Blind Man's Zoo

Blind Man's Zoo
Studio album by 10,000 Maniacs
Released	May 16, 1989
Recorded	November 1988–March 1989, Dreamland Recording Studio, West Hurley, New York
Genre	Rock, folk rock, soft rock
Length	43:14
Label	Elektra[1]
Producer	Peter Asher
10,000 Maniacs chronology
In My Tribe (1987) Blind Man's Zoo (1989) Hope Chest (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
Robert Christgau	B−[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Blind Man's Zoo is 10,000 Maniacs' fourth studio album, released in 1989. The LP version of the album was pressed on high quality audiophile vinyl. It was the band's first album to chart in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

All songs written by Natalie Merchant except as noted.

Side one

1. "Eat for Two" – 3:26
2. "Please Forgive Us" (Robert Buck, Merchant) – 3:22
3. "The Big Parade" (Jerome Augustyniak, Merchant) – 4:00
4. "Trouble Me" (Dennis Drew, Merchant) – 3:08
5. "You Happy Puppet" (Buck, Merchant) – 3:35
6. "Headstrong" – 4:13

Side two

1. "Poison in the Well" (Drew, Merchant) – 3:05
2. "Dust Bowl" (Buck, Merchant) – 4:11
3. "The Lion's Share" (Drew, Merchant) – 3:00
4. "Hateful Hate" – 4:28
5. "Jubilee" – 6:07

Personnel

10,000 Maniacs

• Jerome Augustyniak – drums
• Robert Buck – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Dennis Drew – organ, piano
• Steve Gustafson – bass guitar
• Natalie Merchant – vocals, piano, pipe organ

Additional musicians

• Jevetta Steele – backing vocals
• Jason Osborn – arrangement, orchestral direction
• Krista Bennion Feeney – first violin
• Mitsuru Tsubota – second violin
• Louise Schulman – viola
• Myron Lutzke – cello
• Dennis Godburn – bassoon
• Robert Wolinsky – harpsichord
• Scott Kuney – classical guitar
• Frank Luther – double bass

Other personnel

• Frank Filipetti – engineer
• Dave Cook, Dennice Brown, Jeff Abikzer – engineer (assistant)
• Peter Asher – producer^[6]

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1989	Billboard 200	13
1989	UK Albums Chart	18[7]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"Eat for Two"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	12
1989	"Trouble Me"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	7
1989	"Trouble Me"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	20
1989	"Trouble Me"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	3
1989	"Trouble Me"	The Billboard Hot 100	44

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – US	Gold	July 11, 1989
RIAA – US	Platinum	December 12, 1997

References

1. http://www.discogs.com/10000-Maniacs-Blind-Mans-Zoo/master/74591
2. Blind Man's Zoo at AllMusic
3. "10,000 Maniacs- Blind Man's Zoo". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
4. "10,000 Maniacs". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
5. "10,000 Maniacs Recordings". Archived from the original on May 6, 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
6. http://www.discogs.com/10000-Maniacs-Blind-Mans-Zoo/release/386827
7. David Roberts, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles and Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. p. 553. ISBN 978-1904994107.

External links

• Lyrics