Poseidon and the Bitter Bug

Poseidon and the Bitter Bug is the eleventh studio album by Indigo Girls, released on March 24, 2009 by Vanguard Records. The title is drawn from lines in tracks "Fleet of Hope" and "Second Time Around" – "You're all washed up when Poseidon has his day" and "I've been bitten by the bitter bug."

Track listing

1. "Digging for Your Dream" (Emily Saliers)- 3:57
2. "Sugar Tongue" (Amy Ray) – 3:37
3. "Love of Our Lives" (Saliers) – 3:51
4. "Driver Education" (Ray) – 2:18
5. "I'll Change" (Saliers) – 3:23
6. "Second Time Around" (Ray) – 4:12
7. "What Are You Like?" (Saliers) – 2:51
8. "Ghost of the Gang" (Ray) – 3:17
9. "Fleet of Hope" (Saliers) – 4:27
10. "True Romantic" (Ray) – 4:11

Deluxe Version bonus tracks

11. "Ghost of the Gang" (Acoustic Version) – 3:10
12. "I'll Change" (Acoustic Version) – 3:58
13. "Sugar Tongue" (Acoustic Version) – 3:47
14. "Love of Our Lives" (Acoustic Version) – 3:46
15. "Salty South" (Ray) – 4:17
16. "Digging for Your Dream" (Acoustic Version) – 3:22
17. "Second Time Around" (Acoustic Version) – 4:43
18. "What Are You Like?" (Acoustic Version) – 2:50
19. "Driver Education" (Acoustic Version) – 2:21
20. "Fleet of Hope" (Acoustic Version) – 4:31
21. "True Romantic" (Acoustic Version) – 3:56

Personnel

Indigo Girls

• Amy Ray – Vocals, songwriting, guitar, mandolin
• Emily Saliers – Vocals, songwriting, guitar

Additional musicians

• Mitchell Froom – Keyboards
• Clare Kenny – Bass guitar
• Matt Chamberlain – Drums

Production

• David Boucher – Engineer
• Mitchell Froom – Producer

External links

• Poseidon and the Bitter Bug at Allmusic
• Poseidon and the Bitter Bug Deluxe Edition at Allmusic
• Blog posting by Emily on the making of the album
• Blog posting by Amy with video clip of Love of Our Lives rehearsal