Indigo Girls (album)

Indigo Girls is the second studio album and first major label release by American folk rock duo the Indigo Girls. It was originally released in 1989 by Epic Records, and reissued and remastered in 2000 with two bonus tracks.

Upon its release, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics, went gold after six months and eventually went platinum. The duo was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy (losing to Milli Vanilli, who later vacated the award), and won one for Best Contemporary Folk Recording.

Michael Stipe sang on "Kid Fears", and the other members of R.E.M. performed on "Tried to Be True". In addition, the Irish band Hothouse Flowers contributed background vocals on several tracks, notably "Closer to Fine".

Personnel

 * Indigo Girls
 * Amy Ray – lead vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), support/harmony vocals (1, 4, 7), guitars
 * Emily Saliers – lead vocals (1, 4, 7, 10), support/harmony vocals (2, 3, 6, 8, 9), guitars, 12-string electric guitar (2), lead electric guitar (6)


 * Additional personnel


 * Peter O'Toole (Hothouse Flowers) – mandolin on (1,2), backing vocals (1)
 * Fiachna Ó Braonáin – tin whistle, backing vocals (1), Hammond organ (2)
 * Liam Ó Maonlaí – bodhrán and backing vocals (1)
 * Luka Bloom – backing vocals (1)
 * Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 4, 8)
 * Dede Vogt – bass (2, 3, 7, 10)
 * Jay Dee Daugherty – drums (2, 4, 8)
 * John Keane – 12-string electric guitar (3), bass (4), shaker (6), slide guitar (8, 9), bass drum (9)
 * Michael Stipe – backing vocals (3)
 * Bill Berry – drums (6)
 * Peter Buck – electric guitar (6)
 * Mike Mills – bass (6)
 * Jai Winding – piano (7)
 * Kasim Sulton – bass (8)
 * John Van Tongeren – keyboards (10)