Shaming of the Sun, sometimes mislabeled as Shaming the Sun, is the sixth studio album by the Indigo Girls, released on April 29, 1997. It was the duo's highest-charting album in the US, peaking at number seven on the Billboard 200.
Track listing "Shame on You" (Amy Ray) – 4:04 "Get Out the Map" (Emily Saliers) – 3:25 "Shed Your Skin" (Ray) – 4:10 "It's Alright" (Saliers) – 3:05 "Caramia" (Saliers) – 5:48 "Don't Give That Girl a Gun" (Ray) – 4:38 "Leeds" (Saliers) – 3:34 "Scooter Boys" (Ray) – 2:57 "Everything in Its Own Time" (Saliers) – 5:17 "Cut It Out" (Ray) – 3:53 "Burn All the Letters" (Saliers) – 4:09 "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
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