| Swamp Ophelia | ||||
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| Released | May 10, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
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| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 46:53 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Peter Collins (for Jill Music, Inc.) with Indigo Girls | |||
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| Singles from Swamp Ophelia | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− [4] |
| The Music Box | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
Swamp Ophelia is the fifth studio album by the Indigo Girls, released in 1994.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fugitive" | Amy Ray | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Least Complicated" | Emily Saliers | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Language or the Kiss" | Saliers | 5:35 |
| 4. | "Reunion" | Ray | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Power of Two" | Saliers | 5:22 |
| 6. | "Touch Me Fall" | Ray | 6:11 |
| 7. | "The Wood Song" | Saliers | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Mystery" | Saliers | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Dead Man's Hill" | Ray | 4:43 |
| 10. | "Fare Thee Well" | Saliers | 4:01 |
| 11. | "This Train Revised" | Ray | 4:38 |
The Allmusic review noted that "Amy Ray and Emily Saliers continue to hone their signature lush melodies .... The Indigo Girls are no longer afraid to hit upon past relationships and personal emotion. Saliers and Ray's incredible harmonies are most stylish .... [b]ut the duo also move beyond the sweet and tender by dipping into darker realms .... This album is another humanistic effort from the Indigo Girls' deep and indwelling passions and ideas." [2]
In 2015, the Indigo Girls were invited by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver to perform Swamp Ophelia in its entirety at the inaugural Eaux Claires festival, which Vernon founded. [7] Vernon has written that Swamp Ophelia was one of his sister Kim's favorite albums, and after she urged him to listen to it, it became one of his as well. [8]
The album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 and it spent 26 weeks on the chart. [9] It was certified Platinum in the Us with sales of 1 million copies.
David Crosby covered "Fare Thee Well" on the B-side to his 1993 single Hero.
The British mother-and-daughter folk duo Chris and Kellie While covered "Power of Two" on their self-titled 2004 album.
In 2009, Michael Feinstein covered "Power of Two" in his nightclub act and studio album The Power of Two with Cheyenne Jackson, using the song's title for both the album and act as well. [10]
In 2010, Filipino pop rock singer Aiza Seguerra also covered the song. In 2012, Filipino acoustic pop singer Nyoy Volante and his acoustic band, "Rhythmic Circle" also covered the song on the OPM pop compilation album 90's Music Comes Alive.
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