Shaming of the Sun

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Shaming of the Sun
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Studio album by
Indigo Girls
ReleasedApril 29, 1997 (1997-04-29)
RecordedSeptember 1996–1997
Genre Folk rock
Length50:49
Label Epic
Producer Indigo Girls with David Leonard
Indigo Girls chronology
1200 Curfews
(1995)		Shaming of the Sun
(1997)		 Come On Now Social
(1999)
Singles from Shaming of the Sun
  1. "Shame On You"
  2. "Get Out the Map"
  3. "Shed Your Skin"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Music BoxStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Shaming of the Sun, sometimes mislabeled as Shaming the Sun, is the sixth studio album by the Indigo Girls, released on April 29, 1997. [7] It was the duo's highest-charting album in the U.S., peaking at number 7 on the Billboard 200.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Shame on You" (Amy Ray)  – 4:04
  2. "Get Out the Map" (Emily Saliers)  – 3:25
  3. "Shed Your Skin" (Ray)  – 4:10
  4. "It's Alright" (Saliers)  – 3:05
  5. "Caramia" (Saliers)  – 5:48
  6. "Don't Give That Girl a Gun" (Ray)  – 4:38
  7. "Leeds" (Saliers)  – 3:34
  8. "Scooter Boys" (Ray)  – 2:57
  9. "Everything in Its Own Time" (Saliers)  – 5:17
  10. "Cut It Out" (Ray)  – 3:53
  11. "Burn All the Letters" (Saliers)  – 4:09
  12. "Hey Kind Friend" (Ray)  – 5:49

Personnel

Additional musicians

Smoke (track 12)

Technical personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Shaming of the Sun at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Caro, Mark (1997-05-09). "Indigo Girls Shaming [of] the Sun (Epic)". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Beth (1997-05-02). "Shaming [of] the Sun Review". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  4. ↑ Nichols, Natalie (1997-05-10). "Indigo Girls, "Shaming of the Sun", Epic". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  5. ↑ Metzger, John (August 1998). "Indigo Girls – Shaming of the Sun (Album Review)". The Music Box. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  6. ↑ Gardner, Elysa (1997-05-20). "Indigo Girls: Shaming Of The Sun : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  7. ↑ "Billboard". 29 March 1997.


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