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  • Artist: Robert Plant
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: May 27, 1993
  • Total Time: 58:53
  • Genre: Rock

Review

At first, Fate of Nations seems so light and airy that it slips away through the layers of acoustic guitars, violins, and keyboards. Upon further listenings, more textures appear, and the album gains a calm sense of tension and reflectiveness. It's also Robert Plant's most personal record ever; he addresses the death of his son in the beautiful "I Believe." Simultaneously, Fate of Nations is a political album -- "Great Spirit" and "Network News" are two of the most socially conscious songs Plant has ever written. Yet, the album is never heavy-handed and doesn't fall into sermonizing or sentimentality. Plant has always had a folkie heart; on Fate of Nations, he wears it on his sleeve. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Calling to You (Lyrics) Chris Blackwell, Robert Plant Robert Plant (5:48)
Down to the Sea (Lyrics) Robert Plant, Charlie Jones Robert Plant (4:00)
Come into My Life (Lyrics) Doug Boyle, Robert Plant Robert Plant (6:32)
I Believe (Lyrics) Robert Plant, Phil Johnstone Robert Plant (4:32)
29 Palms (Lyrics) Charlie Jones, Phil Johnstone, Doug Boyle, Chris Blackwell, Robert Plant Robert Plant (4:51)
Memory Song (Mello Hello) Doug Boyle, Robert Plant, Charlie Jones, Phil Johnstone Robert Plant (5:22)
If I Were a Carpenter (Lyrics) Tim Hardin Robert Plant (3:45)
Promised Land (Lyrics) Robert Plant, Phil Johnstone Robert Plant (4:59)
The Greatest Gift Charlie Jones, Phil Johnstone, Chris Blackwell, Robert Plant Robert Plant (6:51)
Great Spirit (Lyrics) Phil Johnstone, Robert Plant, Keith Macmichael Robert Plant (5:27)
Network News (Lyrics) Robert Plant, Chris Blackwell Robert Plant (6:40)

Credits

Robert Plant (Audio Production), Michael Gregovich (Audio Engineer), Chris Hughes (Audio Production), Robert Plant (Vocals)
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Fate of Nations
Studio album by Robert Plant
Released May 25, 1993
Recorded R A K Studios, Sawmills Studio Cornwall, Monmow Valley Studio Monmouth
Genre Rock
Length 58:53
Label Es Paranza
Producer Chris Hughes, Robert Plant
Professional reviews
Robert Plant chronology
Manic Nirvana
(1990)		 Fate of Nations
(1993)		 Dreamland
(2002)

Fate of Nations is Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant's sixth studio album. It was released in 1993 and re-released in a remastered edition on March 20, 2007. It features former Cutting Crew guitarist Kevin Scott MacMichael. The lead singer of Clannad, Máire Brennan is featured on the track "Come into my Life". The song "I Believe" is a tribute to his late son, Karac.

Plant explained his album in the following terms:

“ From the very beginning of this project, around January 1991, right after the Manic Nirvana tour, I knew what I was going to do: go back into my past, listening to [Moby] Grape, the [Jefferson] Airplane, Tim Hardin, Quicksilver, Traffic, and other turning-point artists in rock. These people were trying to tell the listener something, joining various traditions, with the sense of a quest being insinuated and bandied in their acoustic and electronic themes. I'm also proud of what I've attempted to do lyrically [on the album], trying to tell vivid tales that come from a hearty tradition of prose. [1] ”

The album was Plant's last completely solo album until his comeback with his seventh studio album Dreamland in 2002.

Track listing

  1. "Calling to You" (Chris Blackwell, Robert Plant) – 5:48
  2. "Down to the Sea" (Charlie Jones, Plant) – 4:00
  3. "Come into my Life" (Blackwell, Doug Boyle, Kevin MacMichael, Plant) – 6:32
  4. "I Believe" (Phil Johnstone, Plant) – 4:32
  5. "29 Palms" (Blackwell, Boyle, Johnstone, Jones, Plant) – 4:51
  6. "Memory Song (Hello Hello)" (Boyle, Jonstone, Jones, Plant) – 5:22
  7. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin) – 3:45
  8. "Colours of a Shade" (Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell, Allock) - 4:43 (UK edition. Also bonus track on some editions)
  9. "Promised Land" (Johnstone, Plant) – 4:59
  10. "The Greatest Gift" (Blackwell, Jonstone, Jones, MacMichael, Plant) – 6:51
  11. "Great Spirit" (Johnstone, MacMichael, Plant) – 5:27
  12. "Network News" (Blackwell, Plant) – 6:40

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References

  1. ^ Led-Zeppelin.org. "Led Zeppelin Assorted Info". http://www.led-zeppelin.org/reference/index.php?m=assorted3. 
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