Despite Our Differences is the tenth studio album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by the Indigo Girls

Indigo Girls

The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...

, released in 2006. The title is drawn from track 3 I believe in love (I still believe despite our differences that what we have's enough/And I believe in you and I believe in love).

Reception

John Metzger from MusicBox Online described Despite Our Differences as "the most infectious, pop-infused set that the duo ever has managed to concoct. In fact, its melodies, harmonies, and arrangements are so ingratiating that the album carries the weight of an instant classic." Thom Jurekof from Allmusic wrote: "part of an emotional journey as complete as can be. More relevant than anyone dared expect. It's accessible and moving and true. It's their own brand of rock & roll, hewn from over the years, that bears a signature that is now indelible. A moving, and utterly poetic offering." And David Sprague from Barnes and Noble called it "an emotional journey as complete as can be".

Track listing

1. "Pendulum Swinger" (Emily Saliers
   Emily Saliers
   Emily Saliers is an American singer-songwriter and member of the Indigo Girls. Saliers plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki and many other instruments.-Background:...
   
   ) – 3:40
2. "Little Perennials" (Amy Ray
   Amy Ray
   Amy Elizabeth Ray is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released four albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records....
   
   ) – 2:50
3. "I Believe in Love" (Saliers) – 3:40
4. "Three County Highway" (Ray) – 3:44
5. "Run" (Saliers) – 4:02
6. "Rock and Roll Heaven's Gate" (Ray) – 3:14
7. "Lay My Head Down" (Saliers) – 4:20
8. "Money Made You Mean" (Ray) – 2:24
9. "Fly Away" (Saliers) – 3:20
10. "Dirt and Dead Ends" (Ray) – 5:26
11. "All the Way" (Saliers) – 3:45
12. "They Won't Have Me" (Ray) – 3:08
13. "Last Tears" (Saliers) – 4:14

Personnel

• David Boucher – engineer, mixing
• Brandi Carlile – harmony vocals
• Matt Chamberlain
  Matt Chamberlain
  Matthew Chamberlain is an American drummer, producer and sound engineer. He is currently based in Los Angeles, California.-Early life:...
  
   – drums
• Jeremy Cowart – photography
• Sara Cumings – design
• Mitchell Froom
  Mitchell Froom
  -Career:Froom began his career as a keyboard player in Sonoma County, California. The band Crossfire featured two keyboards players; Mitchell on one side of the stage and brother David on the other with Gary Pihl on guitar...
  
   – keyboards, producer, engineer
• Ruby Froom – clapping
• Jeri Heiden – art direction
• Carol Isaacs – organ, piano
• Claire Kenny – bass
• Greg Leisz
  Greg Leisz
  Greg Leisz is an American multi-instrumentalist, playing lap and pedal steel guitars, guitar, mandolin, and bass.- Biography :Leisz was influenced early on by the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers, especially pedal steel player "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow...
  
   – pedal steel
• Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
  
   – mastering
• Amy Ray – acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin, electric guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – acoustic guitar, mandolin, electric guitar, ukulele, vocals, slide guitar
• Geoffrey Weiss – A&R

Additional personnel
"Rock and Roll Heaven's Gate" features a guest appearance by Pink, and Brandi Carlile

Brandi Carlile

Brandi Carlile is an American singer and songwriter.-Early life:At age eight, Carlile performed a rendition of the country music song "Tennessee Flat Top Box" with her mother. She began to play the guitar and write songs at fifteen. At sixteen, she began to perform as a backup singer for an Elvis...

performs on "Last Tears"

Chart performance

The album opened at #44 on the Billboard charts.