Fate of Nations

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From the very beginning of this project, around January 1991, right after the Manic Nirvana tour, I knew what I was going to do: go back into my past, listening to [Moby] Grape, the [Jefferson] Airplane, Tim Hardin, Quicksilver, Traffic, and other turning-point artists in rock. These people were trying to tell the listener something, joining various traditions, with the sense of a quest being insinuated and bandied in their acoustic and electronic themes. I'm also proud of what I've attempted to do lyrically [on the album], trying to tell vivid tales that come from a hearty tradition of prose. [5]

Reissues

Fate of Nations was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records on 20 March 2007, with five additional bonus tracks. In April 2019, the album was reissued on vinyl for Record Store Day 2019.

Track listing

Fate of Nations
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Studio album by
Released25 May 1993
Recorded1992–1993
Studio RAK Studios (London)
Sawmills Studio (Fowey)
Monnow Valley Studio (Monmouth)
Genre
Length63:34
Label Es Paranza (North America)
Fontana (rest of the world)
Producer
Robert Plant chronology
Manic Nirvana
(1990)
Fate of Nations
(1993)
No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
(1994)
Robert Plant studio chronology
Manic Nirvana
(1990)
Fate of Nations
(1993)
Dreamland
(2002)
Original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Calling to You" Robert Plant, Chris Blackwell5:48
2."Down to the Sea"Plant, Charlie Jones 4:00
3."Come into My Life"Plant, Blackwell, Doug Boyle, Kevin Scott MacMichael6:32
4."I Believe"Plant, Phil Johnstone4:32
5."29 Palms"Plant, Blackwell, Jones, Boyle, Johnstone4:51
6."Memory Song (Hello Hello)"Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Blackwell, Oliver J. Woods5:22
7."If I Were a Carpenter" Tim Hardin 3:45
8."Colours of a Shade" (UK edition)Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell, Maartin Allcock4:43
9."Promised Land"Plant, Johnstone4:59
10."The Greatest Gift"Plant, Blackwell, Jones, MacMichael, Johnstone6:51
11."Great Spirit"Plant, Johnstone, MacMichael5:27
12."Network News"Plant, Blackwell6:40
2007 bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Colours of a Shade"Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell, Allcock4:45
14."Great Spirit" (acoustic mix)Plant, Johnstone, MacMichael3:54
15."Rollercoaster" (demo)Plant, Jones, Blackwell, Boyle, Johnstone4:01
16."8:05"Don Stevenson, Jerry Miller1:49
17."Dark Moon" (acoustic)Plant, Rainer Ptacek4:57

Personnel

Production

[6]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Fate of Nations
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 56
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [10] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 32\
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 6
US Billboard 200 [14] 34

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Russia (NFPF) [15]
reissue
Gold10,000*
United States (RIAA) [16] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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