Track Listing
1. Closer to Fine
2. Secure Yourself
3. Kid Fears
4. Prince of Darkness
5. Blood and Fire
6. Tried to Be True
7. Love's Recovery
8. Land of Canaan
9. Center Stage
10. History of Us
| Details | | Playing Time: | 43 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Budgie, David Crosby, Edgar Meyer, Hothouse Flowers, Jackson Browne, Jai Winding, Lisa Germano, Luka Bloom, Maggie Roche, Michael Stipe, R.E.M. | | Producer: | Scott Litt | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes
Also available in a 3-pack with STRANGE FIRE and NOMADS INDIANS SAINTS.
Indigo Girls: Emily Sailers, Amy Ray (vocals, guitar).
Additional personnel: Luka Bloom (vocals); John Keane (electric & slide guitars, bass drum, shaker); Jai Winding (piano); John Van Tongeren, Dede Vogt, Kasim Sultan (bass); Jay Dee Daugherty (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Michael Stipe, R.E.M., Hothouse Flowers.
Recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, California; Can Am Studios, Tarzana, California; John Keane Studios, Athens, Georgia.
Indigo Girls: Emily Saliers, Amy Ray (vocals, guitar).
Additional personnel: Luka Bloom (vocals); John Keane (electric & slide guitars, bass drum, shaker); Jai Winding (piano); John Van Tongeren, Dede Vogt, Kasim Sultan (bass); Jay Dee Daugherty (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Michael Stipe, R.E.M., Hothouse Flowers.
Recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, California; Can Am Studios, Tarzana, California; John Keane Studios, Athens, Georgia.
Master Sound releases are 24-karat gold CDs remastered from first-generation masters. This process utilizes 20-bit technology and Sony's "Super Bit Mapping" system.
Indigo Girls: Emily Sailers, Amy Ray (vocals, guitar).
Additional personnel includes: John Jennings (electric guitar); Scarlet Rivera (violin); Lisa Germano (fiddle); Martin McCarrick (cello, accordion); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Jai Winding, Maggie Roche (piano); Benmont Tench (organ); John Van Tongeren, Dede Vogt, Kasim Sultan, Sara Lee, Edgar Meyer (bass); Jerry Marotta, Kenny Aronoff, Budgie (drums, percussion); Talvin Singh (percussion); Jackson Browne, David Crosby (background vocals).
Producers: Scott Litt, Peter Collins.
Reissue producer: Bruce Dickinson.
Principally recorded at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York.
Digitally remastered by Scott Hull (Classic Sound, New York, New York).
This is a limited edition packaged in a recycled paper digipak.
Indigo Girls: Emily Sailers, Amy Ray (vocals, acoustic guitar).
Additional personnel includes: John Jennings, Mike Buck (electric guitar); Scarlet Rivera (violin); Lisa Germano (fiddle); Martin McCarrick (cello, accordion); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Jai Winding, Maggie Roche (piano); Benmont Tench (organ); John Van Tongeren, Dede Vogt, Kasim Sultan, Sara Lee, Edgar Meyer, Mike Mills (bass); Jerry Marotta, Kenny Aronoff, Budgie, Bill Berry (drums, percussion); Talvin Singh (percussion); Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Luka Bloom, Michael Stipe (background vocals).
Producers: Scott Litt, Peter Collins.
Reissue producer: Bruce Dickinson.
Recorded at: Ocean Way, Los Angeles, California; John Keane Studios, Athens, Georgia; Can Am Studios, Tarzana, California. Originally released on Epic (4504). Includes liner notes by Paul Evans.
Digitally remastered by Scott Hull (Classic Sound, New York, New York).
This impressive major label debut (an earlier album was released independently) contains some of the Indigo Girls' finest compositions. INDIGO GIRLS swings between songs of love and philosophical questioning and has become the soundtrack of choice for many a college student. This album is the genuine article-made for staying up late and listening to over and over.
INDIGO GIRLS cuts closer to the emotional bone than most pop/rock records, exploring the pain of becoming an adult with grace and depth that never lapse into pap or sentimentality. The wistful "Kid Fears" benefits from the vocal contributions of Michael Stipe. Standout songs include the students' anthem "Closer to Fine" and "Prince of Darkness," but there are many other fine tracks on this collection. The level of musicianship is unquestionably high. Vocalists Amy Ray and Emily Saliers achieve what one reviewer called "the most richly harmonious vocal pairing in pop music since Simon and Garfunkel."
Editorial Reviews
4 out of 5 stars - ...Features a proper production and Michael Stipe gloriously guests on 'Kid Fears'....it skipped to Number 22 in America...The Indigo Girls are well worth wallowing in.
Q (01/01/2001)
Ranked #9 in CMJ's Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1989
CMJ (01/05/2004)
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