Nomads Indians Saints

Nomads Indians Saints
Studio album by Indigo Girls
Released	September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21)
Recorded	1990
Genre	Rock
Length	46:53
Label	Epic
Producer	Scott Litt
Indigo Girls chronology
Indigo Girls (1989) Nomads Indians Saints (1990) Rites of Passage (1992)
Singles from Nomads Indians Saints
"Hammer and a Nail" "World Falls" "Watershed" "1 2 3"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Nomads Indians Saints is the third studio album by Indigo Girls. Originally released in 1990, it was remastered and re-released in 2000 with three additional tracks.

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" (Scott Bland, Bryan Lilje, Chris McGuire, Ray, Cooper Seay) – 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

12. "Welcome Me" (Live) (Ray) – 4:35 Live at the Hopi Civic Center on the Hopi Reservation, Kyostmovi, AZ, May 24, 1995
13. "Interview" by Shawn Colvin – 8:51
14. "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

• Amy Ray – vocals, guitars
• Emily Saliers – vocals, guitars

Additional personnel

• Sara Lee – bass on 1 2 3 4 6 7 & bonus 1
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion on 1 2 7 9
• Peter Holsapple – accordion on 1 10, keyboard on 8
• Benmont Tench – fake accordion on 1
• Mary Chapin Carpenter – backing vocals on 1 4
• John Jennings – slide guitar on 2, acoustic guitar on 4, electric guitar on 7
• Kenny Aronoff – drums on 2 7, African drums and percussion on 8 9
• Gerard McHugh – backing vocals on 2
• Peter Buck – Appalachian dulcimer on 3
• The Louies – percussion on 3
• Michelle Malone – backing vocals on 3
• Craig Edwards – fiddle on 4
• Jim Keltner – drums on 4
• Chris McGuire – electric rhythm guitar on 5
• Cooper Seay – electric lead guitar on 5
• Bryan Lilje – bass on 5
• Scott Bland – drums on 5
• Jay Dee Daugherty – drums on 9
• Michael Lorant – drums on 10
• Bill Meyers – string arrangements on 11
• Jerry Marotta – percussion on bonus 1
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello on bonus 1

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1990	The Billboard 200	43

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	"Hammer and Nail"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	12

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – U.S.	Gold	April 16, 1992

Notes

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r9815
2. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/indigogirls/albums/album/303884/review/6211486/nomads_indians_saints