Gung Ho is an album by Patti Smith, released March 21, 2000 on Arista Records. The song "New Party" was used as the official song for the 2000 Ralph Nader's presidential campaign. Song "Glitter in Their Eyes" was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 2001.
The record was included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000".
This is the first Patti Smith album to not include Smith on the cover (it was, instead, a picture of her father, Grant Smith).
Track listing
Personnel
Band
- Patti Smith â€" vocals, guitar, photography
- Lenny Kaye â€" guitar
- Jay Dee Daugherty â€" drums
- Oliver Ray â€" guitar
- Tony Shanahan â€" bass, keyboards
Additional personnel
- Ben E. Franklin - Mandolin "Libbie's Song"
- Danton Supple â€" Engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC); Mixing (The Church Studios, London) and (Eden Studios, London)
- Gil Norton â€" Production; Mixing (The Church Studios, London) and (Eden Studios, London)
- Grant Hart â€" Piano, Farfisa "Persuasion"
- Grant Smith â€" album cover model Townsend, Australia; 1942
- Jackson Smith â€" Guitar solo "Persuasion"
- Jake Davies - Computer Engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
- Kimberly Smith â€" Mandolin "Libbie's Song"
- Mark Phythers - Computer Engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
- Margery Greenspan â€" Art Direction
- Michael Stipe â€" Backing vocalist "Glitter in Their Eyes"
- Paul Angelli â€" Mastering Engineer (Sterling Sound, NYC)
- Penny Whistle - Mandolin "Libbie's Song"
- Rebecca Weiner â€" Violin "Libbie's Song"
- Skaila Kanga â€" Harp "Lo and Beholden"
- Steven Sebring â€" Band photography
- Ted Jensen â€" Mastering Engineer (Sterling Sound, NYC)
- Todd Parker â€" Assistant Engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
- Tom Verlaine â€" Guitar solo "Glitter in Their Eyes"
- Wade Raley â€" Backing vocalist "Glitter in Their Eyes"
Charts
Release history
Notes
External links
- Gung Ho at AllMusic
- Gung Ho at Sony BMG
- Lyrics, samples, photos at GungHo2000.com
- Smith, Patti (2000-03-23). A conversation with Patti Smith (VIDEO). (Interview). Charlie Rose. WNET. New York. Retrieved 2011-01-12.Â
