Nomads Indians Saints

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Nomads Indians Saints
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1990
October 3, 2000 (Reissue)
Recorded1990
Genre Rock
Length46:53
Label Epic
Producer Scott Litt
Indigo Girls chronology
Indigo Girls
(1989)
Nomads Indians Saints
(1990)
Rites of Passage
(1992)
Singles from Nomads Indians Saints
  1. "Hammer and a Nail"
  2. "World Falls"
  3. "Watershed"
  4. "1 2 3"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [3]
The New York Times (favorable) [4]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Nomads Indians Saints is the third studio album by Indigo Girls, released in 1990. It was reissued and remastered in 2000 with three bonus tracks.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Hammer and a Nail" (Emily Saliers) – 3:50
  2. "Welcome Me" (Amy Ray) – 4:36
  3. "World Falls" (Ray) – 3:44
  4. "Southland in the Springtime" (Saliers) – 4:19
  5. "1 2 3" (Ray, Chris McGuire, Cooper Seay, Bryan Lilje, Scott Bland) – 4:12
  6. "Keeper of My Heart" (Ray) – 4:22
  7. "Watershed" (Saliers) – 5:44
  8. "Hand Me Downs" (Ray) – 3:41
  9. "You and Me of the 10,000 Wars" (Saliers) – 4:10
  10. "Pushing the Needle Too Far" (Ray) – 4:12
  11. "The Girl with the Weight of the World in Her Hands" (Saliers) – 4:21

2000 reissue bonus tracks

  1. "Welcome Me" (Live) (Ray) – 4:35 Live at the Hopi Civic Center on the Hopi Reservation, Kyostmovi, AZ, May 24, 1995
  2. Interview by Shawn Colvin – 8:51
  3. "You and Me of the 10,000 Wars" (Live) – 4:21 Live at Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO, October 21 and October 22, 1990

Personnel

Indigo Girls
Additional personnel
Ellen James Society (track 5)

Charts

Album
YearChartPosition
1990 Billboard 20043 [7]
Single
YearSingleChartPosition
1990"Hammer and Nail"Billboard Modern Rock Tracks12[ citation needed ]

Certifications

OrganizationLevelDate
RIAA – United StatesGoldApril 16, 1992 [8]

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References

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  2. "Indigo GirlsNomads Indians Saints (Epic) (STAR)(STAR)"Hammer and..." Chicago Tribune . 18 October 1990. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. Entertainment Weekly review
  4. "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: AND KEEP IN MIND (Published 1990)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2023-02-27.
  5. Album reviews at CD Universe
  6. Rolling Stone review
  7. "Indigo Girls Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media.
  8. "RIAA — Gold & Platinum Searchable Database: Indigo Girls". RIAA Gold & Platinum Awards Program . Recording Industry Association of America.[ permanent dead link ]