Shaming of the Sun
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Shaming of the Sun is the sixth studio 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 1997.

Track listing

  1. "Shame on You" (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....

    ) – 4:04
  2. "Get Out the Map" (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:...

    ) – 3:25
  3. "Shed Your Skin" (Ray) – 4:10
  4. "It's Alright" (Saliers) – 3:05
  5. "Caramia" (Saliers) – 5:48
  6. "Don't Give That Girl a Gun" (Ray) – 4:38
  7. "Leeds" (Saliers) – 3:34
  8. "Scooter Boys" (Ray) – 2:57
  9. "Everything in Its Own Time" (Saliers) – 5:17
  10. "Cut It Out" (Ray) – 3:53
  11. "Burn All the Letters" (Saliers) – 4:09
  12. "Hey Kind Friend" (Ray) – 5:49

Production

  • Produced By David Leonard & Indigo Girls
  • Engineers: Caram Costanzo, Marc Frigo, David Leonard
  • Assistant Engineers: Alex Lowe, Ryan Williams
  • Mixing: David Leonard
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig

Personnel

  • Amy Ray – lead & backing vocals; acoustic, electric & 12-string guitars; mandolin
    Mandolin
    A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...

    ; piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

    ; bouzouki
    Bouzouki
    The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...

  • Emily Saliers – lead & backing vocals, dulcimer
    Appalachian dulcimer
    The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...

    , acoustic & electric guitars, banjo
    Banjo
    In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...

    , Dobro
    Dobro
    Dobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...

    , piano, harmonium
    Harmonium
    A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...

    , hurdy gurdy
    Hurdy gurdy
    The hurdy gurdy or hurdy-gurdy is a stringed musical instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to a violin...

  • Michelle Malone, Dallas Austin
    Dallas Austin
    Dallas Austin is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson, TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Namie Amuro, Kim...

    , Carmen Caballero, Pura Fé
    Pura Fé
    Pura Fé is a singer-songwriter, poet, musician, artist and social activist. She founded the first native women's a cappella trio, Ulali, and created a style and genre that blends traditional Native American music with contemporary musical styles...

     Crescioni, Jennifer Kriesberg – additional vocals
  • Sheila Doyle – piano
  • Michael Lorant – piano, backing vocals
  • Kenny Greenberg – guitars
  • Sara Lee
    Sara Lee (musician)
    Sara Lee is an English bassist and singer-songwriter, best known for replacing Dave Allen on bass guitar in post-punk band Gang of Four. Lee confirmed in an interview on Rundgrenradio.com that Sara Lee is her birth name.-Biography:...

     – bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , Hammond organ, whistle, string arrangements
  • Dave Richards – acoustic bass
  • Josh Freese
    Josh Freese
    Josh Freese is an American session drummer and songwriter. He is a permanent member of A Perfect Circle, The Vandals, and Devo, having formerly played drums for Nine Inch Nails from late 2005 until late 2008, and for Guns N' Roses from mid-1998 to 2001. Freese has appeared on close to 300 records....

    , Chris Verene – drums
  • Andy Stochansky – drums, percussion, dumbek, talking drums
  • Jerry Marotta
    Jerry Marotta
    Jerry Marotta is a drummer currently residing in Woodstock, New York. He is the brother of Rick Marotta, who is also a well-known drummer and composer....

     – drums, percussion, harmonium, Taos drum
  • David & Ellie Arenz, Jun-Ching Lin, Willard Shull, Sou-Chun Su – violin
  • Lisa Germano
    Lisa Germano
    Lisa Germano is an American singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has released seven albums featuring her often-hushed vocal style, confessional lyrics, and distinctive violin. Her 1994 album Geek the Girl received widespread critical acclaim, including being featured as a top album of...

    – mandolin, violin
  • Paul Murphy, Heidi Nitchie – viola
  • Kristin Wilkinson – conductor
  • Steve Earle – backing vocals & harmonica
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