Motherland
Album by Natalie Merchant
Released	November 13 2001
Recorded	Allaire Studios , Sunset Sound and Clinton Studios June 15 - September 9 2001
Genre	Singer-songwriter
Length	58 min 22 s
Record label	Elektra
Producer	Natalie Merchant and T-Bone Burnett
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	4 stars out of 5	link
Calgary Sun	Positive	November 11, 2001
Entertainment Weekly	Grade: B	November 16, 2001 p.172
Mojo	Positive	December, 2001, p.100
Q	3 stars out of 5	March 2002
Rolling Stone	3.5 stars out of 5	January 31, 2001, p.53
Natalie Merchant Chronology
Live in Concert (1999)	Motherland (2001)	The House Carpenter's Daughter (2003)

Track listing

1. "This House Is on Fire" - 4:42
2. "Motherland" - 4:44
3. "Saint Judas" - 5:44
4. "Put the Law on You" - 5:01
5. "Build a Levee" - 4:46
6. "Golden Boy" - 4:10
7. "Henry Darger" - 4:24
8. "The Worst Thing" - 5:46
9. "Tell Yourself" - 5:14
10. "Just Can't Last" - 4:31
11. "Not in This Life" - 5:22
12. "I'm Not Gonna Beg" - 3:40

Produced by Natalie Merchant and T-Bone Burnett. All songs written by Natalie Merchant.

Personnel

• Carla Azar - drums (live)
• Stephen Barber - arranger and conductor
• Daniel de la Calle - Spanish lyrics for "The Worst Thing"
• Matt Chamberlain - drums, percussion
• Sandra Church - alto flute
• Nick Cords - viola
• Kate Daley - Vivian girl's voice in "Henry Darger"
• Kelly Daley - Vivian girl's voice in "Henry Darger"
• Erik Della Penna - electric guitar, classical guitar, acoustic guitar, oud, banjo, lap steel guitar, bazouki
• Karen Dreyfus - viola
• Elizabeth Dyson - cello
• Bruno Eicher - violin
• Mike Elizando - acoustic bass
• Mitchell Estrin - bass clarinet
• Bob Glaub - bass
• Gabriel Gordon - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocal
• Katie Goldberg - vocal
• Soo Hyun Kwon - violin
• Tony Kadleck - trumpet
• Vivek Kamath - viola
• Ann S. Kim - violin
• Lisa E. Kim - violin
• Keefus - piano, Hammond organ, keyboard
• Guy Klucevsek - accordion
• David Krakauer - clarinet
• Krystof Kuznik - violin
• Greg Leisz - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, electric guitar, 12 string guitar
• Graham Maby - bass
• Karen Marx - violin
• Jeremy McCoy - bass
• Natalie Merchant - vocal, piano, Rhodes piano
• Philip Myers - French horn
• Sandra Park - violin, string contractor
• Van Dyke Parks - accordion
• David Ralicke - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trombone
• Laura Seaton - violin
• Sarah Seiver - cello
• Robert T. Shaw - violin
• Fiona Simon - violin
• Mavis Staples - vocal
• Elizabeth Steen - Hammond organ, mellotron, Wurlitzer piano, piano
• Alan Stepansky - cello
• Jung Sun Yoo - violin
• Chris Tedesco - trumpet
• Patrick Warren - chamberlain, pump organ
• Sharon Yamada - violin

External link

• Lyrics