream" (Alternate Lyrics Demo) (Buck, Drew, Gustafson, Augustyniak, Merchant) - 3:25
14. "Eden" (Alternate Lyrics Demo) (Buck, Drew, Gustafson, Augustyniak, Merchant) - 3:33

Personnel

10,000 Maniacs

• Natalie Merchant - vocals, piano
• Robert Buck - guitars, mandolin, steel, banjo, devices, synthesizer
• Steven Gustafson - guitar, bass
• John Lombardo - guitars, bass, occasional vocals
• Dennis Drew - organ, piano, accordion
• Jerome Augustyniak - drums, percussion