| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| The Music Box | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
Shaming of the Sun, sometimes mislabeled as Shaming the Sun, is the sixth studio album by the Indigo Girls, released in 1997. It was the duo's highest-charting album in the U.S., peaking at number 7 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
- "Shame on You" (Amy Ray) – 4:04
- "Get Out the Map" (Emily Saliers) – 3:25
- "Shed Your Skin" (Ray) – 4:10
- "It's Alright" (Saliers) – 3:05
- "Caramia" (Saliers) – 5:48
- "Don't Give That Girl a Gun" (Ray) – 4:38
- "Leeds" (Saliers) – 3:34
- "Scooter Boys" (Ray) – 2:57
- "Everything in Its Own Time" (Saliers) – 5:17
- "Cut It Out" (Ray) – 3:53
- "Burn All the Letters" (Saliers) – 4:09
- "Hey Kind Friend" (Ray) – 5:49
Personnel
- Amy Ray – lead & backing vocals; acoustic, electric & 12-string guitars; mandolin; piano; bouzouki
- Emily Saliers – lead & backing vocals, dulcimer, acoustic & electric guitars, banjo, Dobro, piano, harmonium, hurdy-gurdy
Additional musicians
- Michelle Malone, Dallas Austin, Carmen Caballero, Pura Fé Crescioni, Jennifer Kriesberg – additional vocals
- Sheila Doyle – piano
- Michael Lorant – piano, backing vocals
- Kenny Greenberg – guitars
- Sara Lee – bass, Hammond organ, whistle, string arrangements
- Dave Richards – acoustic bass
- Josh Freese, Chris Verene – drums
- Andy Stochansky – drums, percussion, dumbek, talking drums
- Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion, harmonium, Taos drum
- David & Ellie Arenz, Jun-Ching Lin, Willard Shull, Sou-Chun Su – violin
- Lisa Germano – mandolin, violin
- Paul Murphy, Heidi Nitchie – viola
- Kristin Wilkinson – conductor
- Steve Earle – backing vocals & harmonica
Technical personnel
- Produced By David Leonard & Indigo Girls
- Engineers: Caram Costanzo, Marc Frigo, David Leonard
- Assistant Engineers: Alex Lowe, Ryan Williams
- Mixing: David Leonard
- Mastering: Bob Ludwig
References
- ^ Shaming of the Sun at AllMusic
- ^ Caro, Mark (1997-05-09). "Indigo Girls Shaming [of] the Sun (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ Johnson, Beth (1997-05-02). "Shaming [of] the Sun Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ Nichols, Natalie (1997-05-10). "Indigo Girls, "Shaming of the Sun", Epic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ Metzger, John (August 1998). "Indigo Girls – Shaming of the Sun (Album Review)". The Music Box. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
- ^ Gardner, Elysa (1997-05-20). "Indigo Girls: Shaming Of The Sun : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2013-07-20.