Original Album Series

Tracklist

• CD 1: Violent Femmes
• 1
  Blister in the Sun
  2:24
  4.4 ★
• 2
  Kiss Off
  2:56
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Please Do Not Go
  4:15
  4.2 ★
• 4
  Add It Up
  4:43
  3.9 ★
• 5
  Confessions
  5:32
  3.8 ★
• 6
  Prove My Love
  2:38
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Promise
  2:49
  3.6 ★
• 8
  To the Kill
  4:00
  3.2 ★
• 9
  Gone Daddy Gone
  3:06
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Good Feeling
  3:50
  3.8 ★
• CD 2: Hallowed Ground
• 1
  Country Death Song
  5:02
  3.6 ★
• 2
  I Hear the Rain
  1:32
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Never Tell
  7:10
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Jesus Walking on the Water
  3:07
  2.5 ★
• 5
  I Know It’s True but I’m Sorry to Say
  5:05
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Hallowed Ground
  4:18
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Sweet Misery Blues
  2:51
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Black Girls
  5:41
  3.6 ★
• 9
  It’s Gonna Rain
  4:11
  4.0 ★
• CD 3: The Blind Leading the Naked
• 1
  Old Mother Reagan
  0:31
  3.4 ★
• 2
  No Killing
  5:13
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Faith
  4:14
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Breakin’ Hearts
  2:15
  2.0 ★
• 5
  Special
  2:18
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Love & Me Make Three
  2:53
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Candlelight Song
  3:11
  3.0 ★
• 8
  I Held Her in My Arms
  2:52
  4.2 ★
• 9
  Children of the Revolution
  4:19
  4.5 ★
• 10
  Good Friend
  3:28
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Heartache
  2:02
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Cold Canyon
  3:22
  2.0 ★
• 13
  Two People
  0:58
  3.0 ★
• CD 4: 3
• 1
  Nightmares
  3:32
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Just Like My Father
  1:42
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Dating Days
  3:14
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Fat
  1:49
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Fool in the Full Moon
  4:25
  3.0 ★
• 6
  Nothing Worth Living For
  4:21
  1.0 ★
• 7
  World We’re Living In
  5:16
  5.0 ★
• 8
  Outside the Palace
  2:38
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Telephone Book
  1:41
  2.0 ★
• 10
  Mother of a Girl
  2:41
  2.0 ★
• 11
  Lies
  1:31
  2.0 ★
• 12
  See My Ships
  3:17
  2.0 ★
• CD 5: Why Do Birds Sing
• 1
  American Music
  3:49
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Out the Window
  2:52
  2.5 ★
• 3
  Look Like That
  2:45
  4.5 ★
• 4
  Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
  4:50
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Hey Nonny Nonny
  4:34
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Used to Be
  3:38
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Girl Trouble
  2:58
  4.0 ★
• 8
  He Likes Me
  3:07
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Life Is a Scream
  1:54
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Flamingo Baby
  2:37
  3.0 ★
• 11
  Lack of Knowledge
  1:54
  3.0 ★
• 12
  More Money Tonight
  3:59
  2.0 ★
• 13
  I’m Free
  3:25
  3.0 ★

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Release credits

• Abdulhameed Alwan
  daf [7], darbuka [7]
• Alex Alvarez
  background vocals [1], handclaps [1]
• Arlene Holmes
  background vocals [9]
• Bill Schaefgen
  trombone [3]
• Bill Smith
  assistant [12]
• Brian Ritchie
  acoustic bass guitar [1.2, 5.1-8, 5.10-11, 5.13], banjo [13], bass [1.1, 1.9, 2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 3.1, 3.9, 4.4, 4.7], bass guitar [5.9, 4.1], bouzouki [4], didgeridoo [1], electric bass guitar [11-12], electric guitar [1, 3-4, 13], glockenspiel [3], guitar [9], handclaps [1], lead vocals [6], mouth harp [5.13, 2.8], producer [1-13], ukulele [10], vocal [1.1-2, 1.9, 4.1, 4.4, 4.7, 3.1, 3.9, 2.1, 2.8, 5.1-3, 5.5, 5.7-9, 5.11-12], xylophone [9]
• Carmaig de Forest
  background vocals [1], handclaps [1]
• Christina Houghton
  autoharp [4]
• Connie Blomberg
  background vocals [9]
• Cynthia Gayneau
  vocal [4]
• Daniel Lazerus
  mix [8]
• David Vartanian
  engineer [2-13], mix [5.2-3, 5.5, 5.7-13, 3.1], recording [1]
• Drake Scott
  cornett [8], guest [8], other vocals [7]
• Eric Thorngren
  engineer [9], mix [5.1, 5.4, 5.6, 3.9]
• Fred Frith
  guest [9], guitar [9], other instruments [7], solo [9]
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  photography
• Glenn Lorbiecki
  engineer [2-8, 10], recording [1, 9]
• Gordon Gano
  acoustic guitar [1-8, 10-11, 13], electric guitar [1, 5-6, 9], fiddle [4], guitar [4.1, 4.4, 4.7, 5.12, 1.1-2, 1.9, 2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 3.1, 3.9], handclaps [1], lead vocals [4.1, 4.4, 4.7, 2.1, 2.8, 1.1, 1.9, 3.1, 3.9], producer [1-13], slide guitar [10], solo [1, 10], vocal [5.1-13, 2.4, 1.2]
• Ilene Novog
  strings [6]
• Jerry Harrison
  guest [9], guitar [8-11], keyboard [9-10], organ [2], producer [1-13], solo [11]
• Jim Liban
  harmonica [3]
• John Tanner
  engineer [2.2-3, 2.5-7, 2.9, 1.1-10], mix [1.1, 1.9, 2.1, 2.4, 2.8], recording [1, 4, 8]
• John Zorn
  alto saxophone [8], guest [8], other instruments [8]
• Junior Brantley
  guest [9], keyboard [9], piano [3]
• Larry Corbett
  strings [6]
• Leo Kottke
  slide guitar [12]
• Lovelace Redmond
  background vocals [9]
• Mark Van Hecke
  piano [10], producer [1.1-10, 2.1-9]
• Matt Lane
  assistant [1-11]
• Michael Beinhorn
  Hammond organ [1], background vocals [1], handclaps [1], harmonium [6], mellotron [4, 6], piano [4, 13], producer [1-13], strings [6]
• Mike Kloster
  background vocals [1], handclaps [1]
• Peter Balestrieri
  alto saxophone [3], baritone saxophone [4.7, 2.8], guest [4.7, 2.8], tenor saxophone [2.8, 4.7], vocal [2.4, 3.3]
• Shirley Simms
  background vocals [9]
• Sid Page
  strings [6]
• Sigmund Snopek III
  guest [7], keyboard [7], organ [3, 8], piano [6]
• Steve Mackay
  baritone saxophone [3], saxophone [8], tenor saxophone [3]
• Steve Scales
  guest [9], percussion [2-5, 7-11]
• Susan Rogers
  recording [1-13]
• Suzie Katayama
  strings [6]
• Tom Mandell
  keyboard [1]
• Tony Trischka
  banjo [1], guest [1]
• Victor DeLorenzo
  bell [1], congas [10], cowbell [2], cymbal [6-7, 11], drums (drum set) [3.1, 3.9, 1.1, 1.9, 2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 4.1, 4.4, 4.7, 5.4, 5.9, 5.12-13], handclaps [1], membranophone [1.2, 5.4, 5.6-7, 5.13], other instruments [11], percussion [2.1, 2.8, 3.1, 3.9, 4.1, 4.4, 4.7, 1.1, 1.9], producer [1-13], shakers [5], snare drum [5.1-3, 5.5-8, 5.11, 5.13, 1.2], tabla [2], tambourine [1, 3-6, 11], timpani [1], tom-tom [11], vocal [5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.11-13, 1.1-2, 1.9, 2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 3.1, 3.9, 4.1, 4.4, 4.7], wood block [2]
• Violent Femmes
  producer [1-12]
• Warren Bruleigh
  assistant [1, 4, 8], co [1-12], engineer [4.1-12, 2.2-3, 2.5-7, 2.9]
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Issues

• 

  O
  Original Album Series

  5x CD
  2011