Indigo Girls (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Indigo Girls
Type = Studio album
Artist = Indigo Girls


Released = February 28 1989
Recorded = Ocean Way, Los Angeles
John Keane Studios, Athens, GA
Can Am Studios, Tarzana, CA, 1988-1989
Genre = Folk
Length = 43:42
Label = Epic Records
Producer = Scott Litt
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:imozeflkhgf8 link]
*Robert Christgau (C-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=indigo+girls link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/indigogirls/albums/album/92738/review/6068072/indigo_girls link]
Last album = "Strange Fire" (1987)
This album = "Indigo Girls" (1989)
Next album = "Nomads Indians Saints" (1990)

"Indigo Girls" is the second studio album by Indigo Girls. It was released in 1989 on Epic Records.

The album received excellent critical reviews, and went gold after six months and eventually went platinum. The duo was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy (losing to Milli Vanilli), and won one for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. It was reissued in 2000 with two bonus tracks.

The Irish band Hothouse Flowers backed the duo on several tracks.

Track listing

# "Closer to Fine" (Emily Saliers) – 4:02
# "Secure Yourself" (Amy Ray) – 3:35
# "Kid Fears" (Ray) – 4:34
# "Prince of Darkness" (Saliers) – 5:21
# "Blood and Fire" (Ray) – 4:38
# "Tried to Be True" (Ray) – 2:59
# "Love's Recovery" (Saliers) – 4:23
# "Land of Canaan" (Ray) – 3:57
# "Center Stage" (Ray) – 4:46
# "History of Us" (Saliers) – 5:27

Bonus tracks (2000 reissue)

# "Land of Canaan (Radio single remix)" (Ray) – 3:06
# "Center Stage" (Live) (Ray) – 4:04 "Recorded live at Shepherds Bush Empire, London, November 24 1994

Personnel

*Amy Ray – lead vocals, guitars
*Emily Saliers - lead vocals, guitars, twelve string electric guitar on 2, lead electric guitar on 6

Additional personnel

*Peter O'Toole – mandolin on 1 2, backing vocals on 1
*Fiachna Ó Braonáin – tin whistle on 1, backing vocals on 1, Hammond organ on 2
*Liam Ó Maonlaí – bodhran on 1, backing vocals on 1
*Luka Bloom – backing vocals on 1
*Paulinho Da Costa – percussion on 1 2 4 8
*Dede Vogt - bass on 2 3 7 10
*Jay Dee Daugherty – drums on 2 4 8
*John Keane – twelve string electric guitar on 3, bass on 4, shaker on 6, slide guitar on 8 9, bass drum on 9
*Michael Stipe – backing vocals on 3
*Bill Berry – drums on 6
*Peter Buck – electric guitar on 6
*Mike Mills – bass on 6
*Jai Winding – piano on 7
*Kasim Sulton – bass on 8
*John Van Tongeren – keyboards on 10

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