2000 studio album by Patti Smith
Gung Ho is the eighth studio album byPatti Smith , released March 21, 2000 onArista Records .
Gung Ho was released on March 21, 2000, byArista Records . The title refers to aChinese phrase meaning "work together" adopted by the US Marines during World War II as a morale-building slogan. It is the first Patti Smith album to not include her on the cover (it shows, instead, a picture of her father, Grant Smith).
The song "New Party" was used as the official song for the 2000Ralph Nader's presidential campaign .
Smith wrote the song "Grateful" in tribute toJerry Garcia on August 9, 1995, the day of his death.[ 1]
As of February 2004,Gung Ho had sold 49,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.[ 2]
Gung Ho was included inRolling Stone ' s "Top 50 Albums of 2000".[ 14]
The song "Glitter in Their Eyes " was nominated for aGrammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 2001.[ 15]
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "One Voice" Patti Smith ,Jay Dee Daugherty 4:46 2. "Lo and Beholden" Lenny Kaye , Patti Smith4:45 3. "Boy Cried Wolf" Patti Smith 4:54 4. "Persuasion" Patti Smith,Fred "Sonic" Smith 4:36 5. "Gone Pie" Patti Smith,Tony Shanahan 4:06 6. "China Bird" Oliver Ray , Patti Smith4:08 7. "Glitter in Their Eyes " Ray, Patti Smith 3:00 8. "Strange Messengers" Kaye, Patti Smith 8:06 9. "Grateful" Patti Smith 4:34 10. "Upright Come" Ray, Patti Smith 3:00 11. "New Party" Patti Smith, Shanahan 4:33 12. "Libbie's Song" Patti Smith 3:28 13. "Gung Ho" Daugherty, Kaye, Ray, Patti Smith, Shanahan 11:45
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Danton Supple –engineer (Sear Sound recording studio ,NYC ) ;mixing (The Church Studios,London andEden Studios , London) Gil Norton –production ; mixing(The Church Studios, London and Eden Studios, London) Grant Hart –piano ,Farfisa ,"Persuasion" Grant Smith –album cover model ,Townsend ,Australia , 1942Jackson Smith –guitar solo ,"Persuasion" Jake Davies –computer engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC) Mark Phythers – computer engineer(Sear Sound recording studio, NYC) Margery Greenspan –art direction Michael Stipe –backing vocalist ,"Glitter in Their Eyes " Paul Angelli –mastering engineer (Sterling Sound ,NYC ) Ben E. Franklin – penny whistle,"Libbie's Song" Rebecca Weiner Tompkins –violin ,"Libbie's Song" Kimberly Smith – mandolin,"Libbie's Song" Skaila Kanga –harp ,"Lo and Beholden" Steven Sebring – bandphotography Ted Jensen – mastering engineer(Sterling Sound ,NYC ) Todd Parker –assistant engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC) Tom Verlaine – guitar solo,"Glitter in Their Eyes " Wade Raley – backing vocalist,"Glitter in Their Eyes" ^ Kahn, Andy (August 9, 2020)."Patti Smith Performs Jerry Garcia Tribute" .JamBase . JamBase Inc. RetrievedAugust 15, 2020 . ^ Newman, Melinda (7 February 2004)."Browne, Smith Depart Labels" . Billboard. Retrieved18 May 2018 . ^ "Gung Ho by Patti Smith Reviews and Tracks" .Metacritic .Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021 .^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas ."Gung Ho – Patti Smith" .AllMusic .Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. RetrievedNovember 1, 2021 .^ Browne, David (March 31, 2000)."Gung Ho" .Entertainment Weekly .Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021 .^ Sweeting, Adam (March 17, 2000). "Patti Smith: Gung Ho (Arista)".The Guardian .^ Nichols, Natalie (March 19, 2000)."Patti Smith 'Gung Ho' Arista" .Los Angeles Times .Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021 . ^ Aston, Martin (October 2015). "Dancing with Ghosts".Mojo . No. 263. p. 83. ^ Segal, Victoria (March 16, 2000)."Patti Smith – Gung Ho" .NME . Archived fromthe original on August 16, 2000. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021 . ^ Sandlin, Michael (March 21, 2000)."Patti Smith: Gung Ho Album Review" .Pitchfork .Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. RetrievedOctober 30, 2021 . ^ Pareles, Jon (March 30, 2000)."Gung Ho" .Rolling Stone .Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021 .^ Vowell, Sarah (May 2000)."Patti Smith: Gung Ho / Lou Reed: Ecstasy" .Spin . Vol. 16, no. 5. pp. 159– 160. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021 .^ Gundersen, Edna ."Patti Smith, Gung Ho" .USA Today . Archived fromthe original on August 15, 2000. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021 .^ "Top 50 Albums of 2000 – Patti Smith: Gung Ho".Rolling Stone . No. 858– 859. December 28, 2000 – January 4, 2001. p. 116. ^ "GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" .The Recording Academy .Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021 .^ "Swiss chart" . Retrieved2008-02-29 .^ "Billboard chart" . Allmusic. Retrieved2008-02-29 .
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