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| Released | May 1971 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Mark Lindsay | |||
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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.
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.
The album contains nine cover songs and was recorded primarily with singer Mark Lindsay and session musicians. Lindsay was backed by members of The Wrecking Crew on the "Indian Reservation" single and initially considered releasing the song as a solo recording. No other members of the Raiders contributed to the track.
Columbia also released a quadrophonic version of the album (CQ 30678).
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