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2000 studio album by Patti Smith
Gung Ho is the eighth studio album by
Patti Smith , released March 21, 2000 on
Arista Records .
Release
Gung Ho was released on March 21, 2000, by
Arista Records . The title refers to a
Chinese phrase meaning "work together" adopted by the US Marines during World War II as a morale-building slogan. It is the first Patti Smith album to not include her on the cover (it shows, instead, a picture of her father, Grant Smith).
The song "New Party" was used as the official song for the 2000
Ralph Nader's presidential campaign .
Smith wrote the song "Grateful" in tribute to
Jerry Garcia on August 9, 1995, the day of his death.
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As of February 2004, Gung Ho had sold 49,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.
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Critical reception
Gung Ho was included in
Rolling Stone ' s "Top 50 Albums of 2000".
[14]
The song "
Glitter in Their Eyes " was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 2001.
[15]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "One Voice"
Patti Smith ,
Jay Dee Daugherty 4:46 2. "Lo and Beholden"
Lenny Kaye , Patti Smith 4:45 3. "Boy Cried Wolf" Patti Smith 4:54 4. "Persuasion" Patti Smith,
Fred "Sonic" Smith 4:36 5. "Gone Pie" Patti Smith,
Tony Shanahan 4:06 6. "China Bird"
Oliver Ray , Patti Smith 4:08 7. "
Glitter in Their Eyes " Ray, Patti Smith 3:00 8. "Strange Messengers" Kaye, Patti Smith 8:06 9. "Grateful" Patti Smith 4:34 10. "Upright Come" Ray, Patti Smith 3:00 11. "New Party" Patti Smith, Shanahan 4:33 12. "Libbie's Song" Patti Smith 3:28 13. "Gung Ho" Daugherty, Kaye, Ray, Patti Smith, Shanahan 11:45
Personnel
Band
Additional personnel
Danton Supple –
engineer (
Sear Sound
recording studio ,
NYC ) ;
mixing (The Church Studios,
London and
Eden Studios , London)
Gil Norton –
production ; mixing (The Church Studios, London and Eden Studios, London)
Grant Hart –
piano ,
Farfisa , "Persuasion"
Grant Smith –
album cover
model ,
Townsend ,
Australia , 1942
Jackson Smith –
guitar
solo , "Persuasion"
Jake Davies –
computer engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
Mark Phythers – computer engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
Margery Greenspan –
art direction
Michael Stipe –
backing vocalist , "
Glitter in Their Eyes "
Paul Angelli –
mastering engineer (
Sterling Sound ,
NYC )
Ben E. Franklin – penny whistle, "Libbie's Song"
Rebecca Weiner Tompkins –
violin , "Libbie's Song"
Kimberly Smith – mandolin, "Libbie's Song"
Skaila Kanga –
harp , "Lo and Beholden"
Steven Sebring – band
photography
Ted Jensen – mastering engineer (
Sterling Sound ,
NYC )
Todd Parker –
assistant engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
Tom Verlaine – guitar solo, "
Glitter in Their Eyes "
Wade Raley – backing vocalist, "Glitter in Their Eyes"
Charts
References
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^ Newman, Melinda (7 February 2004).
"Browne, Smith Depart Labels" . Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2018 .
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"Gung Ho by Patti Smith Reviews and Tracks" .
Metacritic .
Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
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Erlewine, Stephen Thomas .
"Gung Ho – Patti Smith" .
AllMusic .
Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021 .
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Browne, David (March 31, 2000).
"Gung Ho" .
Entertainment Weekly .
Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
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Sweeting, Adam (March 17, 2000). "Patti Smith: Gung Ho (Arista)".
The Guardian .
^ Nichols, Natalie (March 19, 2000).
"Patti Smith 'Gung Ho' Arista" .
Los Angeles Times . Archived from
the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
^ Aston, Martin (October 2015). "Dancing with Ghosts".
Mojo . No. 263. p. 83.
^ Segal, Victoria (March 16, 2000).
"Patti Smith – Gung Ho" .
NME . Archived from
the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
^ Sandlin, Michael (March 21, 2000).
"Patti Smith: Gung Ho Album Review" .
Pitchfork .
Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2021 .
^
Pareles, Jon (March 30, 2000).
"Gung Ho" .
Rolling Stone .
Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
^
Vowell, Sarah (May 2000).
"Patti Smith: Gung Ho / Lou Reed: Ecstasy" .
Spin . Vol. 16, no. 5. pp. 159–160. Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
^
Gundersen, Edna .
"Patti Smith, Gung Ho" .
USA Today . Archived from
the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
^ "Top 50 Albums of 2000 – Patti Smith: Gung Ho".
Rolling Stone . No. 858–859. December 28, 2000 – January 4, 2001. p. 116.
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"GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" .
The Recording Academy .
Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
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"Swiss chart" . Retrieved 2008-02-29 .
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"Billboard chart" . Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-02-29 .
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