Motherland

~ Release by Natalie Merchant (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Recorded 15 Jun - 9 Sep 2001 at Allaire Studios, Shokan, NY, Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA and Clinton Studios, New York, NY, mixed at Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA and mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME.

Annotation last modified on 2013-02-08 15:23 UTC.

Tracklist

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1This House Is on Fire
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
alto flute:
Sandra Church
bass:
Graham Maby
cello:
Alan Stepansky (cellist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
electric guitar:
Gabriel Gordon
Hammond organ:
Elizabeth Steen
oud:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
viola:
Karen Dreyfus
violin:
Sandra Park (violinist) and Sharon Yamada (violinist)
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
conductor:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
arranger:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
recording of:
This House Is on Fire
lyricist and composer:
Natalie Merchant
44:43
2Motherland
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
accordion:
Van Dyke Parks
acoustic bass guitar [acoustic bass]:
Mike Elizando
acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin:
Greg Leisz
reed organ [pump organ]:
Patrick Warren
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Motherland
lyricist and composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Indian Love Bride Music
34:46
3Saint Judas
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
banjo:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Graham Maby
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
electric guitar:
Gabriel Gordon
Hammond organ:
Elizabeth Steen
vocals:
Natalie Merchant and Mavis Staples
recording of:
Saint Judas
lyricist and composer:
Natalie Merchant
35:46
4Put the Law on You
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
bass:
Graham Maby
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
electric guitar:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist) and Gabriel Gordon
Hammond organ:
Elizabeth Steen
piano:
Keefus Ciancia (American score composer)
tenor saxophone:
David Ralicke
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recording of:
Put the Law on You
lyricist and composer:
Natalie Merchant
45:02
5Build a Levee
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David Ralicke
bass:
Bob Glaub
chamberlin:
Patrick Warren
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
electric guitar:
Greg Leisz
Hammond organ:
Keefus Ciancia (American score composer) and Elizabeth Steen
Rhodes piano:
Natalie Merchant
guest vocals:
Mavis Staples
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
recording of:
Build a Levee
lyricist and composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Indian Love Bride Music
34:47
6Golden Boy
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
bass:
Mike Elizando
chamberlin:
Patrick Warren
drums (drum set):
Carla Azar
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
ebow:
Gabriel Gordon
electric guitar:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
keyboard:
Keefus Ciancia (American score composer)
mellotron:
Elizabeth Steen
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recording of:
Golden Boy
lyricist and composer:
Natalie Merchant
34:12
7Henry Darger
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
bass:
Mitchell Estrin and Jeremy McCoy (Canadian double bassist)
cello:
Elizabeth Dyson, Sarah Seiver and Alan Stepansky (cellist)
classical guitar:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
French horn:
Philip Myers (hornist)
trumpet:
Tony Kadleck
viola:
Nicholas Cords (violist), Karen Dreyfus and Vivek Kamath
violin:
Bruno Eicher, Ann S. Kim, Lisa Kim (violinist), Krystof Kuznik, Soo Hyun Kwon (violinist), Karen Marx, Sandra Park (violinist), Laura Seaton, Robert T. Shaw, Fiona Simon (violinist), Sharon Yamada (violinist) and Jung Sun Yoo
other vocals:
Kate Daley and Kelly Daley
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
conductor:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
arranger:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
recording of:
Henry Darger
lyricist and composer:
Natalie Merchant
34:27
8The Worst Thing
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
bass:
Graham Maby
cello:
Alan Stepansky (cellist)
clarinet:
David Krakauer
classical guitar and electric guitar:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
electric guitar:
Gabriel Gordon
viola:
Karen Dreyfus
violin:
Sandra Park (violinist) and Sharon Yamada (violinist)
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
conductor:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
arranger:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
recording of:
The Worst Thing
lyricist:
Daniel de la Calle and Natalie Merchant
composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Indian Love Bride Music
5:48
9Tell Yourself
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Greg Leisz
bass:
Graham Maby
chamberlin and organ:
Patrick Warren
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
Hammond organ and piano:
Elizabeth Steen
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recording of:
Tell Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Natalie Merchant
45:14
10Just Can't Last
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Gabriel Gordon
banjo, bouzouki and lap steel guitar:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone and trombone:
David Ralicke
bass:
Graham Maby
chamberlin:
Patrick Warren
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
Hammond organ:
Elizabeth Steen
trumpet:
Chris Tedesco
vocals:
Gabriel Gordon and Natalie Merchant
recording of:
Just Can’t Last
lyricist and composer:
Natalie Merchant
34:32
11Not in This Life
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Gabriel Gordon
bass:
Graham Maby
chamberlin:
Patrick Warren
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
electric guitar:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
Hammond organ:
Elizabeth Steen
piano:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
recording of:
Not in This Life
lyricist and composer:
Natalie Merchant
publisher:
Indian Love Bride Music
35:24
12I'm Not Gonna Beg
recording engineer and engineer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Natalie Merchant
assistant mixer:
Jenn Hilliard and Robert Read
mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
bass:
Graham Maby
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
electric guitar:
Gabriel Gordon
Hammond organ:
Elizabeth Steen
lap steel guitar:
Erik Della Penna (Songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
piano:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recording of:
I'm Not Gonna Beg
lyricist and composer:
Natalie Merchant
33:40

Credits

Release

photography:Laura Wilson (Photographer)
graphic design:Natalie Merchant
Lili Picou
assistant producer:Paul Ackling
assistant recording engineer:Ryan Boesch
Kevin Dean (US engineer)
Brandon Mason
Keith Shortreed (engineer)
mastering:Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)