| Rites of Passage | ||||
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| Released | May 12, 1992 October 3, 2000 (Reissue) | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Studio | Bearsville, (Woodstock, N.Y.) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 55:38 | |||
| Label | Epic [1] | |||
| Producer | Peter Collins [2] | |||
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Rites of Passage is the fourth studio album by American folk rock duo the Indigo Girls, released on May 12, 1992, by Epic Records. [3]
Rites of Passage was recorded in four months, twice longer than the previous record. The duo invited Siouxsie and the Banshees members to take part to the sessions, drummer Budgie, cello player Martin McCarrick and percussionist Talvin Singh, [2] along with Gang of Four bassist Sara Lee. [4] Singer and guitarist Amy Ray later commented on their choice: "we had dreams with who we wanted to play" adding, that "Budgie is one of my favourite drummers". [5] Other instruments include acoustic guitars, mandolin and world-folk elements. [4] The duo's other singer Emily Saliers stated that Ray "really wanted to have a Celtic feel to certain things and that happened". [4] Musically the album was a bit more colorful and punchy compared to their previous material. [2] Critic Mike Joyce noted that the themes of the songs were "pain and suffering, fear and loathing, angst and anger, desire and dread". [2] Orlando Sentinel wrote the duo's "lyrics are highly personal with a strong literary bent". [4]
The lead single, "Galileo" got significant play on radio and MTV in the US, and consequently, Rites of Passage nearly entered in the top 20 of the Billboard 200 . [4] The album was reissued and remastered on CD in 2000 with two bonus tracks.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| Chicago Tribune | [7] |
| Down Beat | [8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− [9] |
| Q | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
The Washington Post wrote that "the arrangements ... are more colorful and punchy, and every now and then the duo even manages to inject a little welcome humor into its otherwise dreary musings." [2] Trouser Press wrote that producer Peter Collins expunges "the folk patina to reveal a crystalline mainstream pop center around the snappy, subtle rhythms of bassist Sara Lee and drummer Jerry Marotta." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Three Hits" | Amy Ray | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Galileo" | Emily Saliers | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Ghost" | Saliers | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Joking" | Ray | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Jonas and Ezekial" | Ray | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Love Will Come to You" | Saliers | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Romeo and Juliet" | Mark Knopfler | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Virginia Woolf" | Saliers | 5:27 |
| 9. | "Chickenman" | Ray | 5:44 |
| 10. | "Airplane" | Saliers | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Nashville" | Ray | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Let It Be Me" | Saliers | 3:54 |
| 13. | "Cedar Tree" | Ray | 3:48 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Three Hits" (Live from Eddie's Attic, Atlanta) | Ray | 3:17 |
| 15. | "Love Will Come to You" (Live from Eddie's Attic, Atlanta) | Saliers | 4:51 |
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [11] | 21 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [12] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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