Peace and Noise
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| Released | September 30, 1997 | |||
| Studio | IIwII (Weehawken) | |||
| Genre | Art punk | |||
| Length | 52:29 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Patti Smith | |||
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Peace and Noiseis the seventh studio album byPatti Smith,released on September 30, 1997, byArista Records.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| NME | 7/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 3.5/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Spin | 7/10[9] |
| USA Today |  [10] |
Peace and Noisereceived generally favorable reviews from critics, ranking No. 29 inThe Village Voice's 1997Pazz & Joppoll.[11]Uncutmagazine ranked the album 21st in its list of the top 25 albums of 1997.[citation needed]
The single "1959"was nominated forBest Female Rock Vocal Performanceat the40th Annual Grammy Awards.[12]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waiting Underground" | Patti Smith,Oliver Ray | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Whirl Away" | Smith,Lenny Kaye,Ray | 5:01 |
| 3. | "1959" | Smith,Tony Shanahan | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Spell" | Allen Ginsberg,Ray | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Don't Say Nothing" | Smith,Jay Dee Daugherty | 5:52 |
| 6. | "Dead City" | Smith, Ray | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Blue Poles" | Smith, Ray | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Death Singing" | Smith | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Memento Mori" | Smith, Kaye, Ray, Daugherty, Shanahan | 10:34 |
| 10. | "Last Call" | Smith, Ray | 5:09 |
Personnel
[edit]Band
- Patti Smith–vocals,clarinet
- Lenny Kaye–guitar,pedal steel
- Jay Dee Daugherty–drums,organ,harmonica
- Oliver Ray – guitar,photography
- Tony Shanahan –bass,piano
Additional personnel
- Mark Burdett –art direction
- Michael Stipe–background vocal
- Roy Cicala–engineering,mixing
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden[13] | 47 |
| UK Albums Chart | 169 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[14] | 152 |
References
[edit]- ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas."Peace and Noise – Patti Smith".AllMusic.RetrievedOctober 31,2016.
- ^Kot, Greg(October 17, 1997)."Patti Smith: Peace and Noise (Arista)".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedOctober 31,2016.
- ^Sinclair, Tom (October 3, 1997)."Peace and Noise".Entertainment Weekly.RetrievedOctober 31,2016.
- ^Sullivan, Caroline (October 3, 1997). "Patti Smith: Peace and Noise (Arista)".The Guardian.
- ^Gardner, Elysa (September 27, 1997)."Smith Offers a Moving, Emotional 'Peace'".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedOctober 31,2016.
- ^Empire, Kitty(September 27, 1997)."Patti Smith – Peace and Noise".NME.Archived fromthe originalon October 16, 2000.RetrievedOctober 31,2016.
- ^Kbendtsen, Rachel."Patti Smith: Peace and Noise".Pitchfork.Archived fromthe originalon November 2, 2005.RetrievedOctober 31,2016.
- ^Fricke, David(October 6, 1997)."Peace and Noise".Rolling Stone.RetrievedOctober 31,2016.
- ^Powers, Ann(December 1997)."Patti Smith: Peace and Noise".Spin.Vol. 13, no. 9. pp. 156–58.RetrievedOctober 31,2016.
- ^Gundersen, Edna(October 7, 1997)."Patti Smith, Peace and Noise".USA Today.Archivedfrom the original on October 31, 2016.RetrievedOctober 31,2016.
- ^"The 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll".The Village Voice.February 24, 1998.Archivedfrom the original on June 28, 2021.RetrievedOctober 24,2021.
- ^"Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female".Retrieved2008-02-29.
- ^"Swedish chart".Retrieved2008-02-29.
- ^"Billboard chart".Allmusic.Retrieved2008-02-29.
External links
[edit]- Peace and NoiseatAllMusic
- Peace and NoiseatSony BMG
- Smith, Patti(1997-10-17)."A conversation with singer Patti Smith".Charlie Rose(Interview: Video). New York:WNET.Archived fromthe originalon January 21, 2011.Retrieved2011-01-12.
