Rites of Passage (Indigo Girls album)

Rites of Passage
Studio album by Indigo Girls
Released	May 12, 1992 October 3, 2000 (Reissue)
Recorded	Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY, 1992
Genre	Rock
Length	55:38
Label	Epic
Producer	Peter Collins for Jill Music, Ltd.
Indigo Girls chronology
Nomads Indians Saints (1990) Rites of Passage (1992) Swamp Ophelia (1994)
Singles from Rites of Passage
"Three Hits" "Galileo" "Joking" "Ghost"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Down Beat	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[4]
Q	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Rites of Passage is the fourth studio album by Indigo Girls, released in 1992. It was reissued and remastered in 2000 with two bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Three Hits" (Amy Ray) – 3:10
2. "Galileo" (Emily Saliers) – 4:12
3. "Ghost" (Saliers) – 5:16
4. "Joking" (Ray) – 3:33
5. "Jonas and Ezekial" (Ray) – 4:08
6. "Love Will Come to You" (Saliers) – 4:37
7. "Romeo and Juliet" (Mark Knopfler) – 4:46
8. "Virginia Woolf" (Saliers) – 5:27
9. "Chickenman" (Ray) – 5:44
10. "Airplane" (Saliers) – 3:21
11. "Nashville" (Ray) – 3:57
12. "Let It Be Me" (Saliers) – 3:54
13. "Cedar Tree" (Ray) – 3:48

2000 reissue bonus tracks

14. "Three Hits" (Live) (Ray) – 3:17 Live from Eddie's Attic, Atlanta
15. "Love Will Come to You" (Live) (Saliers) – 4:51 Live from Eddie's Attic, Atlanta

Personnel

Indigo Girls

• Amy Ray – vocals, guitars
• Emily Saliers – vocals, guitars

Additional personnel

• Sara Lee – bass on 1 2 3 4 8 9 11 12 13 & bonus 1 2
• Budgie – drums on 1 9, percussion on 1 9, marimba on 8, claves on 8
• Lisa Germano – fiddle on 1 2 11 12
• Ronan Browne – uilleann pipes on 1 13, low whistle2 on 12
• Dónal Lunny – bouzouki on 1 13, bodhran on 1 13
• Jerry Marotta – drums on 2 3 6 9 11 12 13 & bonus 1 2, percussion on 2 3 6 9 10 11 12 13 & bonus 1 2, piano on 2
• Talvinde Singh – percussion on 2 6 11 12
• Martin McCarrick – cello on 2 8 11 12, accordion on 2 8 11 12
• Jackson Browne – backing vocals on 2 12
• David Crosby – backing vocals on 2 12
• John Jennings – electric guitar on 3 9 12, slide guitar on 13
• Simone Simonton – cymbals on 3, sidestick on 3
• Jai Winding – piano on 3
• Michael Kamen – string arrangements on 3, conductor on 3
• Kenny Aronoff – drums on 4, percussion on 4
• Benmont Tench – organ on 4
• Edgar Meyer – acoustic bass on 6 8 9
• Maggie Roche – backing vocals on 8 10, piano on 10
• Terre Roche – backing vocals on 8 10
• Suzzy Roche – backing vocals on 8 10
• Michael Lorant – backing vocals on 9
• Sandy Garfinkle – harmonica on 11
• Nollaig Ní Chathasaigh – Irish fiddle on 12 13
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello on bonus 1 2
• Scarlet Rivera – violin on bonus 1 2

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1992	The Billboard 200	21

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"Galileo"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	10
1992	"Galileo"	The Billboard Hot 100	89

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	August 10, 1992
RIAA – USA	Platinum	November 18, 1994

References

1. Rites of Passage at AllMusic
2. Caro, Mark (1992-05-14). "Indigo Girls Rites of Passage (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
3. "Indigo Girls - Rites of Passage CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
4. Zacharek, Stephanie (1992-05-22). "Rites of Passage Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
5. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 404. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.