In My Tribe

In My Tribe

1989 re-release (CD / vinyl edition)
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. (1986 Brazil)[1]
Producer Peter Asher
10,000 Maniacs chronology

The Wishing Chair
(1985)		 In My Tribe
(1987)		 Blind Man's Zoo
(1989)
Alternative cover
Original 1987 release (cassette edition)
Music sample
"Like The Weather"
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
Robert Christgau B-[3]
Rolling Stone (favorable)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [5]

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 covers of both the original 1987 release and the 1989 re-release are black and white photographs of children practicing archery with bows and arrows.[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Natalie Merchant, except where noted.

  1. "What's the Matter Here?" (Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant) – 4:51
  2. "Hey Jack Kerouac" (Buck, Merchant) – 3:26
  3. "Like the Weather" – 3:56
  4. "Cherry Tree" (Buck, Merchant) – 3:13
  5. "The Painted Desert" (Jerome Augustyniak, Merchant) – 3:39
  6. "Don't Talk" (Dennis Drew, Merchant) – 5:04
  7. "Peace Train" (Cat Stevens) – 3:26
  8. "Gun Shy" – 4:11
  9. "My Sister Rose" (Augustyniak, Merchant) – 3:12
  10. "A Campfire Song" – 3:15
  11. "City of Angels" (Buck, Merchant) – 4:17
  12. "Verdi Cries" – 4:27

Personnel

10,000 Maniacs
Additional musicians
Other Personnel

Charts

Album
Chart (1987) Peak
position
The Billboard 200 37[8]
Singles[9]
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

  1. ↑ "In My Tribe". Discogs.
  2. ↑ Woodstra, Chris. In My Tribe at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2006.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: 10,000 Maniacs". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 15 April 2006.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Bechtelon, Craig (September 28, 2011). "Returning to In My Tribe: 10,000 Maniacs’ Best Record". Popstache.
  7. ↑ "In My Tribe". Discogs.
  8. ↑ In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs > Charts & Awards > Billboard Album at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2006.
  9. ↑ In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2004.