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<i>Our Time in Eden</i>

Our Time in Eden

1992 studio album by 10,000 Maniacs

Our Time in Eden is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. It was released in 1992 on Elektra Records. The release is 10,000 Maniacs' last studio album with original lead singer Natalie Merchant. The album included her future replacement Mary Ramsey on violin and viola on such tracks as "Stockton Gala Days" and "How You've Grown". Singles released from the album were "These Are Days", "Candy Everybody Wants" and "Few and Far Between". The brass and woodwind section is covered by the J.B.'s, or James Brown's band. The album had the working title African Violet Society.[2]

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Critical reception

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The Boston Globe wrote that "these are some of [Merchant's] finest songs yet—intellectually challenging, lyrically brilliant and filled with intricate, dream-weaving melodies sparked by multi-instrumentalist Rob Buck (on guitars, sitar, banjo, pedal steel and mandocello)."[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Natalie Merchant, except as noted.

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Personnel

10,000 Maniacs
Additional musicians
  • The J.B. horns – horns on "Few and Far Between" and "Candy Everybody Wants":
  • Mary Ramsey – violin on "Stockton Gala Days", viola on "How You've Grown"
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion on "These Are Days", "Candy Everybody Wants" and "Circle Dream"
  • Charles Fleischer – harmonica on "Gold Rush Brides"
  • Kim Laskowski – bassoon on "I'm Not the Man"
  • Atsuko Sato – bassoon on "I'm Not the Man"
String quartet on "Jezebel"
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Bruce Dukov – violin
  • Pamela Goldsmith – viola
  • Ralph Morrison – violin
Technical
  • Paul Fox – producer
  • Ed Thacker – engineer, mixing
  • Paul Buckmaster – string quartet arranger and conductor
  • Michael Reiter – second engineer
  • Scott Blockland – second engineer (mixing)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Rob Marinissen – photography
  • Frank Olinsky – package design
  • Natalie Merchant – package design

Charts

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References

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    France, Kim (March 18, 1993). "10,000 Maniacs: Eden's Children". Rolling Stone.
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    Wild, David (August 1992). "10,000 Maniacs on the Loose Again". Rolling Stone. p. 17.
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    McCartney, Kelly. "Our Time in Eden – 10,000 Maniacs". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2006.
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    Browne, David (October 16, 1992). "Our Time in Eden". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
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    "10,000 Maniacs: Our Time in Eden". Q (74): 122. November 1992.
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    DeCurtis, Anthony (October 1, 1992). "10,000 Maniacs: Our Time in Eden". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
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    Considine, J. D. (2004). "10,000 Maniacs". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 807. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
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    Cinquemani, Sal (September 29, 2003). "10,000 Maniacs: Our Time in Eden". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
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    Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
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    Morse, Steve (15 Oct 1992). "Recordings". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 8.
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    "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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    "10,000 Maniacs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
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    "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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