Coincidence and Likely Stories
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Coincidence and Likely Stories was the thirteenth studio album by Buffy Sainte-Marie
but her first for sixteen years, during which time she had been raising her son and working on the children's television show Sesame Street
. The album itself was largely recorded at Sainte-Marie's home before being sent to producer Chris Birkett for the final production and mixing in London
.
The album showed her continuing with the electronic music she had first developed on Illuminations
and the tribal themes seen on Sweet America
, her last pre-retirement album.
Although the album received some very favourable reviews and was often seen as her best work since Illuminations
, it failed to make any impression in the United States. Coincidence and Likely Stories became her only album to chart in the UK, and featured two minor hit singles there.
The album title itself comes from the first line of the song "Disinformation":
"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" was covered by Indigo Girls
for their album 1200 Curfews (1995).
Single
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire includes...
but her first for sixteen years, during which time she had been raising her son and working on the children's television show Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
. The album itself was largely recorded at Sainte-Marie's home before being sent to producer Chris Birkett for the final production and mixing in London
London
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.
The album showed her continuing with the electronic music she had first developed on Illuminations
Illuminations (Buffy Sainte-Marie album)
Illuminations, released in 1969, was the sixth album by Buffy Sainte-Marie. Though most of the tracks did away with the backing she had used on her previous two albums, Illuminations had a completely different sound from anything she had previously done...
and the tribal themes seen on Sweet America
Sweet America
Sweet America was the twelfth studio album by Buffy Sainte-Marie and her last before retiring from music to work on Sesame Street and in education...
, her last pre-retirement album.
Although the album received some very favourable reviews and was often seen as her best work since Illuminations
Illuminations (Buffy Sainte-Marie album)
Illuminations, released in 1969, was the sixth album by Buffy Sainte-Marie. Though most of the tracks did away with the backing she had used on her previous two albums, Illuminations had a completely different sound from anything she had previously done...
, it failed to make any impression in the United States. Coincidence and Likely Stories became her only album to chart in the UK, and featured two minor hit singles there.
The album title itself comes from the first line of the song "Disinformation":
- Coincidence and likely stories/they dog your trail like a pack of lies
"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" was covered by Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
for their album 1200 Curfews (1995).
Track listing
All songs composed by Buffy Sainte-Marie unless otherwise indicated.- "The Big Ones Get Away" - 3:49
- "Fallen Angels" - 3:08
- "Bad End" - 4:24
- "Emma Lee" - 4:02
- "Starwalker" - 3:05
- "The Priests of the Golden Bull" - 3:51
- "Disinformation" - 3:48
- "Getting Started" - 4:31
- "I'm Going Home" - 3:24
- "Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeWounded Knee MassacreThe Wounded Knee Massacre happened on December 29, 1890, near Wounded Knee Creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, USA. On the day before, a detachment of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment commanded by Major Samuel M...
" - 5:16 - "Goodnight" (Cliff EberhardtCliff EberhardtCliff Eberhardt is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is a founding member of the Fast Folk Music Cooperative in New York City. Eberhardt joined Red House Records in 1997 and has recorded five albums for the label, the most recent in 2009, 500 Miles: The Blue Rock Sessions...
) - 3:50
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
39 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "The Big Ones Get Away" | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
39 |
| 1992 | "Fallen Angels" | UK Singles Chart | 57 |