On November 13, 2001, “Elektra” label released “Motherland”, the third Natalie Merchant album. It was recorded July – September 2001, at “Allaire Studios”, “Sunset Sound” and “Clinton Studios”, and was produced by T-Bone Burnett and Natalie Merchant.
Personnel:
- Natalie Merchant – vocal, piano, Rhodes piano
- Erik Della Penna – electric guitar, classical guitar, acoustic guitar, oud, banjo, lap steel guitar, bouzouki
- Greg Leisz – acoustic and electric guitar, 12 string guitar, banjo, mandolin
- Elizabeth Steen – Hammond organ, mellotron, Wurlitzer piano, piano
- Gabriel Gordon – vocal, acoustic and electric guitar
- Keefus Ciancia – piano, Hammond organ, keyboard
- Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, pump organ
- Guy Klucevsek – accordion
- Van Dyke Parks – accordion
- Mike Elizondo – acoustic bass
- Bob Glaub – bass guitar
- Jeremy McCoy – bass guitar
- Graham Maby – bass guitar
- Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
- Carla Azar – drums
- Katie Goldberg – vocal
- Mavis Staples – vocals
- Kate Daley – Vivian girl’s voice
- Kelly Daley – Vivian girl’s voice
- Stephen Barber – arranger, conductor
- David Ralicke – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trombone
- Philip Myers – French horn
- Sandra Church – alto flute
- David Krakauer – clarinet
- Mitchell Estrin – bass clarinet
- Tony Kadleck – trumpet
- Chris Tedesco – trumpet
- Sandra Park – violin, string contractor
- Krystof Kuznik – violin
- Bruno Eicher – violin
- Ann S. Kim – violin
- Lisa E. Kim – violin
- Karen Marx – violin
- Robert T. Shaw – violin
- Fiona Simon – violin
- Soo Hyun Kwon – violin
- Jung Sun Yoo – violin
- Sharon Yamada – violin
- Laura Seaton – violin
- Nick Cords – viola
- Vivek Kamath – viola
- Karen Dreyfus – viola
- Elizabeth Dyson – cello
- Sarah Seiver – cello
- Alan Stepansky – cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Natalie Merchant.
- This House Is on Fire
- Motherland
- Saint Judas
- Put the Law on You
- Build a Levee
- Golden Boy
- Henry Darger
- The Worst Thing – Spanish lyrics by Daniel de la Calle
- Tell Yourself
- Just Can’t Last
- Not in This Life
- I’m Not Gonna Beg
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