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Violent Femmes
Why Do Birds Sing?

Album US 1991 on Slash label
Rock (Alternative Rock, Folk Rock)

© ℗ 1991 Slash Records. Manufactured and distributed by Reprise Records, a Time Warner Company. Made in U.S.A. Studios: Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA; Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA; Hit Factory, NY; D.V.'s Perversion Room Mach II, Milwaukee, WI; American Recording, Woodland Hills, CA; One On One, North Hollywood, CA; Masterdisk, NY. Lack of Knowledge - Hosea 4:6 All songs © 1991 Gorno Music ASCAP except Track 4 © 1982 Virgin Music Inc. ASCAP.

Musicians

	Violent Femmes , 1980-1987 US album by
	Gordon Gano voc, g, vn, *1963 US producer, written by, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, solo, vocals, acoustic guitar, lyrics by, adapted lyrics by, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, music by, lyrics by, additional lyrics by, vocals, electric guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, solo, vocals, guitar
	Ross Garfield , technician, drum service
	Alex Alvarez voc, technician, guitar tech
	Brian Ritchie eb, voc, b, *1960 US acoustic bass, didgeridoo, electric guitar, vocals, acoustic bass, vocals, acoustic bass, vocals, glockenspiel, electric guitar, bouzouki, acoustic bass, electric guitar, vocals, bass, slide wah wah bass, guitar, 8-string guitar, acoustic bass, ukulele, acoustic bass, electric bass, vocals, acoustic bass, banjo, electric guitar, jew's harp
	Tommy Mandel key, voc, *1949 US keyboards
	Michael Beinhorn syn, US organ, hammond, piano, mellotron, harmonium, mellotron, arranged by, string arrangement
	Victor DeLorenzo dr, voc, perc, *1954 US vocals, tambourine, drum, tympani, bells, sleigh bells, snare, brushed snare drum, wood block, cowbell, vocals, tabla, arabic tabla, snare, brushed snare drum, tambourine, alto vocals, snare, brushed snare drum, tambourine, vocals, other, tranceaphone, drum, drum set, tambourine, shaker, vocals, snare, brushed snare drum, tambourine, cymbal, other, tranceaphone, snare, snare drum, cymbal, vocals, other, tranceaphone, snare, brushed snare drum, drums, drum set, congas, drum, tom tom, cymbal, tambourine, other, vocals, snare, brushed snare drum, vocals, drum, drum set, vocals, drums, drum set, other, tranceaphone, snare, brushed snare drum
	Shepard Tonie , lyrics by, text
	Larry Corbett vc, strings
	Novi Novog vl, US strings
	Sid Page vn, man, *1947 US strings
	Suzie Katayama vc, US strings

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