Album
Motherland
2001 · Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Motherland is a Rock album by Natalie Merchant, originally released in 2001. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
On <i>Motherland</i> Natalie Merchant tempers the chilly Northern tone of her work with an infusion of Deep Southern heat. Aided by co-producer T-Bone Burnett, she uses these tracks to explore a newly-found affinity for Delta blues and backwoods gospel. Songs like “Saint Judas” (a Flannery O’Connor-like scenario bolstered by Mavis Staples’ guest vocal) and “Put the Law on You” (a sultry number recalling Nina Simone) let Merchant adopt the slippery inflections and tormented moods of a damaged Dixie belle. Musical references to Memphis and New Orleans flit about these tunes, even as the lyric themes range into wider terrain. She pays tribute to an outsider artist in “Henry Darger,” condemns the media machine in “Golden Boy,” and laments the loss of open spaces in the title track. Unexpected settings — such as the Jamaican/Middle Eastern hybrid “This House is on Fire” — bring out fresh resonance in her dusky, brooding vocals. <i>Motherland</i> finds Merchant loosening up, challenging herself, and making some of the best music of her career.
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Tracklist
- 1This House Is On Fire4:42
- 2Motherland4:44
- 3Saint Judas5:44
- 4Put The Law On You5:01
- 5Build A Levee4:46
- 6Golden Boy4:10
- 7Henry Darger4:24
- 8The Worst Thing5:46
- 9Tell Yourself5:14
- 10Just Can't Last4:31
- 11Not In This Life5:22
- 12I'm Not Gonna Beg3:40
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- warm
- melancholic
- storytelling
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
The CD is enhanced with a Macromedia Projector "Weblink" application.
"MOTHERLAND is dedicated to all the victims of the September 11, 2001 attack upon the United States who were lost at the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. May they rest in peace."
Recorded June 15 - September 9, 2001
Recorded at Allaire Studios, Shokan, NY, Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, Clinton Studios, New York, NY
Mixed at Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
Management by Gary Smith at Fort Apache, Cambridge, MA
Issued in a standard jewel case with a matte white disc tray.
Warner logo embossed on the back cover of jewel case, lower right corner.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Natalie MerchantVOCALS ELECTRIC PIANO PIANO
- Mavis StaplesVOCALS
- Mike ElizondoACOUSTIC BASS
- Guy KlucevsekACCORDION
- Patrick WarrenCHAMBERLIN , ORGAN CHAMBERLIN , PUMP ORGAN KEYBOARDS
- Van Dyke ParksACCORDION
- Bob GlaubBASS
- Graham MabyBASS
- Sandra ParkVIOLIN VIOLIN , CONTRACTOR
- Sharon YamadaVIOLIN
- Elizabeth SteenELECTRIC ORGAN ELECTRIC PIANO ORGAN
- Greg LeiszACOUSTIC GUITAR, BANJO, MANDOLIN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Laura SeatonVIOLIN
- Matt ChamberlainDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
- Stephen BarberARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
- Carla AzarDRUMS
- Tony KadleckTRUMPET
- David RalickeBARITONE GUITAR, TENOR SAXOPHONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
Production & Engineering
- Natalie MerchantPRODUCER
- T-Bone BurnettPRODUCER
- Jim ScottMIXED
- Mike PiersanteENGINEER
- Jim ScottENGINEER
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