Gung Ho
Studio album by
Patti Smith
ReleasedMarch 21, 2000 (2000-03-21)
RecordedSear Sound, New York City
GenreRock
Length64:31
LabelArista
ProducerGil Norton
Patti Smith chronology
Peace and Noise
(1997) 		Gung Ho
(2000) 		Trampin'
(2004)
Singles from Gung Ho
  1. "Glitter in Their Eyes"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Lo and Beholden"
    Released: 2000

Gung Ho is the eighth studio album by Patti Smith, released March 21, 2000 on Arista Records.

Release

Gung Ho was released on March 21, 2000, by Arista Records. The title refers to a Chinese 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 2000 Ralph Nader's presidential campaign.

Smith wrote the song "Grateful" in tribute to Jerry 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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA[5]
The Guardian[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Mojo[8]
NME6/10[9]
Pitchfork4.6/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin4/10[12]
USA Today[13]

Gung Ho was included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000".[14]

The song "Glitter in Their Eyes" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 2001.[15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Voice"Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty4:46
2."Lo and Beholden"Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith4:45
3."Boy Cried Wolf"Patti Smith4:54
4."Persuasion"Patti Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith4:36
5."Gone Pie"Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan4:06
6."China Bird"Oliver Ray, Patti Smith4:08
7."Glitter in Their Eyes"Ray, Patti Smith3:00
8."Strange Messengers"Kaye, Patti Smith8:06
9."Grateful"Patti Smith4:34
10."Upright Come"Ray, Patti Smith3:00
11."New Party"Patti Smith, Shanahan4:33
12."Libbie's Song"Patti Smith3:28
13."Gung Ho"Daugherty, Kaye, Ray, Patti Smith, Shanahan11:45

Personnel

Band

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Switzerland[16] 94
U.S. Billboard 200[17] 178

References

  1. ^ Kahn, Andy (August 9, 2020). "Patti Smith Performs Jerry Garcia Tribute". JamBase. JamBase Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Newman, Melinda (7 February 2004). "Browne, Smith Depart Labels". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Gung Ho by Patti Smith Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gung Ho – Patti Smith". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Browne, David (March 31, 2000). "Gung Ho". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Sweeting, Adam (March 17, 2000). "Patti Smith: Gung Ho (Arista)". The Guardian.
  7. ^ Nichols, Natalie (March 19, 2000). "Patti Smith 'Gung Ho' Arista". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Aston, Martin (October 2015). "Dancing with Ghosts". Mojo. No. 263. p. 83.
  9. ^ Segal, Victoria (March 16, 2000). "Patti Smith – Gung Ho". NME. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Sandlin, Michael (March 21, 2000). "Patti Smith: Gung Ho Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Pareles, Jon (March 30, 2000). "Gung Ho". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  12. ^ Vowell, Sarah (May 2000). "Patti Smith: Gung Ho / Lou Reed: Ecstasy". Spin. Vol. 16, no. 5. pp. 159–160. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  13. ^ Gundersen, Edna. "Patti Smith, Gung Ho". USA Today. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2000 – Patti Smith: Gung Ho". Rolling Stone. No. 858–859. December 28, 2000 – January 4, 2001. p. 116.
  15. ^ "GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  16. ^ "Swiss chart". Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  17. ^ "Billboard chart". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-02-29.

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