Become You is the eighth studio album by American folk rock duo the Indigo Girls. It was released on March 12, 2002 by Epic Records.

Become You
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 12, 2002 (2002-03-12)
GenreFolk rock
Length48:11
LabelEpic
ProducerPeter Collins
Indigo Girls chronology
Come on Now Social
(1999)
Become You
(2002)
All That We Let In
(2004)
Singles from Become You
  1. "Moment of Forgiveness"
  2. "Become You"
  3. "Hope Alone/Bitteroot"
  4. "Our Deliverance"
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(69/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The A.V. Club(average)[3]
Billboard(favorable)[4]
Blender[1]
Chicago Tribune(average)[5]
E! OnlineB[1]
PopMatters[6][1]
Q[1]
Rolling Stone[7][1]
Yahoo! Music UK[8]

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moment of Forgiveness"Amy Ray3:13
2."Deconstruction"Emily Saliers4:15
3."Become You"Ray3:46
4."You’ve Got to Show"Saliers4:44
5."Yield"Ray2:48
6."Collecting You"Saliers4:31
7."Hope Alone"Saliers, Annie Roboff3:56
8."Bitterroot"Ray2:46
9."Our Deliverance"Saliers4:12
10."Starkville"Ray4:22
11."She's Saving Me"Saliers5:04
12."Nuevas Señoritas"Ray4:34

These bonus tracks were only available when the album was purchased at Borders Books. The original version of Everything In Its Own Time was released on the album Shaming of the Sun and credited to Emily Saliers only.

Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Our Deliverance (Alternate Version)"Saliers4:12
14."Everything in Its Own Time (Live)"
  • Ray
  • Saliers
5:12
15."Johnny Rottentail"Ray2:00

Personnel

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Indigo Girls
  • Amy Ray – vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, harmonica
  • Emily Saliers – vocals, 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars, classical guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, mandolin
Additional musicians
  • Carol Isaacs – Hammond B-3, Wurlitzer, piano, accordion, penny whistle, recorder, percussion
  • Clare Kenny – acoustic and electric bass guitars
  • Brady Blade – drums and percussion
  • Michelle Malone – vocals on "Moment of Forgiveness" and "Hope Alone", vocals and harmonica on "Bitterroot"
  • Dan Higgins – saxophone on "You've Got to Show"
  • Jerry Hey – string arrangement on "Hope Alone"

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Critic Reviews for Become You". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  2. ^ Become You at AllMusic
  3. ^ Thompson, Stephen (2002-03-12). "Indigo Girls: Become You". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  4. ^ "Indigo Girls: Becoming You". Billboard. March 16, 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-03-29. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  5. ^ "Indigo Girls Become You (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. 2002-03-31. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  6. ^ Schabe, Patrick (2002-03-29). "Indigo Girls: Become You". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  7. ^ Schlansky, Evam (2002-03-11). "Indigo Girls: Become You : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  8. ^ Nye-Browne, Chris (2002-03-18). "Indigo Girls - 'Become You'". Yahoo! Music UK. Archived from the original on 2004-08-31. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
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