- The Wishing Chair
Infobox Album
Name =The Wishing Chair
Type =studio
Artist =10,000 Maniacs
Released =1985
Recorded =
Genre =Rock
Length =49:38
Label =Elektra Records
Producer =Joe Boyd
Reviews =*Allmusic rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fnec9757krdt link]
*"Rolling Stone " (Not Rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/10000maniacs/albums/album/110141/review/5945282/the_wishing_chair link]
Last album = "Secrets of the I Ching " (1983)
This album = "The Wishing Chair"
(1985)
Next album = "In My Tribe " (1987)The Wishing Chair is the major-label debut
album by10,000 Maniacs . The album was released in 1985 byElektra Records .Track listing
#"Can't Ignore the Train" - 2:43
#"Scorpio Rising" - 3:06
#"Just as the Tide Was A Flowing" - 2:25
#"Lilydale" - 3:11
#"Back o' the Moon" - 3:32
#"Maddox Table" - 3:19
#"*The Colonial Wing" - 4:02
#"Grey Victory" - 3:07
#"Among the Americans" - 3:07
#"Everyone a Puzzle Lover" - 3:17
#"Cotton Alley" - 3:23
#"*Daktari" - 4:23
#"My Mother the War" - 3:31
#"Tension Makes a Tangle" - 3:33
#"Arbor Day" - 2:59(*) These tracks were not on the original vinyl release, which had the running order 1, 3, 2, 4, 6, 10, 15, 5, 14, 9, 8, 11, 13. They were originally released on the 12" single of "Can't Ignore The Train" along with "Grey Victory"
Credits
*
Robert Buck : electric guitar/devices, acoustic guitar, mandolin, pedal steel
*Jerry Augustyniak : drums
*Steven Gustafson : bass, electric guitar
*John Lombardo : 6 & 12 string guitars, bass
*Dennis Drew : organ, piano, accordion
*Natalie Merchant : voice*Produced by
Joe Boyd
*Engineered by Jerry Boys and Tony Harris
*Assisted by Barry Clempson
*Recorded at Livingstone Studios inLondon ,England
*Mastered at Sterling Sound inNew York City ,New York ,USA by Jack Skinner
*Sleeve design by10,000 Maniacs and T+CP, London
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