Swamp Ophelia

• Artist: Indigo Girls
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• Release Date: May 10, 1994
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Amy Ray and Emily Saliers continue to hone their signature lush melodies on their fifth studio effort, Swamp Ophelia. Reflecting back to their pioneering singer/songwriting days of the late '80s and early '90s, this album is confident in the face of the male-dominated music industry and the Indigo Girls are no longer afraid to hit upon past relationships and personal emotion. Saliers and Ray's incredible harmonies are most stylish and songs such as "Language of the Kiss" and "Touch Me Fall" are illustriously romantic and serene. "Least Complicated" is vocally enchanting, layering bongos and percussion to make this cut an album standout. Their choir-like unison allows their vocal power to carry them through the entire record, but accompanying musicians, such as Lisa Germano (mandolin, violin), Canadian songstress Jane Siberry, and cellist Jane Scarpantoni, also make Swamp Ophelia more pleasurable. But the duo also move beyond the sweet and tender by dipping into darker realms, especially on "Dead Man's Hill." Their earthy voices creep along the haunting tom-toms to provoke another musical side. This album is another humanistic effort from the Indigo Girls' deep and indwelling passions and ideas. This release molds the beauty of what's yet to come. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Fugitive (Lyrics)	Amy Ray	Indigo Girls	(4:37)
Least Complicated (Lyrics)	Emily Saliers	Indigo Girls	(4:12)
Language or the Kiss (Lyrics)	Emily Saliers	Indigo Girls	(5:35)
Reunion (Lyrics)	Amy Ray	Indigo Girls	(3:27)
Power of Two (Lyrics)	Emily Saliers	Indigo Girls	(5:22)
Touch Me Fall (Lyrics)	Amy Ray	Indigo Girls	(6:11)
The Wood Song	Emily Saliers	Indigo Girls	(4:13)
Mystery (Lyrics)	Emily Saliers	Indigo Girls	(4:04)
Dead Man's Hill (Lyrics)	Amy Ray	Indigo Girls	(4:43)
Fare Thee Well (Lyrics)	Emily Saliers	Indigo Girls	(4:01)
This Train Revised (Lyrics)	Amy Ray	Indigo Girls	(4:38)

Credits

Emily Saliers (Guitar (Electric)), Jo-El Sonnier (Accordion), Sam Anderson (Vocals (Background)), John Mark Painter (Flugelhorn), Mike Batt (Arranger), Sam "Shake" Anderson (Vocals (Background)), Chuck Leavell (Vibrachime), Amy Ray (Guitar (Electric)), Jerry Marotta (Bongos), Jan Dykes (Guitar (Bass)), John Painter (Guitar), John Painter (Guitar (Electric)), Bill Newton (Chromatic Harmonica), Kim Zick (Drums (Snare)), Michael Lorant (Vocals (Background)), Sara Lee (Guitar (Bass)), Jane Scarpantoni (Cello), Amy Ray (Vocals), Sheila Doyle (Violin), Mike Batt (Conductor), John Mark Painter (Guitar), Connie Grauer (Synthesizer Bass), John Mark Painter (Accordion), Kristin Wilskinson (Viola), Love Sponge String Quartet (?), Jerry Marotta (Drums), Peter Collins (Producer), Jerry Marotta (Drums (African)), Jane Siberry (Vocals (Background)), John Painter (Arranger), John Painter (Flugelhorn), Larry Ray, Sr. (Vocals (Background)), Emily Saliers (Guitar (Classical)), Tony Levin (?), Connie Grauer (Synthesizer), The Roches (Vocals (Background)), Kristin Wilkinson (Viola), Indigo Girls (Producer), Emily Saliers (Guitar (Acoustic)), David Leonard (Engineer), Chris Teal (Violin), David Davidson (Violin), Emily Saliers (Bouzouki), Lisa Germano (Mandolin), Kim Zick (Tympani [Timpani]), Lisa Germano (Penny Whistle), Jerry Marotta (Marimba), Amy Ray (Guitar (Acoustic)), Kim Zick (Tom-Tom), Emily Saliers (Dobro), Bill Newton (Harmonica), Jerry Marotta (Percussion), John Painter (Accordion), Kim Zick (Triangle), Lisa Germano (Violin), Tony Levin (Stick Bass), Michael Lorant (Drums), Danny Thompson (Bass), Connie Grauer (Melodica), Chuck Leavell (Chimes), Emily Saliers (Vocals), Anthony LaMarchina (Cello), James Hall (Trumpet), Chuck Leavell (Piano), Michael Lorant (Vocals), Emily Saliers (Guitar (Rhythm))

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