The Burning World (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Burning World
Type = Album
Artist = Swans


Released = 1989
Recorded =
Genre =
Length =
Label = Uni/MCA Records
UNID-601
Producer = Bill Laswell
Michael Gira
Reviews =
Last album = "Feel Good Now"
(1988)
This album = "The Burning World"
(1989)
Next album = "Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room"
(1990)

"The Burning World" is an album by the American rock band Swans. It was released in 1989 on Uni Records, and it was its only major label release and only album featuring production by Bill Laswell.

Track listing

#"The River that Runs with Love Won't Run Dry" - 4:16
#"Let it Come Down" - 4:28
#"Can't Find My Way Home" - 4:48
#"Mona Lisa, Mother Earth" - 4:16
#"(She's a) Universal Emptiness" - 5:16
#"Saved" - 4:11
#"I Remember Who You Are" - 4:24
#"Jane Mary, Cry One Tear" - 3:48
#"See No More" - 5:30
#"God, Damn the Sun" - 4:23

Musicians

*Michael Gira - vocals and guitars
*Jarboe - vocals and keyboards
*Norman Westberg - guitars
*Bill Laswell - bass
*Jason Anses - bass
*Virgil Moorfield - drums
*Nicky Skopelitis - baglama and bazouki
*Shankar - double violin
*Fred Frith - violin
*Jeff Bova - keyboards
*Aiyb Dieng - percussion
*Trilok Gurtu - tablas
*Bernard Fowler - background vocals
*Fred Fowler - background vocals
*Karl Berger - vibes, string arrangement, and conducting:
*Mark Feldman - violin
*Larry Packer - violin
*John Kass - viola
*Richard Carr - viola
*Garo Yellin - cello

External links

* [http://www.swans.pair.com/DISCOGRAPHY/burning.html Swans official Web site—"The Burning World"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw-pTKQrbck YouTube video of Gira performing "God, Damn the Sun" in Utrecht]