On September 29, 1992, “Elektra” label released “Our Time in Eden”, the fifth 10,000 Maniacs studio album. It was recorded July 1991 – May 1992, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Paul Fox.

Personnel:

• Natalie Merchant – vocals, piano
• Dennis Drew – Hammond organ, piano, keyboards, accordion
• Robert Buck – acoustic and electric guitars, electric sitar, banjo, pedal and lap steel guitars, mandocello
• Steven Gustafson – bass guitar
• Jerome Augustyniak – drums, percussion
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
• Ralph Morrison – violin
• Bruce Dukov – violin
• Mary Ramsey – violin, viola
• Pamela Goldsmith – viola
• Larry Corbett – cello
• Charles Fleischer – harmonica
• Kim Laskowski – bassoon
• Atsuko Sato – bassoon
• James Brown – horns
• Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis – tenor saxophone
• Maceo Parker – alto saxophone
• Fred Wesley – trombone
• Paul Buckmaster – string quartet arranger, conductor
• Ed Thacker – engineer, mixing
• Michael Reiter – second engineer
• Scott Blockland – mixing (second engineer)
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Frank Olinsky, Miss Merchant – package design
• Rob Marinissen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Natalie Merchant except where noted.

1. Noah’s Dove
2. These Are Days – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
3. Eden – Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
4. Few and Far Between
5. Stockton Gala Days – Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
6. Gold Rush Brides – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
7. Jezebel
8. How You’ve Grown
9. Candy Everybody Wants – Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
10. Tolerance
11. Circle Dream – Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
12. If You Intend
13. I’m Not the Man