''The Earth Pressed Flat'' is the seventh album by

10,000 Maniacs 10,000 Maniacs is an American alternative rock band that was founded in 1981. They have released nine studio albums, six EPs, and five live albums. They achieved their most significant success between 1987 and 1993, when they released four album ...

, released in 1999. The album contains nine songs that had been written for, but not used in, the band's previous album, ''

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'': "The Earth Pressed Flat", "Once a City", "On & On (Mersey Song)", "Somebody's Heaven", "Cabaret", "Beyond the Blue", "Smallest Step", "Time Turns" and "Hidden in My Heart". "Beyond the Blue" and "Time Turns" had been released on the single " More Than This", but were re-recorded for this album. All tracks are credited to

as a band for royalty purposes, though the lyricists of the songs received additional credit.

Dennis Drew Dennis Arnold Drew (born 8 August 1957) is the keyboardist for the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. He has been with the band since its inception in 1981 and is one of three founding members along with Steve Gustafson and John Lomba ...

wrote "Ellen", "Glow", "Smallest Step" and "Rainbows".

John Lombardo John Lombardo (born 30 September 1952) is one of the founding members of the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs and one of the band's most influential members, writing much of its early material. He is also a member of folk rock duo Joh ...

wrote "The Earth Pressed Flat", "Once a City", "On & On (Mersey Song)", "Beyond the Blue" and "Time Turns". Lombardo and Drew shared writing credit on "Hidden in My Heart". Lombardo, Mary Ramsey and

Rob Buck Robert Norman Buck (August 1, 1958 – December 19, 2000) was an American guitarist and founding member of the alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. Some of his compositions with Natalie Merchant are among the most popular songs recorded by 10, ...

shared writing credit on "Somebody's Heaven".

Track listing

#"The Earth Pressed Flat" – 4:11 #"Ellen" – 3:27 #"Once a City" – 4:22 #"Glow" – 2:31 #"On & On (Mersey Song)" – 3:32 #"Somebody's Heaven" – 4:41 #"Cabaret" – 3:02 #"Beyond the Blue" – 3:17 #"Smallest Step" – 3:32 #"In the Quiet Morning" – 2:53 #"Time Turns" – 3:49 #"Hidden in My Heart" – 4:18 #"Who Knows Where the Time Goes" – 6:40 #"Rainbows" – 5:16 (hidden track, US release)

Personnel

;10,000 Maniacs *

Jerome Augustyniak Jerome Stanley Augustyniak (born September 2, 1958) is the drummer for the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. Augustyniak joined the band in March 1983, two years after the group formed. Augustyniak continues to perform with the band ...

– percussion, drums, vocals * Robert Buck – guitar *

– synthesizer, piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, pump organ *

Steve Gustafson Steven E. "Steve" Gustafson (born April 10, 1957) is the bass guitarist for the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. He, Dennis Drew and John Lombardo are the only remaining founding members of the group. Drummer Jerome Augustyniak has b ...

– bass guitar *

– acoustic and electric guitar, package concept *

Mary Ramsey Mary Ramsey (born December 24, 1963) is a member of folk rock duo John & Mary and lead singer and violinist for the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. Ramsey has also worked with other well-known artists such as Jackson Browne, Goo ...

– violin, viola, vocals ;Technical staff *

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– engineer * Armand John Petri – producer, engineer * Blair Woods – coordination, *

– graphic design, album artwork * Nick Balgona – mastering

References

Liner notes from

album: ''The Earth Pressed Flat''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Earth Pressed Flat, The 10,000 Maniacs albums 1999 albums Bar/None Records albums