Indian Reservation (album)

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Indian Reservation
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1971
Label Columbia
Producer Mark Lindsay
Paul Revere and the Raiders chronology
Collage
(1970)
Indian Reservation
(1971)
Country Wine
(1972)
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Indian Reservation is the thirteenth studio album by Paul Revere and the Raiders (listed as "The Raiders" on the sleeve), released in 1971.

Contents

Background

The album is best known for the title track, which reached No. 1 in the U.S. on July 24, becoming the first and only number-one hit of (Paul Revere &) the Raiders. [2] In Canada, the song peaked at No. 2 for four weeks. The single spent a total of 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Production

The album contains nine cover songs and one original, "The Turkey", written by Mark Lindsay, with backing by his own band, Instant Joy.

Columbia also released a quadrophonic version of the album (CQ 30678).

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (John D. Loudermilk)
  2. "The Shape of Things to Come" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)
  3. "Prince of Peace" (Leon Russell, Greg Dempsey)
  4. "Heaven Help Us All" (Ron Miller)
  5. "Take Me Home" (Terry Melcher)

Side 2

  1. "Just Remember You're My Sunshine" (Mike Settle)
  2. "Come In, You'll Get Pneumonia" (Harry Vanda, George Young, Tony Cahill)
  3. "Eve of Destruction" (P. F. Sloan)
  4. "Birds of a Feather" (Joe South)
  5. "The Turkey" (Mark Lindsay)

References

  1. Eder, Bruce. "Paul Revere & the Raiders – Indian Reservation: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. "Caught in the Carousel". March 25, 2012. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2021.