''Scenery and Fish'' is the second album by the
Canadian
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rock band
I Mother Earth
I Mother Earth, or IME, is a Canadians, Canadian rock band. The band formed in 1990 and reached its peak in popularity in the mid-to-late 1990s. After an eight-year hiatus, the band reunited in 2012. Between 1996 and 2016, I Mother Earth was among ...
, released by
Capitol
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* United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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and
EMI
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in 1996. It is the band's most commercially successful album, going double platinum in Canada. By April 1999, the album had sold 320,000 units in Canada.
Writing for the album began around January of 1995, with Recording taking place in the Fall of the same year, and mixing taking place between December 1995 - January 1996. The album was somewhat of a continuance of the band's percussive,
psychedelic
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sound, albeit this time with more of a
post-grunge
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twist tinged with elements of both
progressive rock
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and
pop.
Personnel
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Edwin
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People
* Edwin of Northumbria (died ...
– vocals
*
Jagori Tanna
Jagori Tanna (born ''Andrew Koshowski'', in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian musician. Together with his brother, Christian Tanna, he formed I Mother Earth around 1990. He wrote almost all of I Mother Earth's music, and produced much of it as wel ...
– guitars, backing vocals
*
Bruce Gordon – bass
*
Christian Tanna
Christian Tanna is a Canadian drummer and music event organizer based in Peterborough, Ontario. He is best known for his work with the band I Mother Earth.
Early life
Tanna was born Christian Koshowski in Hamilton, Ontario. His family moved to Pe ...
– drums
Additional musicians
*
Alex Lifeson
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– additional guitar on "Like A Girl"
*
Luis Conte
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– percussion
*
Daniel Mansilla – percussion
*
Kenny Pearson
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In Ireland
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– Hammond B3 organ
Track listing
(All songs written by "I Mother Earth", later revealed to be Jagori and Christian Tanna)
References
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1996 albums
I Mother Earth albums
Capitol Records albums
EMI Records albums
Albums recorded at Le Studio