Shaming of the Sun

Shaming of the Sun
Studio album by Indigo Girls
Released	April 29, 1997 (1997-04-29)
Recorded	September 1996–1997
Genre	Folk rock
Length	50:49
Label	Epic
Producer	Indigo Girls with David Leonard
Indigo Girls chronology
1200 Curfews (1995) Shaming of the Sun (1997) Come On Now Social (1999)
Singles from Shaming of the Sun
"Shame On You" "Get Out the Map" "Shed Your Skin"

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
The Music Box	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Shaming of the Sun, sometimes mislabeled as Shaming the Sun, is the sixth studio album by the Indigo Girls, released on April 29, 1997. [7] It was the duo's highest-charting album in the U.S., peaking at number 7 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

1. "Shame on You" (Amy Ray)  – 4:04
2. "Get Out the Map" (Emily Saliers)  – 3:25
3. "Shed Your Skin" (Ray)  – 4:10
4. "It's Alright" (Saliers)  – 3:05
5. "Caramia" (Saliers)  – 5:48
6. "Don't Give That Girl a Gun" (Ray)  – 4:38
7. "Leeds" (Saliers)  – 3:34
8. "Scooter Boys" (Ray)  – 2:57
9. "Everything in Its Own Time" (Saliers)  – 5:17
10. "Cut It Out" (Ray)  – 3:53
11. "Burn All the Letters" (Saliers)  – 4:09
12. "Hey Kind Friend" (Ray)  – 5:49

Personnel

• Amy Ray – lead & backing vocals; acoustic, electric & 12-string guitars; mandolin; piano (7, 10); bouzouki
• Emily Saliers – lead & backing vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, dulcimer (12), banjo (1, 2), Dobro (4), piano (7, 10), harmonium, hurdy-gurdy

Additional musicians

• Sara Lee – bass (except 7, 11), string arrangements (5), Hammond B-3 organ and whistle (12)
• Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 9 11), harmonium (9), Taos drum (1)
• Steve Earle – backing vocals & harmonica (1)
• Dallas Austin, Jama Carter, Quentin Bush (all 2), Michelle Malone (8) – backing vocals
• Carmen Caballero, Pura Fé Crescioni and Jennifer Kreisberg (Ulali) – additional vocals (3, 7, 11)
• Josh Freese, Chris Verene – drums (3, 6)
• Kenny Greenberg – guitars (5, 10)
• Michael Lorant – backing vocals (6), piano (10)
• Andy Stochansky – drums (8, 10), percussion (5, 8), dumbek and talking drum (11)
• Lisa Germano – mandolin (9), violin (9, 11)
• Sheila Doyle, Michael Lorant, Candy Jiosne – piano (10)
• Dave Richards – acoustic bass (11)
• David & Ellie Arenz, Jun-Ching Lin, Willard Shull, Sou-Chun Su – violin
• Paul Murphy, Heidi Nitchie – viola
• Kristin Wilkinson – conductor
• Micky Raphael – harmonica (11)

Smoke (track 12)

• Benjamin: words, friend
• William W Taft: coronet, humor
• Timothy P Campion: drums, rake
• Coleman T Lewis: electric guitar, hick sounds
• Brian F Halloran: cello, rescue

Technical personnel

• Produced By David Leonard & Indigo Girls
• Engineers: Caram Costanzo, Marc Frigo, David Leonard
• Assistant Engineers: Alex Lowe, Ryan Williams
• Mixing: David Leonard
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig

References

1. Shaming of the Sun at AllMusic
2. Caro, Mark (1997-05-09). "Indigo Girls Shaming [of] the Sun (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
3. Johnson, Beth (1997-05-02). "Shaming [of] the Sun Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
4. Nichols, Natalie (1997-05-10). "Indigo Girls, "Shaming of the Sun", Epic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
5. Metzger, John (August 1998). "Indigo Girls – Shaming of the Sun (Album Review)". The Music Box. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
6. Gardner, Elysa (1997-05-20). "Indigo Girls: Shaming Of The Sun : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
7. "Billboard". 29 March 1997.