Strange Fire
Encyclopedia
Strange Fire is the first full-length album
by folk rock
duo Indigo Girls
. It was originally released independently in 1987, then rereleased by Epic Records
on October 10, 1989.
"Blood and Fire", which was left off the Epic Records album, was later released on the album Indigo Girls
. "High Horse" has never been rereleased.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
duo 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...
. It was originally released independently in 1987, then rereleased by Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
on October 10, 1989.
Independent release
- "Make It Easier" (Emily SaliersEmily SaliersEmily Saliers is an American singer-songwriter and member of the Indigo Girls. Saliers plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki and many other instruments.-Background:...
) – 3:59 - "Walk Away" (Amy RayAmy RayAmy Elizabeth Ray is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released four albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records....
) – 5:29 - "Crazy Game" (Saliers) – 2:53
- "I Don't Wanna Know" (Michelle MaloneMichelle MaloneMichelle Malone is an American rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Biography:Malone was born and raised in Atlanta by her mother and grandmother, both professional singers...
& Ray) – 3:16 - "You Left It Up to Me" (Ray) – 4:57
- "Hey Jesus" (Saliers) – 4:08
- "Strange Fire" (Ray) – 5:29
- "High Horse" (Saliers) -
- "Left Me a Fool" (Saliers) – 4:53
- "Land of Canaan" (Ray) – 4:09
- "Blood and Fire" (Ray) - 4:38
Epic Records version
- "Strange Fire"
- "Crazy Game"
- "Left Me a Fool"
- "I Don't Wanna Know"
- "Hey Jesus"
- "Get Together" (Chet PowersChet PowersChester William Powers, Jr. was an American singer-songwriter, and a member of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service. He was also known by the stage name "Dino Valenti" and, as a songwriter, as Jesse Oris Farrow...
) – 3:32 - "Walk Away"
- "Make It Easier"
- "You Left It Up to Me"
- "Land of Canaan"
"Blood and Fire", which was left off the Epic Records album, was later released on the album Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls (album)
Indigo Girls is the second studio album by Indigo Girls. It was released in 1989 on Epic Records.The album received excellent critical reviews, and went gold after six months and eventually went platinum. The duo was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy , and won one for Best Contemporary Folk...
. "High Horse" has never been rereleased.