Rites of le plus cher Passage by Indigo Girls NEUF

Tracks:
Three Hits
Galileo
Ghost
Joking
Jonas and Ezekial
Love Will Come to You
Romeo and Juliet
Virginia Woolf
Chicken Man
Airplane
Nashville
Let It Be Me
Cedar Tree

Performer Notes:

• Indigo Girls: Amy Ray, Emily Saliers (vocals, guitar).
• Additional personnel: John Jennings, Cooper Seay (guitar); Donal Lunny (mandolin, bouzouki, bodhran); Lisa Germano, Nollaig Ni Chathasaigh (fiddle); Martin McCarrick (cello, accordion); Ronan Browne (Uilleann pipes, low whistles); Sandy Garfinkle (harmonica); Jerry Marotta (piano, drums, percussion); Maggie Roche (piano, background vocals); Jai Winding (piano); Benmont Tench (organ); Edgar Meyer, Sara Lee (bass); Kenny Aranoff (drums, percussion); Simone Simontow, Talvinde Singh, Budgie (percussion); Sue Owens (handclaps); David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Terre Roche, Suzzy Roche, Michael Lorant (background vocals).
• Recorded at Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York.
• Indigo Girls: Amy Ray, Emily Saliers (vocals, guitar).
• Additional personnel: John Jennings, Cooper Seay (guitar); Donal Lunny (mandolin, bouzouki, bodhran); Lisa Germano, Nollaig Ni Chathasaigh (fiddle); Martin McCarrick (cello, accordion); Ronan Browne (Uilleann pipes, low whistle); Sandy Garfinkle (harmonica); Jerry Marotta (piano, drums, percussion); Maggie Roche (piano, background vocals); Jai Winding (piano); Benmont Tench (organ); Edgar Meyer, Sara Lee (bass); Budgie (marimba, drums, claves); Kenny Aranoff (drums, percussion); Simone Simontow, Talvinde Singh (percussion); Sue Owens (handclaps); David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Terre Roche, Suzzy Roche, Michael Lorant (background vocals).
• Producer: Peter Collins.
• Reissue producer: Bruce Dickinson.
• Recorded at Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York. Originally released on Epic (48865). Includes liner notes by Emily Saliers.
• Digitally remastered by Scott Hull (Classic Sound Studios, New York, New York).
• This is a limited edition packaged in a recycled paper digipak.
• Indigo Girls: Amy Ray, Emily Saliers (vocals, guitar).
• Additional personnel: John Jennings, Cooper Seay (guitar); Donal Lunny (mandolin, bouzouki, bodhran); Scarlet Rivera (violin); Lisa Germano, Nollaig Ni Chathasaigh (fiddle); Martin McCarrick (cello, accordion); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Ronan Browne (Uilleann pipes, low whistles); Sandy Garfinkle (harmonica); Jerry Marotta (piano, drums, percussion); Maggie Roche (piano, background vocals); Jai Winding (piano); Benmont Tench (organ); Edgar Meyer, Sara Lee (bass); Kenny Aranoff (drums, percussion); Simone Simontow, Talvinde Singh, Budgie (percussion); Sue Owens (handclaps); David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Terre Roche, Suzzy Roche, Michael Lorant (background vocals).
• Producer: Peter Collins.
• Reissue producer: Bruce Dickinson.
• Engineers: Pat McCarthy, Don McCollister.
• Recorded at Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York and live at Eddies Attic, Atlanta, Georgia on April 4, 1993. Includes liner notes by Emily Saliers.
• Digitally remastered by Scott Hull (Classic Sound, New York, New York).
• Composer: Amy Ray .
• Personnel: Emily Saliers (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, hand claps); Amy Ray (vocals, acoustic guitar, hand claps); Ronan Browne (whistling, pipe, Uilleann pipe); John Jennings (electric guitar, slide guitar); Cooper Seay (electric guitar); D?nal Lunny (bouzouki, mandolin, bodhran); Scarlet Rivera (violin); Nollaig Ni Chathasaigh, Lisa Germano, Maire Ni Chathasaigh (fiddle); Martin McCarrick (cello, accordion); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Jerry Marotta (piano, drums, percussion); Maggie & Terre Roche, Maggie Roche (piano, background vocals); Jai Winding (piano); Benmont Tench (organ); Edgar Meyer (acoustic bass); Budgie (drums, claves, percussion); Kenny Aronoff (drums, percussion); Simone Simonton (cymbals); Sue Owens (hand claps); Talvin Singh (percussion); David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Michael Lorant, Suzzy Roche, Terre Roche (background vocals).
• Audio Mixers: David Leonard ; Tim Harrigan.
• Audio Remixer: Scott Litt.
• Recording information: Bearsville Studios, NY (1992); Hit Factory, London, England (1992); Record One, Los Angeles, CA (1992); Ringsend Road Studios, Dublin, Ireland (1992); The Hit Factory, London, England (1992).
• Photographers: Kris Anderson; Michael Lavine.
• Unknown Contributor Role: Ronan Browne.
• Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been playing music together since they met as young girls. RITES OF PASSAGE marks a creative and artistic watershed for the duo. The album strikes a fine balance between politics and romance, rhythm and melody, and acoustic and electric musicianship.
• RITES OF PASSAGE features special guests and memorable songs and performances. The albums standout tracks demand attention. The political "Three Hits" is classic Amy Ray. "Galileo" finds Saliers exploring philosophical matters (again) and features backing vocals by Jackson Browne and David Crosby. "Ghost" is a haunting reminder of the power of lost love. Indigo Girls cover Dire Straits "Romeo and Juliet," and The Roches guest on the original fear-of-flying hymn "Airplane." Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie, bassist Sara Lee, and fiddler Lisa Germano also lend strong musical support. The depth and breadth of the Indigo Girls songwriting on RITES OF PASSAGE will keep even the most discerning listeners happy. This is one for Indigo novices and fans alike.

Professional Reviews: Entertainment Weekly (5/22/92, p.74) - "..Indigo Girls honey-blond harmonies are lustrous.." - Rating: B-

Q (1/01, p.124) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...Rocks harder and includes a spooky cover of Dire Straits Romeo & Juliet....The Indigo Girls are well worth wallowing in."

Down Beat (8/92, p.47) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "..shows a new level of maturity...good music, pure and simple, which is to say its neither pure nor simplistic.."

Producer: Peter Collins

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Guest Artist: Lisa Germano; The Roches; Jackson Browne; Sara Lee; David Crosby

Release Date: 5 May, 1992

Label: Epic

Dimensions: 14 x 12.5 x 1.1 centimeters (0.06 kg)