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1998 studio album by Robbie Robertson
Contact from the Underworld of Redboy is an album by
Robbie Robertson .
[2] It was released in 1998 by
Capitol Records .
[3] The album is composed of music inspired by
Aboriginal Canadian music (including traditional Aboriginal Canadian songs and chants), as well as modern rock,
trip hop , and
electronica , with the various styles often integrated together in the same song. It features many guest artists.
The album peaked at No. 119 on the
Billboard 200 .
[4]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that Robertson's "lyrical and musical concerns can get bogged down in their own pretensions, but often, the results are provocative and unique."
[5]
Track listing
"The Sound Is Fading" featuring Leah Hicks-Manning (lyrics: traditional; music:
Howie Bernstein , Robbie Robertson) – 5:00
"The Code of Handsome Lake" (Robertson) – 6:11
"Making a Noise" (Robertson) – 5:11
"Unbound" (Robertson, Tim Gordine) – 4:35
"Sacrifice" featuring
Leonard Peltier (Robertson,
Marius de Vries , Peltier) – 6:18
"Rattlebone" (Robertson, de Vries) – 4:26
"Peyote Healing" featuring
Verdell Primeaux and Johnny Mike (lyrics: Primeaux, Mike; music: de Vries, Robertson) – 6:10
"In the Blood" (Robertson, Gordine) – 4:35
"Stomp Dance (Unity)" featuring The Six Nations Women Singers (Robertson, Jim Wilson; traditional) – 4:49
"The Lights" (Robertson, Bernstein) – 5:54
"
Take Your Partner by the Hand (Red Alert Mix) " (Robertson, Bernstein) – 6:43 [bonus track]
Personnel
1. "The Sound Is Fading"
Produced by Howie B and Robbie Robertson
Engineered and Mixed by Howie B
Featuring Leah Hicks-Manning – vocals
Jeremy Shaw – keyboards and tuning
Jules Brooks – keyboards
Jony Rockstar – programming
Robbie Robertson – guitar and vocals
2. "The Code of Handsome Lake"
Produced by Marius de Vries and Robbie Robertson
Mixed by Andy Bradfield and Marius de Vries
Joanne Shenandoah – vocals
James Bilagody – vocals
Chief Jake Thomas – spoken word
Marius de Vries – keyboards and programming
Robbie Robertson – guitar and vocals
3. "Making a Noise"
Produced by Howie B, Marius de Vries and Robbie Robertson
Engineered and Mixed by Howie B
James Bilagody, Jackie Bird, Star Nayea,
Ivan Neville ,
Rita Coolidge ,
Cree Summer – vocals
Jeremy Shaw – keyboards and tuning
Jony Rockstar – programming
Marius de Vries – programming
Geoffrey Gordon – frame drum
David Campbell – string arrangement
Robbie Robertson – guitar and vocals
4. "Unbound"
Produced by Tim Gordine and Robbie Robertson
Engineered and Mixed by Tim Gordine
Rupert Brown – drums
Caroline MacKendrick – vocals
Tim Gordine – keyboards and programming
Robbie Robertson – guitar and vocals
5. "Sacrifice"
Produced by Marius de Vries and Robbie Robertson
Mixed by Andy Bradfield and Marius de Vries
Featuring Leonard Peltier – spoken word
Bonnie Jo Hunt – vocals
Anthony Begay – vocals
Maztl Galindo – flute
Benito Concha – drum
Marius de Vries – keyboards and programming
Robbie Robertson – guitar and vocals
6. "Rattlebone"
Produced by Marius de Vries and Robbie Robertson
Mixed by Carmen Rizzo and Marius de Vries
Tudjaat (Madeleine Allakariallak and Phoebe Atagotaaluk) – throat singing
James Bilagody – vocals
Cree Summer – vocals
Marius de Vries – keyboards and programming
Robbie Robertson – guitar and vocals
7. "Peyote Healing"
Produced by Marius de Vries and Robbie Robertson
Mixed by Andy Bradfield and Marius de Vries
Featuring Verdell Primeaux and Johnny Mike – vocals
Geoffrey Gordon, Jim Wilson – drums and percussion
Marius de Vries – keyboards and programming
Robbie Robertson – guitar
8. "In the Blood"
Produced by Tim Gordine and Robbie Robertson
Engineered by Tim Gordine and Mixed by Chris Fogel
Jony Rockstar – programming
Caroline MacKendrick – vocals
Tim Gordine – keyboards and programming
Robbie Robertson – guitar and vocals
9. "Stomp Dance (Unity)"
Produced by Jim Wilson and Robbie Robertson
Mixed by Carmen Rizzo
The Six Nations Women Singers – vocals
Rita Coolidge, Priscilla Coolidge, Laura Satterfield, Star Nayea – vocals
Geoffrey Gordon – percussion
Joel Shearer – bass
Jim Wilson – keyboards and programming
Vinez Pvel – re-programming
Andrew Scheps – programming
Robbie Robertson – guitar and vocals
10. "The Lights"
Produced by Howie B and Robbie Robertson
Engineered and Mixed by Howie B
Laura Satterfield – vocals
Jony Rockstar – programming and NC-303 treatment
Bill Dillon – guitar
Jeremy Shaw – keyboards and tuning
Robbie Robertson – guitar and vocals
11. "Take Your Partner by the Hand (Red Alert Mix)"
References
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