Peace and Noise
1997 studio album by Patti Smith
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Peace and Noise is the seventh studio album by Patti Smith, released on September 30, 1997, by Arista Records.
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| Released | September 30, 1997 | |||
| Studio | IIwII (Weehawken) | |||
| Genre | Art punk | |||
| Length | 52:29 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Patti Smith | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| NME | 7/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 3.5/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Spin | 7/10[9] |
| USA Today |  [10] |
Peace and Noise received generally favorable reviews from critics, ranking No. 29 in The Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop poll.[11] Uncut magazine ranked the album 21st in its list of the top 25 albums of 1997.[citation needed]
The single "1959" was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Waiting Underground" | Patti Smith, Oliver Ray | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Whirl Away" | Smith, Lenny Kaye, Ray | 5:01 |
| 3. | "1959" | Smith, Tony Shanahan | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Spell" | Allen Ginsberg, Ray | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Don't Say Nothing" | Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty | 5:52 |
| 6. | "Dead City" | Smith, Ray | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Blue Poles" | Smith, Ray | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Death Singing" | Smith | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Memento Mori" | Smith, Kaye, Ray, Daugherty, Shanahan | 10:34 |
| 10. | "Last Call" | Smith, Ray | 5:09 |
Personnel
Band
- Patti Smith – vocals; clarinet on "Spell"
- Lenny Kaye – electric and acoustic guitars; bass on "Waiting Underground", pedal steel guitar on "Blue Poles"
- Oliver Ray – electric and acoustic guitars, photography; national duolian on "Last Call"
- Tony Shanahan – bass; piano on "Waiting Underground", drums on "Last Call"
- Jay Dee Daugherty – drums; organ on "Don't Say Nothing", harmonica on "Blue Poles", bass on "Last Call"
Additional personnel
- Mark Burdett – art direction
- Michael Stipe – backing vocals on "Last Call"[13]
- Roy Cicala – engineering, mixing
Charts
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Sweden[14] | 47 |
| UK Albums Chart | 169 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[15] | 152 |