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.

1. This House Is on Fire
2. Motherland
3. Saint Judas
4. Put the Law on You
5. Build a Levee
6. Golden Boy
7. Henry Darger
8. The Worst Thing – Spanish lyrics by Daniel de la Calle 
9. Tell Yourself
10. Just Can’t Last
11. Not in This Life
12. I’m Not Gonna Beg