Why Do Birds Sing?
Album by Violent Femmes
Released 30 April 1991
Tracklist
- 1American Music3:504.0 ★
- 2Out the Window2:522.5 ★
- 3Look Like That2:454.5 ★
- 4Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?4:503.0 ★
- 5Hey Nonny Nonny4:344.0 ★
- 6Used to Be3:384.0 ★
- 7Girl Trouble2:584.0 ★
- 8He Likes Me3:073.0 ★
- 9Life Is a Scream1:543.0 ★
- 10Flamingo Baby2:373.0 ★
- 11Lack of Knowledge1:543.0 ★
- 12More Money Tonight3:582.0 ★
- 13I’m Free3:313.0 ★
- 14Me and You3:06
- 15Color Me Once (early version)4:46
- 164 Seasons (early version)3:06
- 17Breaking Up (early version)4:23
- 18American Music (alternate mix)3:41
- 19Dance, Motherfucker, Dance!3:163.0 ★
- 20Look Like That (live at the Boat House / 1991)2:47
- 21Out the Window (live at the Boat House / 1991)3:09
- 22Fat (live at the Boat House / 1991)1:56
- 23Blister in the Sun (live at the Boat House / 1991)2:27
- 24Prove My Love (live at the Boat House / 1991)2:45
- 25Country Death Song (live at the Boat House / 1991)4:40
- 26Old Mother Reagan (live at the Boat House / 1991)0:38
- 27Confessions (live at the Boat House / 1991)8:46
- 28Girl Trouble (live at the Boat House / 1991)3:33
- 29Add It Up (live at the Boat House / 1991)5:56
- 30Kiss Off (live at the Boat House / 1991)4:16
- 31Good Feeling (live at the Boat House / 1991)4:00
- 32More Money Tonight (live at the Boat House / 1991)4:07
More by Violent Femmes
Release credits
- background vocals [1], handclaps [1]
- acoustic bass guitar [1-8, 10-11, 13], banjo [13], bass [19], bass guitar [9], bouzouki [4], didgeridoo [1], electric bass guitar [11-12], electric guitar [1, 3-4, 13], glockenspiel [3], handclaps [1], mouth harp [13], producer [1-13], ukulele [10], vocal [1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-12, 19]
- tenor saxophone [19]
- background vocals [1], handclaps [1]
- mix [2-3, 5, 7-13]
- mix [1, 4, 6]
- acoustic guitar [1-8, 10-11, 13], electric guitar [1, 5-6, 9], guitar [12, 19], handclaps [1], producer [1-13], slide guitar [10], solo [1, 10], vocal [1-13, 19]
- strings [6]
- strings [6]
- Hammond organ [1], background vocals [1], handclaps [1], harmonium [6], mellotron [4, 6], mix [14-18], piano [4, 13], producer [1-13], strings [6]
- background vocals [1], handclaps [1]
- baritone saxophone [19]
- strings [6]
- piano [19], trombone [19]
- recording [1-13]
- strings [6]
- keyboard [1]
- bell [1], congas [10], cowbell [2], cymbal [6-7, 11], drums (drum set) [4, 9, 12-13, 19], handclaps [1], membranophone [4, 6-7, 13], other instruments [11], producer [1-13], shakers [5], snare drum [1-3, 5-8, 11, 13], tabla [2], tambourine [1, 3-6, 11], timpani [1], tom-tom [11], vocal [1-5, 7-8, 11-13, 19], wood block [2]
- producer [19]
- mix [19]
Issues
W30 April 1991
W12" Vinyl1991
W1991
W1991
W1991- W2011
- W2x CD2021
WDigital Media (deluxe edition)8 June 2022





