Campfire Songs (10,000 Maniacs album)

Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs is a compilation album by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs, released in 2004. It includes their biggest hits, B-sides and unreleased recordings from the Natalie Merchant era. Despite the album's title, the collection does not include "A Campfire Song" from In My Tribe (1987).

Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs
Compilation album by
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2004 (2004-01-27)
Recorded1982–1993
Genre
Length114:23
LabelElektra
Producer10,000 Maniacs, Bill Waldman, Joe Boyd, Peter Asher, Paul Fox, Gary Smith, Lenny Kaye
10,000 Maniacs chronology
The Earth Pressed Flat
(1999)
Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs
(2004)
Live Twenty-Five
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Q link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Track listing

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Disc one – The Most Popular Recordings
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Planned Obsolescence"Natalie Merchant, Dennis DrewHuman Conflict Number Five4:29
2."My Mother the War"John Lombardo, Michael Walsh, MerchantSecrets of the I Ching3:32
3."Tension"Merchant, LombardoSecrets of the I Ching3:31
4."Scorpio Rising"Robert Buck, Merchant, LombardoThe Wishing Chair3:14
5."Like the Weather"MerchantIn My Tribe3:58
6."Don't Talk"Merchant, DrewIn My Tribe5:06
7."What's the Matter Here"Merchant, BuckIn My Tribe4:52
8."Hey Jack Kerouac"Merchant, BuckIn My Tribe3:27
9."Verdi Cries"MerchantIn My Tribe4:24
10."Trouble Me"Merchant, DrewBlind Man's Zoo3:15
11."Poison in the Well"Merchant, DrewBlind Man's Zoo3:09
12."You Happy Puppet"Merchant, BuckBlind Man's Zoo3:39
13."Eat for Two"MerchantBlind Man's Zoo3:32
14."Stockton Gala Days"Jerome Augustyniak, Steve Gustafson, Merchant, Buck, DrewOur Time in Eden4:22
15."Candy Everybody Wants"Merchant, DrewOur Time in Eden3:08
16."These Are Days"Merchant, BuckOur Time in Eden3:43
17."Because the Night" (Patti Smith Group cover)Patti Smith, Bruce SpringsteenMTV Unplugged3:44
Disc two – The Obscure & Unknown Recordings
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Poppy Selling Man"MerchantPreviously unreleased3:34
2."Can't Ignore the Train" (Demo)Merchant, LombardoPreviously unreleased2:53
3."Peace Train" (Cat Stevens cover)StevensIn My Tribe3:28
4."Wildwood Flower" (Carter Family cover)A. P. Carter"Eat for Two" single1:53
5."Hello in There" (John Prine cover)Prine"Eat for Two" single4:27
6."To Sir with Love" (Lulu cover; featuring Michael Stipe)Donald Black, Mark LondonMTV's Rock n' Roll Inaugural Ball4:17
7."Everyday Is Like Sunday" (Morrissey cover)Morrissey, Stephen Street"Candy Everybody Wants" single3:15
8."These Days" (Jackson Browne cover)BrowneRubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary3:28
9."I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" (Tom Waits cover)WaitsStep Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits3:39
10."Starman" (David Bowie cover)Bowie"These Are Days" single4:14
11."Let the Mystery Be" (Iris DeMent cover; featuring David Byrne)DeMentMTV Unplugged3:10
12."Noah's Dove" (Demo)MerchantPreviously unreleased4:12
13."Circle Dream" (Alternate Lyrics Demo)Merchant, Augustyniak, Buck, Drew, GustafsonPreviously unreleased3:25
14."Eden" (Alternate Lyrics Demo)Merchant, Augustyniak, Buck, Drew, GustafsonPreviously unreleased3:33

Notes

  • "Tension" originally appeared on the EP Human Conflict Number Five. The version present on Campfire Songs is from Secrets of the I Ching.

Personnel

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10,000 Maniacs

Technical

  • 10,000 Maniacs – producer, compilation
  • Bill Waldman – producer
  • Joe Boyd – producer
  • Peter Asher – producer
  • Paul Fox – producer
  • Gary Smith – producer
  • Lenny Kaye – producer
  • Natalie Merchant – compilation, art direction
  • Dan Hersch – remastering
  • Bill Inglot – remastering
  • Steve Woolard – discographical annotation
  • Julee Stover – editorial supervision
  • Mary Lynch – design assistance

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure & Unknown Recordings - 10,000 Maniacs". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b Vincentelli, Elizabeth (March 17, 2020). "Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure, and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs". Entertainment Weekly.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 807. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone 10,000 maniacs album guide.