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Why Do Birds Sing?

1991 studio album by Violent Femmes

Why Do Birds Sing? is the fifth studio album by Violent Femmes, released on April 30, 1991. It was the band's last album with original drummer Victor DeLorenzo, who left two years later to devote his time to acting, and was produced by Michael Beinhorn, best-known then for his work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Mother's Milk and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan.

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The album featured the single "American Music," which rose to number 2 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart during the week of May 18, 1991,[5] and became a staple of the band's live shows.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gordon Gano, except where noted

Personnel

Violent Femmes

Additional musicians

Production

  • Violent Femmes – Producer
  • Eric "ET" Thorngren – Engineer, mixing
  • David Vartanian – Mixing
  • Susan Rogers – Engineer
  • Tom Fritze – Assistant engineer
  • Lori Fumar – Assistant engineer
  • Mike Kloster – Assistant engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – Mastering
  • Mary Jones – Photography

Charts

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    "Violent Femmes - Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
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