Indigo Girls
Studio album by
Indigo Girls
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1989
October 3, 2000 (Reissue)
Recorded1988
StudioOcean Way, Hollywood
John Keane, Athens, Georgia
Can Am, Tarzana, California
GenreFolk
Length44:36
51:43 (2000 reissue)
LabelEpic
ProducerScott Litt
Indigo Girls chronology
Strange Fire
(1987) 		Indigo Girls
(1989) 		Nomads Indians Saints
(1990)
Singles from Indigo Girls
  1. "Closer to Fine"
  2. "Tried to Be True"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewB:2[3]
New Musical Express8/10[4]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[5]
Q[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
The Village VoiceC−[9]

Indigo Girls is the second studio album and first major label release by American folk rock duo the Indigo Girls. It was originally released in 1989 by Epic Records, and reissued and remastered in 2000 with two bonus tracks.

Upon its release, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics, went gold after six months and eventually went platinum. The duo was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy (losing to Milli Vanilli, who later vacated the award), and won one for Best Contemporary Folk Recording.

Michael Stipe sang on "Kid Fears", and the other members of R.E.M. performed on "Tried to Be True". In addition, the Irish band Hothouse Flowers contributed background vocals on several tracks, notably "Closer to Fine".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Closer to Fine"Emily Saliers3:59
2."Secure Yourself"Amy Ray3:34
3."Kid Fears"Ray4:33
4."Prince of Darkness"Saliers5:22
5."Blood and Fire"Ray4:37
6."Tried to Be True"Ray2:56
7."Love's Recovery"Saliers4:21
8."Land of Canaan"Ray3:55
9."Center Stage"Ray4:46
10."History of Us"Saliers5:20
Total length:44:36
2000 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Land of Canaan" (Radio Single Remix)Ray3:06
12."Center Stage" (Live)Ray4:04
Total length:51:43

Personnel

Indigo Girls
Additional personnel

Charts

Year Chart Position
1989 Billboard 200 22
1989 Australia ARIA Charts[10] 64

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – U.S. Gold September 11, 1989
RIAA – U.S. Platinum April 16, 1992
RIAA – U.S. Double Platinum June 3, 1997

References

  1. ^ McCartney, Kelly. "Indigo Girls – Indigo Girls". AllMusic. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. ^ Clark, Pete (September 1989). "Review: The Indigo Girls — Indigo Girls" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 9. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 101. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ Staunton, Terry (8 July 1989). "Indigo Girls — Indigo Girls (Epic Records)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 33. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via Flickr.
  5. ^ Moon, Tom (March 12, 1989). "Indigo Girls: Indigo Girls (Epic)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  6. ^ "Indigo Girls: Indigo Girls". Q (172): 124. January 2001.
  7. ^ Guterman, Jimmy (May 4, 1989). "Indigo Girls: Indigo Girls". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  8. ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "Indigo Girls". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 404–05. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 28, 1989). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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