89/93: An Anthology

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89/93: An Anthology
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Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 2002
Recorded1989–1993
Genre Alternative country
Label Legacy
Producer Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy
Professional ratings
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club (favorable) [3]
Entertainment Weekly A− [4]
NME (8/10) [5]
No Depression (favorable) [6]
Pitchfork Media (7.8/10) [7]
PopMatters (positive) [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin (favorable) [9]
Stylus Magazine A [11]

89/93: An Anthology is a retrospective compilation album by American alternative country band Uncle Tupelo, released in 2002 by Legacy Recordings.

The compilation contains mostly original songs from Uncle Tupelo's four studio albums. "Outdone" is a demo version of the song released on No Depression . "I Wanna Be Your Dog" was previously unreleased. "Looking for a Way Out" is an acoustic version of the track released on Still Feel Gone . "Effigy", a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover, was originally released on the 1993 compilation album No Alternative .

Track listing

  1. "No Depression" – (A.P. Carter)
  2. "Screen Door" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  3. "Graveyard Shift" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  4. "Whiskey Bottle" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  5. "Outdone" (1989 Demo)* – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  6. "I Got Drunk" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  7. "I Wanna Be Your Dog"*– (The Stooges)
  8. "Gun" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  9. "Still Be Around" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  10. "Looking for a Way Out" (Acoustic Version)* – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  11. "Watch Me Fall" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  12. "Sauget Wind" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  13. "Black Eye" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  14. "Moonshiner" – (traditional, arranged by Farrar, Tweedy)
  15. "Fatal Wound" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  16. "Grindstone" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  17. "Effigy" – (Fogerty)
  18. "The Long Cut" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  19. "Chickamauga" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  20. "New Madrid" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  21. "We've Been Had" (Live) – (Farrar, Tweedy)

*Previously Unreleased


References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. The Austin Chronicle review
  3. The A.V. Club review
  4. Schinder, Scott (March 29, 2002). "Uncle Tupelo: 89/93: An Anthology". Entertainment Weekly : 75.
  5. NME review
  6. "No Depression review". Archived from the original on February 10, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  7. Pitchfork Media review
  8. PopMatters review
  9. 1 2 3 Album reviews at CD Universe
  10. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide . New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p.  836. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone uncle tupelo album guide.
  11. Stylus Magazine review