Indigo Girls/Rites of Passage

Performer: Indigo Girls
Engineer: Clif Norrell; David Leonard; Don McCollister; Glenn Matullo; Stacy Baird; Jeff Poe; John Keane; Andrew Boland; Pat McCarthy; Scott Litt; Steve McLaughlin
Producer: Peter Collins; Scott Litt
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: Emily Saliers (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, hand claps); Amy Ray (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, hand claps); John Jennings (electric guitar, slide guitar); Cooper Seay, Peter Buck (electric guitar); John Keane (electric 12-string guitar, slide guitar, bass drum, shaker); D�nal Lunny (bouzouki, mandolin, bodhran); Scarlet Rivera (violin); Lisa Germano (fiddle); Martin McCarrick (cello, accordion); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Fiachna OBraonain (tin whistle); Ronan Browne (Uilleann pipe); Jerry Marotta (piano, drums, percussion); Maggie Roche (piano, background vocals); Jai Winding (piano); Benmont Tench (organ); John Van Tongeren (keyboards); Budgie (marimba, drums, claves, percussion); Edgar Meyer (acoustic bass); Kenny Aronoff (drums, percussion); Jay Dee Daugherty (drums); Liam O Maonla� (bodhran); Simone Simonton (cymbals); Sue Owens (hand claps); Paulinho Da Costa, Talvin Singh (percussion); Crosby, David & Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Michael Lorant, Michael Stipe, Suzzy Roche, Terre Roche (background vocals). Audio Mixer: David Leonard. Audio Remixer: Scott Litt. Liner Note Author: Emily Saliers. Recording information: Bearsville Studios, NY; Can Am Studios, Tarzana, CA; Eddie's Attic, Atlanta, GA; John Keane's Studio, Athens, GA; Ocean Way, Los Angeles, CA; Record One, Los Angeles, CA; Rigsend Road Studios, Dublin, Ireland; Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England; The Hit Factory, London, England. Author: Virginia Woolf. Photographer: Kris Anderson. Unknown Contributor Role: Simone Simonton. Arranger: Michael Kamen. This two-in-one collection pairs arguably the landmark records from the seminal Athens, Georgia, indie-folk-pop duo Indigo Girls. CLOSER TO FINE put Amy Ray & Emily Saliers on the map in 1989 with exquisite harmonies and the Dylan-esque wanderings of the classic title track, the group's biggest hit. The reflective RITES OF PASSAGE was a comeback of sorts in 1994 with the reincarnation-reflecting "Galileo" getting heavy rotation on MTV and introspective tracks such as "Ghost" and "Romeo & Juliet" becoming instant live favorites.

Since the late-1980s, the Athens, Georgia, duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, collectively the Indigo Girls, have been creating gentle, yet furious harmonies, gloriously un-fragile folk crafted with an uncompromising DIY aesthetic. In 1989, MTV caught wind of the pair and, while the outlet's sensationalist nature harped on the lesbian angle, the station also pushed the single "Closer to Fine" onto the pop charts. The fanbase remained, even after any wisp of novelty faded, and the 1990s saw the Indigo Girls release a constant stream of critically praised records, highlighted by RITES OF PASSAGE and SWAMP OPHELIA.

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