In My Tribe

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In My Tribe
Studio album by 10,000 Maniacs
Released	July 27, 1987
Recorded	March–April 1987, The Complex, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	46:51
Label	Elektra Records
Producer	Peter Asher
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (B-) link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
10,000 Maniacs chronology
The Wishing Chair (1985) In My Tribe (1987) Blind Man's Zoo (1989)

In My Tribe is an album by folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs. It was their second major-label album and their first to achieve large-scale success. John Lombardo, Natalie Merchant's songwriting partner on previous albums, left the band in 1986. Merchant began collaborating with the other members of the band, most notably with Robert Buck.

In 1989, the track "Peace Train" was removed at Natalie Merchant's insistence from the U.S. CD version after the song's composer, Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) made statements interpreted as ^[1] supporting Ayatollah Khomeini's fatwa against Salman Rushdie. The song remains on vinyl copies and CDs released outside the United States. The song was later included in a 2-CD compilation, Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings, released on January 27, 2004 by Elektra/Asylum/Rhino Records.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel 3 Charts 4 Certifications 5 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "What's the Matter Here" – 4:51
2. "Hey Jack Kerouac" – 3:26
3. "Like the Weather" – 3:56
4. "Cherry Tree" – 3:13
5. "The Painted Desert" – 3:39
6. "Don't Talk" – 5:04
7. "Peace Train" – 3:26
8. "Gun Shy" – 4:11
9. "My Sister Rose" – 3:12
10. "A Campfire Song" – 3:15
11. "City of Angels" – 4:17
12. "Verdi Cries" – 4:27

[edit] Personnel

• Natalie Merchant – vocals
• Robert Buck – guitars, mandolin, pedal steel guitar
• Steve Gustafson – bass
• Jerome Augustyniak – drums, percussion
• Dennis Drew – keyboards

[edit] Additional personnel

• Michael Stipe – vocals on 10
• Don Grolnick – piano
• David Campbell – string arrangements on 12
• Dennis Karmazyn – cello on 12
• Bob Magnusson – acoustic bass on 12
• Novi – viola on 12

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1987	The Billboard 200	37

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	"Like the Weather"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	37
1988	"Like the Weather"	Billboard Hot 100	68
1988	"What's the Matter Here?"	Billboard Hot 100	90
1988	"What's the Matter Here?"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	9

In My Tribe stayed on the charts for 77 weeks.

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – U.S.	Gold	July 7, 1988
RIAA – U.S.	Platinum	August 10, 1989
RIAA – U.S.	Double Platinum	February 10, 1998

[edit] References