Mother's Milk
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| Mother's Milk | ||
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| Missing image Rhcp5.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
| Released | August 22, 1989 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 45 min 02 sec | |
| Record label | EMI/Capitol Records | |
| Producer | Michael Beinhorn | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 4½ stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7s67gjyrj6iw) |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers Chronology | ||
| The Abbey Road (1988) | Mother's Milk (1989) | Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) |
Mother's Milk is the Red Hot Chili Peppers' fourth album. It was released on August 22, 1989.
Videos were made to accompany "Knock Me Down" and "Higher Ground" (for channels such as MTV and VH1), the opening track. Those two songs has been a popular choice for club DJs playing the Red Hot Chili Peppers, because of its popularity, familiarity and suitability, given the length and style of most of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' other songs.
Before this album was released, the previous guitarist Hillel Slovak passed away on June 25, 1988 and drummer Jack Irons left the band. Chad Smith (drums) and John Frusciante (guitar) replaced them. Originally the album was planned as The rockin' Freakapotamus, but after Hillels death the recordings were stopped. Now The rockin' freakapotamus is the name of the Red Hot Chili Peppers- Fanclub
Mother's Milk peaked at #52 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart.
Tracks
- "Good Time Boys" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 5:02
- "Higher Ground" (Wonder) - 3:23
- "Subway to Venus" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 4:25
- "Magic Johnson" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 2:57
- "Nobody Weird Like Me" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:50
- "Knock Me Down" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:45
- "Taste the Pain" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 4:32
- "Stone Cold Bush" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:06
- "Fire" (Hendrix) - 2:03
- "Pretty Little Ditty" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 1:37
- "Punk Rock Classic" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 1:47
- "Sexy Mexican Maid" (Peligro/Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:23
- "Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 5:12
- "Song That Made Us What We Are Today (demo)" * (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 12:56
- "Knock Me Down" (original long version) * (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 4:44
- "Sexy Mexican Maid" (original long version) * (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:59
- "Salute to Kareem" (demo) * (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:24
- "Castles Made of Sand" (live) (Hendrix) * - 3:19
- "Crosstown Traffic" (live) (Hendrix) * - 2:53
Previously unreleased tracks featured on the 2003 remaster are marked with a *
Personnel
- Kristen Vigard - Vocals (bckgr)
- Michael Beinhorn - Producer, Engineer
- Vicki Calhoun - Vocals (bckgr)
- Eddie DeLena - Engineer
- Flea - Bass, Trumpet
- John Frusciante - Guitar
- Jack Irons - Drums
- Dave Jerden - Mixing
- Anthony Kiedis - Vocals, Cover Art Concept
- Felix Pappalardi - Producer
- Garth Richardson - Engineer
- Jack Sherman - Vocals (bckgr)
- Aklia Shin - Vocals (bckgr)
- Hillel Slovak - Guitar, Paintings
- Chad Smith - Drums
- Merrill Ward - Vocals (bckgr)
- Dave Coleman - Cello
- Patrick English - Trumpet
- Iris Parker - Vocals (bckgr)
- Henry Marquez - Art Direction, Design
- Julie Ritter - Vocals (bckgr)
- Gretchen Seager - Vocals (bckgr)
- Peter Shea - Art Direction, Design
- Nels Israelson - Photography
- Bruno Deron - Vocals (bckgr)
- Joel Virgel Viergel - Vocals (bckgr)
- Wag - Vocals (bckgr)
- Fish - Drums
Charting singles
1989 Higher Ground Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 26 1989 Higher Ground Modern Rock Tracks No. 11 1989 Knock Me Down Modern Rock Tracks No. 6