Indigo Girls is the second studio album and first major label release by American folk rock duo the Indigo Girls. It was originally released in 1989 by Epic Records, and reissued and remastered in 2000 with two bonus tracks.
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| Released | February 28, 1989 October 3, 2000 (Reissue) | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way, Hollywood John Keane, Athens, Georgia Can Am, Tarzana, California | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 44:36 51:43 (2000 reissue) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Scott Litt | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | B:2[3] |
| New Musical Express | 8/10[4] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | [5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| The Village Voice | C−[9] |
Upon its release, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics, went gold after six months and eventually went platinum. The duo was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy (losing to Milli Vanilli, who later vacated the award), and won one for Best Contemporary Folk Recording.
Michael Stipe sang on "Kid Fears", and the other members of R.E.M. performed on "Tried to Be True". In addition, the Irish band Hothouse Flowers contributed background vocals on several tracks, notably "Closer to Fine".
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Closer to Fine" | Emily Saliers | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Secure Yourself" | Amy Ray | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Kid Fears" | Ray | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Prince of Darkness" | Saliers | 5:22 |
| 5. | "Blood and Fire" | Ray | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Tried to Be True" | Ray | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Love's Recovery" | Saliers | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Land of Canaan" | Ray | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Center Stage" | Ray | 4:46 |
| 10. | "History of Us" | Saliers | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 44:36 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Land of Canaan" (Radio Single Remix) | Ray | 3:06 |
| 12. | "Center Stage" (Live) | Ray | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 51:43 | ||
Personnel
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- Amy Ray – lead vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), support/harmony vocals (1, 4, 7), guitars
- Emily Saliers – lead vocals (1, 4, 7, 10), support/harmony vocals (2, 3, 6, 8, 9), guitars, 12-string electric guitar (2), lead electric guitar (6)
- Additional personnel
- Peter O'Toole (Hothouse Flowers) – mandolin on (1,2), backing vocals (1)
- Fiachna Ó Braonáin – tin whistle, backing vocals (1), Hammond organ (2)
- Liam Ó Maonlaí – bodhrán and backing vocals (1)
- Luka Bloom – backing vocals (1)
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 4, 8)
- Dede Vogt – bass (2, 3, 7, 10)
- Jay Dee Daugherty – drums (2, 4, 8)
- John Keane – 12-string electric guitar (3), bass (4), shaker (6), slide guitar (8, 9), bass drum (9)
- Michael Stipe – backing vocals (3)
- Bill Berry – drums (6)
- Peter Buck – electric guitar (6)
- Mike Mills – bass (6)
- Jai Winding – piano (7)
- Kasim Sulton – bass (8)
- John Van Tongeren – keyboards (10)
Charts
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | Billboard 200 | 22 |
| 1989 | Australia ARIA Charts[10] | 64 |
Certifications
edit| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – U.S. | Gold | September 11, 1989 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Platinum | April 16, 1992 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Double Platinum | June 3, 1997 |
References
edit- ^ McCartney, Kelly. "Indigo Girls – Indigo Girls". AllMusic. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Clark, Pete (September 1989). "Review: The Indigo Girls — Indigo Girls" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 9. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 101. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Staunton, Terry (8 July 1989). "Indigo Girls — Indigo Girls (Epic Records)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 33. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via Flickr.
- ^ Moon, Tom (March 12, 1989). "Indigo Girls: Indigo Girls (Epic)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "Indigo Girls: Indigo Girls". Q (172): 124. January 2001.
- ^ Guterman, Jimmy (May 4, 1989). "Indigo Girls: Indigo Girls". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "Indigo Girls". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 404–05. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (November 28, 1989). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.