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Motherland (Natalie Merchant album)

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Motherland
Album by Natalie Merchant
Released November 13 2001
Recorded Allaire Studios, Sunset Sound and Clinton Studios
June 15 - September 9 2001
Genre Singer-songwriter
Length 58 min 22 s
Record label Elektra
Producer Natalie Merchant and T-Bone Burnett
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com 4 stars out of 5 link
Calgary Sun Positive November 11, 2001
Entertainment Weekly Grade: B November 16, 2001 p.172
Mojo Positive December, 2001, p.100
Q 3 stars out of 5 March 2002
Rolling Stone 3.5 stars out of 5 January 31, 2001, p.53
Natalie Merchant Chronology
Live in Concert
(1999) 		Motherland
(2001) 		The House Carpenter's Daughter
(2003)

Track listing

  1. "This House Is on Fire" - 4:42
  2. "Motherland" - 4:44
  3. "Saint Judas" - 5:44
  4. "Put the Law on You" - 5:01
  5. "Build a Levee" - 4:46
  6. "Golden Boy" - 4:10
  7. "Henry Darger" - 4:24
  8. "The Worst Thing" - 5:46
  9. "Tell Yourself" - 5:14
  10. "Just Can't Last" - 4:31
  11. "Not in This Life" - 5:22
  12. "I'm Not Gonna Beg" - 3:40

Produced by Natalie Merchant and T-Bone Burnett. All songs written by Natalie Merchant.

Personnel

  • Carla Azar - drums (live)
  • Stephen Barber - arranger and conductor
  • Daniel de la Calle - Spanish lyrics for "The Worst Thing"
  • Matt Chamberlain - drums, percussion
  • Sandra Church - alto flute
  • Nick Cords - viola
  • Kate Daley - Vivian girl's voice in "Henry Darger"
  • Kelly Daley - Vivian girl's voice in "Henry Darger"
  • Erik Della Penna - electric guitar, classical guitar, acoustic guitar, oud, banjo, lap steel guitar, bazouki
  • Karen Dreyfus - viola
  • Elizabeth Dyson - cello
  • Bruno Eicher - violin
  • Mike Elizando - acoustic bass
  • Mitchell Estrin - bass clarinet
  • Bob Glaub - bass
  • Gabriel Gordon - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocal
  • Katie Goldberg - vocal
  • Soo Hyun Kwon - violin
  • Tony Kadleck - trumpet
  • Vivek Kamath - viola
  • Ann S. Kim - violin
  • Lisa E. Kim - violin
  • Keefus - piano, Hammond organ, keyboard
  • Guy Klucevsek - accordion
  • David Krakauer - clarinet
  • Krystof Kuznik - violin
  • Greg Leisz - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, electric guitar, 12 string guitar
  • Graham Maby - bass
  • Karen Marx - violin
  • Jeremy McCoy - bass
  • Natalie Merchant - vocal, piano, Rhodes piano
  • Philip Myers - French horn
  • Sandra Park - violin, string contractor
  • Van Dyke Parks - accordion
  • David Ralicke - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trombone
  • Laura Seaton - violin
  • Sarah Seiver - cello
  • Robert T. Shaw - violin
  • Fiona Simon - violin
  • Mavis Staples - vocal
  • Elizabeth Steen - Hammond organ, mellotron, Wurlitzer piano, piano
  • Alan Stepansky - cello
  • Jung Sun Yoo - violin
  • Chris Tedesco - trumpet
  • Patrick Warren - chamberlain, pump organ
  • Sharon Yamada - violin
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