First ever greatest hits collection including: Wonder, Carnival, Kind & Generous, and many more...
Track List: 1. WONDER 2. CARNIVAL 3. JEALOUSY 4. SAN ANDREAS FAULT 5. KIND & GENEROUS 6. BREAK YOUR HEART 7. LIFE IS SWEET 8. THE LIVING 9. BUILD A LEVEE 10. NOT IN THIS LIFE 11. MOTHERLAND 12. OWENSBORO 13. SALLY ANN
The linen bound deluxe edition has all the solo singles plus 15 additional rare tracks on 2 CDs including unreleased recordings, acoustic versions, album out-takes, soundtrack contributions, B-sides, along with out-of-print tracks recorded for benefit albums. Featuring collaborations with R.E.M., Billy Bragg, The Chieftains, Dr. John with Booker T. & The MG's, and Susan McKeown.
Track List: CD ONE 1. WONDER 2. CARNIVAL 3. JEALOUSY 4. SAN ANDREAS FAULT 5. KIND & GENEROUS 6. BREAK YOUR HEART 7. LIFE IS SWEET 8. THE LIVING 9. BUILD A LEVEE 10. NOT IN THIS LIFE 11. MOTHERLAND 12. OWENSBORO 13. SALLY ANN
CD TWO 1. SHE DEVIL 2. COWBOY ROMANCE 3. CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND THEE 4. BIRDS & SHIPS 5. THE LOWLANDS OF HOLLAND 6. ONE FINE DAY 7. PHOTOGRAPH 8. PARTY OF GOD 9. THICK AS THIEVES 10. BREAD & CIRCUSES 11. BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH 12. TELL YOURSELF 13. BUT NOT FOR ME 14. I KNOW HOW TO DO IT 15. COME TAKE A TRIP IN MY AIRSHIP
In her first independent release in eighteen years, Natalie has recorded a collection of folk music featuring time-worn traditional songs together with compositions by contemporary writers.
The initial run of this CD features a beautiful special edition package and a twenty-page booklet of lyrics and song-by-song liner notes from Natalie.
Track Listing: 1. Sally Ann 5:47 2. Which Side Are You On? 5:02 3. Crazy Man Michael 5:12 4. Diver Boy 4:45 5. Weeping Pilgrim 4:11 6. Soldier Soldier 3:43 7. Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow 3:20 8. House Carpenter 6:00 9. Owensboro 4:21 10. Down On Penny’s Farm 3:41 11. Poor Wayfaring Stranger 4:17
The first ever collection of greatest hits and rarities from the 10,000 Maniacs. This 31 track, two CD set contains all of the Maniacs’ most popular songs as well as hard to find and previously unreleased tracks. With a 26-page booklet that includes liner notes written by the band, Campfire Songs is an essential collection to have.
Track listing
DISC ONE: THE MOST POPULAR RECORDINGS 1. Planned Obsolescence 2. My Mother The War 3. Tension 4. Scorpio Rising 5. Like The Weather 6. Don’t Talk 7. What’s The Matter Here? 8. Hey Jack Kerouac 9. Verdi Cries 10. Trouble Me 11. Poison In The Well 12. You Happy Puppet 13. Eat For Two 14. Stockton Gala Days 15. Candy Everybody Wants 16. These Are Days 17. Because The Night
DISC TWO: THE OBSCURE & UNKNOWN RECORDINGS 1. Poppy Selling Man - previously unissued 2. Can’t Ignore The Train (Demo) - previously unissued 3. Peace Train 4. Wildwood Flower 5. Hello In There 6. To Sir With Love8. These Days 9. I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You 10. Starman 11. Let The Mystery Be 12. Noah’s Dove (Demo) – previously unissued 13. Circle Dream (Alternate Lyrics Demo) – previously unissued 14. Eden (Alternate Lyrics Demo) – previously unissued
Produced in collaboration with Grammy winning producer T Bone Burnett (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), Natalie Merchant's third studio album, Motherland, was released in 2001 to great critical and popular acclaim. From the pop hooks of "Just Can't Last," to the R&B inspired "Saint Judas" (which features guest vocals by the legendary gospel singer Mavis Staples), to the Arabic influenced "This House Is On Fire," Motherland proves to be Ms. Merchant's most lyrically and musically diverse album yet.
Track Listing: 1. This House Is On Fire 2. Motherland 3. Saint Judas 4. Put The Law On You 5. Build A Levee 6. Golden Boy 7. Henry Darger 8. The Worst Thing 9. Tell Yourself 10. Just Can't Last 11. Not In This Life 12. I'm Not Gonna Beg
Wrapping up her widely successful world tour that began in 1998 with the Lilth Fair and took her through the UK, Australia and Japan, Natalie Merchant performed five sold out concerts at the legendary Neil Simon Theater on Broadway in June of 1999. The album Natalie Merchant: Live In Concert was recorded during these performances and includes Ms. Merchant's best loved songs such as "Carnival" and "Wonder," as well as her version of the David Bowie classic "Space Oddity."
Track Listing: 1. Wonder 2. San Andreas Fault 3. Beloved Wife 4. Space Oddity 5. Carnival 6. Dust Bowl 7. After The Gold Rush 8. Gun Shy 9. The Gulf of Araby 10. Ophelia 11. Seven Years
For her second solo album, Ophelia, Natalie Merchant invited a wide array of artists to record with her, including the former frontwoman of acid jazz/funk group, Brand New Heavies, N'Dea Davenport, Tibetan devotional singer Yungchen Lhamo, and Karen Peris, the beautifully haunting voice of the band Innocence Mission. Released in 1998, Ophelia quickly went platinum with the hit single "Kind & Generous."
Track Listing: 1. Ophelia 2. Life Is Sweet 3. Kind & Generous 4. Frozen Charlotte 5. My Skin 6. Break Your Heart 7. King Of May 8. Thick As Theives 9. Effigy 10. The Living 11. When They Ring The Golden Bells
Released in 1995, Tigerlily was Natalie Merchant's first solo album after her departure from the pioneering 10,000 Maniacs. With immensely popular radio hits such as "Wonder," "Carnival," and "Jealousy," this triumphant solo debut was a huge commercial success, selling over four million copies worldwide and securing Ms. Merchant's place as a major pop artist.
Track Listing: 1. San Andreas Fault 2. Wonder 3. Beloved Wife 4. River 5. Carnival 6. I May Know The Word 7. The Letter 8. Cowboy Romance 9. Jealousy 10. Where I Go 11. Seven Years
One of the last albums in the distinctive MTV series, 10,000 Maniacs' MTV Unplugged was also the last album that the band released before Natalie Merchant's departure. A live acoustic collection of some of the Maniacs' best loved songs, the album includes a guest vocal by David Byrne and an amazing cover of Patti Smith's "Because The Night."
Track Listing: 1. These Are Days 2. Eat For Two 3. Candy Everybody Wants 4. I'm Not The Man 5. Don't Talk 6. Hey Jack Kerouac 7. What's The Matter Here? 8. Gold Rush Brides 9. Like The Weather 10. Trouble Me 11. Jezebel 12. Because The Night 13. Stockton Gala Days 14. Noah's Dove
The immense popularity of the songs "These Are Days" and "Candy Everybody Wants" helped to make 10,000 Maniacs' Our Time In Eden the band's best selling album of all time. Released in 1992, Our Time In Eden was the Maniacs' last studio album.
Track Listing: 1. Noah's Dove 2. These Are Days 3. Eden 4. Few And Far Between 5. Stockton Gala Days 6. Gold Rush Brides 7. Jezebel 8. How You've Grown 9. Candy Everybody Wants 10. Tolerance 11. Circle Dream 12. If You Intend 13. I'm Not The Man
Released in 1989, 10,000 Maniacs' album Blind Man's Zoo was the group's third major label album. Like the Maniacs' previous albums, Blind Man's Zoo features catchy pop songs with serious social messages like "Eat For Two," "Poison In The Well," "Dust Bowl," and "Trouble Me."
Track Listing: 1. Eat For Two 2. Please Forgive Us 3. The Big Parade 4. Trouble Me 5. You Happy Puppet 6. Headstrong 7. Poison In The Well 8. Dust Bowl 9. The Lion's Share 10. Hateful Hate 11. Jubilee
10,000 Maniacs' 1987 release In My Tribe was the follow-up to their 1985 major label debut, The Wishing Chair. Considered the Maniacs' breakthrough album with hits such as "What's The Matter Here," "Hey Jack Kerouac," "Like The Weather," and "Don't Talk," The Wishing Chair helped launch the Maniacs into mainstream success.
Track Listing: 1. What's The Matter Here? 2. Hey Jack Kerouac 3. Like The Weather 4. Cherry Tree 5. The Painted Desert 6. Don't Talk 7. Gun Shy 8. My Sister Rose 9. A Campfire Song 10. City Of Angels 11. Verdi Cries