Drunk with Passion

Drunk with Passion
Studio album by The Golden Palominos
Released	September 17, 1991
Recorded	Greenpoint Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	50:24
Label	Nation/Charisma
Producer	Anton Fier [1]
The Golden Palominos chronology
Thundering Herd: The Best of The Golden Palominos (1991) Drunk with Passion (1991) A History (1982–1985) (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B [5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Drunk with Passion is the fifth album by the Golden Palominos. ^{[8] [9]} It was released in 1991 via Nation/Charisma. ^[10]

Critical reception

Spin praised Bob Mould's turn on "Dying From the Inside Out", but deemed the rest of the album "an overlong, overproduced mess." ^[10] New York called it "art rock for aging post-punks." ^[11] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "Fier now seems to be sleepwalking toward New Age territory." ^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Amanda Kramer, Anton Fier and Nicky Skopelitis, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Alive and Living Now"	Michael Stipe, Fier, Skopelitis	5:38
2.	"The Haunting"	Kramer	5:30
3.	"When the Kingdom Calls"		6:26
4.	"A Sigh"		8:36
5.	"Thunder Cries"		4:22
6.	"Hands of Heaven"		5:22
7.	"Dying From the Inside Out"	Bob Mould, Fier, Skopelitis	8:18
8.	"Begin to Return"	Robert Kidney	6:12

Personnel

Musicians

• Amanda Kramer  – vocals, keyboards
• Anton Fier  – drums, percussion, keyboards on "Hands of Heaven" and "Begin to Return", production
• Bill Laswell  – bass guitar, fretless bass on "A Sigh"
• Nicky Skopelitis  – guitar, acoustic guitar, Dobro guitar on "Alive and Living Now"

Guest Musicians

• Carla Bley  – Hammond organ on "Alive and Living Now" and "When the Kingdom Calls"
• Aïyb Dieng  – percussion on "A Sigh" and "Hands of Heaven"
• Robert Kidney – vocals and guitar on "Begin to Return"
• Bob Mould  – vocals and guitar on "Dying From the Inside Out"
• Michael Stipe  – vocals on "Alive and Living Now"
• Richard Thompson  – guitar on "Alive and Living Now", "The Haunting", "When the Kingdom Calls", "Hands of Heaven" and "Dying from the Inside Out"

Production and additional personnel

• Chris Bigg – illustrations, design
• David Cook – mixing on "A Sigh", recording
• Oz Fritz – recording
• Mike Krowiak – mixing, recording
• Jeff Lippay – mixing
• Tom Mark – recording
• Steve McLoughlin – recording
• Robert Musso  – recording
• Wes Naprstek – recording
• Vaughan Oliver  – illustrations, design
• Howie Weinberg  – mastering
• John Yates – mixing on "A Sigh"
• Billy Youdelman – recording

References

1. Gettelman, Parry (October 25, 1991). "GOLDEN PALOMINOS". Orlando Sentinel. CALENDAR. p. 6.
2. Demalon, Tom. "Drunk with Passion". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
3. Caro, Mark (November 7, 1991). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 8.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 798.
5. Browne, David (October 1991). "Drunk with Passion". Entertainment Weekly (89). Retrieved November 30, 2012.
6. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 490.
7. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 285–286.
8. "The Golden Palominos | Biography & History". AllMusic.
9. Buckley, Peter (April 28, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
10. "Spins". Spin. 7 (9): 114–115. December 1991.
11. "Golden Girl". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. October 7, 1991 – via Google Books.

External links

• Drunk With Passion at Discogs (list of releases)