2x CD

Why Do Birds Sing?

Album by Violent Femmes

Released 30 April 1991

alternative rock porn groove rock

Tracklist

CD 1: Original Album
1
American Music
3:50
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
3:58
2.0 ★
13
I’m Free
3:31
3.0 ★
14
Me and You
3:06
15
Color Me Once (early version)
4:46
16
4 Seasons (early version)
3:06
17
Breaking Up (early version)
4:23
18
American Music (alternate version)
3:41
19
Dance, Motherfucker, Dance!
3:16
3.0 ★
CD 2: Live at the Boathouse Norfolk, VA (7/21/1991)
1
Look Like That (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
2:47
2
Out the Window (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
3:09
3
Fat (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
1:56
4
Blister in the Sun (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
2:27
5
Prove My Love (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
2:45
6
Country Death Song (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
4:40
7
Old Mother Reagan (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
0:38
8
Confessions (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
8:46
9
Girl Trouble (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
3:33
10
Add It Up (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
5:56
11
Kiss Off (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
4:16
12
Good Feeling (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
4:00
13
More Money Tonight (live at the Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 1991‐07‐21)
4:07

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Release credits

Alex Alvarez
background vocals [1], handclaps [1]
Bill Inglot
mastering, producer
Brian Ritchie
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]
Caleb Alexander
tenor saxophone [19]
Carmaig de Forest
background vocals [1], handclaps [1]
Dan Hersch
mastering
David Vartanian
mix [2-3, 5, 7-13]
Eric Thorngren
mix [1, 4, 6]
Florian Mihr
design
Gordon Gano
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]
Ilene Novog
strings [6]
Jeff Slate
liner notes
Larry Corbett
strings [6]
Mason Williams
producer
Melodie Gimple
additional
Michael Beinhorn
Hammond organ [1], background vocals [1], handclaps [1], harmonium [6], mellotron [4, 6], mix [14-18], piano [4, 13], producer [1-13], strings [6]
Mike Kloster
background vocals [1], handclaps [1]
Peter Balestrieri
baritone saxophone [19]
Sid Page
strings [6]
Sigmund Snopek III
piano [19], trombone [19]
Susan Rogers
recording [1-13]
Suzie Katayama
strings [6]
Tom Mandell
keyboard [1]
Victor DeLorenzo
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]
Violent Femmes
producer [19]
[unknown]
mix [19]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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Why Do Birds Sing?
CD
30 April 1991
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Why Do Birds Sing?
12" Vinyl
1991
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Why Do Birds Sing?
CD
1991
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Why Do Birds Sing?
CD
1991
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Why Do Birds Sing?
CD
1991
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Why Do Birds Sing?
CD
2011
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Why Do Birds Sing?
2x CD
2021
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Why Do Birds Sing?
Digital Media (deluxe edition)
8 June 2022