''Miami'' is the second

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by American rock band

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, released in 1982. It was released on Animal Records, founded by guitarist

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of Blondie. Stein also produced the album.

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, also of Blondie, appears as a backing singer on various tracks on the album under the pseudonym "D.H. Laurence Jr." The album front cover photograph doesn't include bassist Rob Ritter who had already left the band. Before leaving, Ritter first taught all the bass-lines to

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, his replacement in the Gun Club and former bandmate in the Bags.

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had met up with Pierce in an L.A. bar around the time of ''Miami'' and later revealed his commercial hit "White Wedding" had been an attempt to emulate the "Mother of Earth" from the album. The song was covered by

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on their 2001 album ''Tremendous Efforts'' and also by Swedish band

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, but with lyrics in Swedish, as “Mamma din jord” on their 2019 album ''0-100''.

Track listing

All songs written by Jeffrey Lee Pierce; except as indicated. ;Side one # "Carry Home" - 3:14 # "Like Calling Up Thunder" - 2:29 # "Brother and Sister" - 2:57 # "

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" (

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) - 4:07 # "A Devil in the Woods" - 3:05 # "Texas Serenade" - 4:40 ;Side two # "Watermelon Man" (Ward Dotson, Jeffrey Lee Pierce) - 4:11 # "Bad Indian" - 2:37 # " John Hardy" (Traditional; arranged by Jeffrey Lee Pierce) - 3:21 # "Fire of Love" (

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, Stordivant Sonya) - 2:14 # "Sleeping in Blood City" - 3:29 # "Mother of Earth" - 3:21

Personnel

The Gun Club

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- vocals, guitar, piano, background vocals on "Watermelon Man", lead guitar on "Run Through the Jungle", "John Hardy" and "Mother of Earth" *Ward Dotson - lead guitar, background vocals on "Watermelon Man" * Rob Ritter - bass *Terry Graham - drums

Additional musicians

* D.H. Laurence, Jr. - backing vocals *Walter Steding - fiddle on "Watermelon Man" *

- producer, bongos on "Watermelon Man" *Mark Tomeo - steel guitar on "Texas Serenade" and "Mother of Earth"

Production

*Joe Arlotta - session engineer *Butch Jones - mixing engineer *

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- cover photographs, original design "Special thanks to: Bob Singerman, Linda Cuckovich, Chris D., Robyn Weiss, Lois Graham,

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, Ivy Rorschach,

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, Linda Jones,

and D.H. Laurence, Jr."

Reception

''Miami'' was ranked among the top fifty "Albums of the Year" for 1982 by ''

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''.

References

External links

* 1982 albums The Gun Club albums Chrysalis Records albums I.R.S. Records albums Cooking Vinyl albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub