Gung Ho (album)
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| Studio album by Patti Smith | ||||
| Released | March 21, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Sear Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 64:31 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Gil Norton | |||
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| Singles from Gung Ho | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau |  [1] |
| NME | 18 Mar 00, p.34 |
| Pitchfork Media | (4.6/10) link |
| Rolling Stone |  30.3.00 |
Gung Ho is an album by Patti Smith, released March 21, 2000 on Arista Records. The song "New Party" was used as the official song for the 2000 Ralph Nader's presidential campaign. The song "Glitter in Their Eyes" was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 2001.[2]
The record was included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000".[3]
This is the first Patti Smith album to not include Smith on the cover (it was, instead, a picture of her father, Grant Smith). It was also Smith's first record with a title track. The title refers to the Vietnamese war cry from Ho Chi Min during the Vietnam war.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Voice" | Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Lo and Beholden" | Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Boy Cried Wolf" | Patti Smith | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Persuasion" | Patti Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Gone Pie" | Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan | 4:06 |
| 6. | "China Bird" | Oliver Ray, Patti Smith | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Glitter in Their Eyes" | Ray, Patti Smith | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Strange Messengers" | Kaye, Patti Smith | 8:06 |
| 9. | "Grateful" | Patti Smith | 4:34 |
| 10. | "Upright Come" | Ray, Patti Smith | 3:00 |
| 11. | "New Party" | Patti Smith, Shanahan | 4:33 |
| 12. | "Libbie's Song" | Patti Smith | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Gung Ho" | Daugherty, Kaye, Ray, Patti Smith, Shanahan | 11:45 |
Personnel
Band
- Patti Smith – vocals, guitar, photography
- Lenny Kaye – guitar
- Jay Dee Daugherty – drums
- Oliver Ray – guitar
- Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards
Additional personnel
- Ben E. Franklin - Mandolin "Libbie's Song"
- Danton Supple – Engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC); Mixing (The Church Studios, London) and (Eden Studios, London)
- Gil Norton – Production; Mixing (The Church Studios, London) and (Eden Studios, London)
- Grant Hart – Piano, Farfisa "Persuasion"
- Grant Smith – album cover model Townsend, Australia; 1942
- Jackson Smith – Guitar solo "Persuasion"
- Jake Davies - Computer Engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
- Kimberly Smith – Mandolin "Libbie's Song"
- Mark Phythers - Computer Engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
- Margery Greenspan – Art Direction
- Michael Stipe – Backing vocalist "Glitter in Their Eyes"
- Paul Angelli – Mastering Engineer (Sterling Sound, NYC)
- Penny Whistle - Mandolin "Libbie's Song"
- Rebecca Weiner – Violin "Libbie's Song"
- Skaila Kanga – Harp "Lo and Beholden"
- Steven Sebring – Band photography
- Ted Jensen – Mastering Engineer (Sterling Sound, NYC)
- Todd Parker – Assistant Engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
- Tom Verlaine – Guitar solo "Glitter in Their Eyes"
- Wade Raley – Backing vocalist "Glitter in Their Eyes"
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Switzerland[4] | 94 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[5] | 178 |
Release history
| Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Arista Records | CD | 14618 |
| 2007 | Sony BMG | CD | 37934 |
Notes
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Gung Ho". Robert Christgau.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female". Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ↑ "Review". Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ↑ "Swiss chart". Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ↑ "Billboard chart". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
External links
- Gung Ho at AllMusic
- Gung Ho at Sony BMG
- Lyrics, samples, photos at GungHo2000.com
- Smith, Patti (2000-03-23). "A conversation with Patti Smith". Charlie Rose (Interview: Video). New York: WNET. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
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