''Dig'' is the debut album by the Canadian rock band

I Mother Earth I Mother Earth, or IME, is a Canadian rock band. The band formed in 1990, reaching its peak popularity in the latter half of the 1990s. After an eight-year hiatus, it reunited in 2012. Between 1996 and 2016, it was among the top 150 best-selling ...

, released by Capitol and

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on August 10, 1993. The album was certified Gold in Canada in its initial run, and stands at platinum today. It also won a

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in 1994 for ''Best Hard Rock Album''. The album was noted for its metallic sound, balanced with

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-style lyrics and instrumentals, and further backed by Latin percussion. The latter two were often brought into play during lengthy jam sessions. It is the band's only studio album not to feature bassist Bruce Gordon, who joined the band during the recording sessions and is credited in the album liner notes. However, his parts were actually performed by guitarist and composer

Jagori Tanna Jagori Tanna (born ''Jagori Andrew Koshowski'', in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian musician. Together with his brother, Christian Tanna, he formed I Mother Earth around 1990. He wrote all of I Mother Earth's music, and produced most of it as w ...

Personnel

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– vocals *

– guitars, backing vocals, bass (actual performer) * Bruce Gordon – bass (credited) *

Christian Tanna Christian Tanna is a Canadian drummer and music event organizer based in Peterborough, Ontario. He is best known for being a co-founding member and drummer for the band I Mother Earth. Early life Tanna was born Christian Koshowski in Hamilton, ...

– drums

Additional musicians

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– percussion *Armando Borg – percussion *

Mike Finnigan Michael Kelly Finnigan (April 26, 1945 – August 11, 2021) was an American keyboard player and vocalist, his specialty being the B3 Hammond organ. Working primarily as a freelance studio musician and touring player, he played with a wide variet ...

– Hammond B3 organ

Track listing

(All songs written by "I Mother Earth", later revealed to be Jagori and Christian Tanna)

In other media

* "Rain Will Fall" and "Levitate" appeared on the soundtrack for the 2003 video game '' True Crime: Streets of LA'' * "Levitate" is a downloadable track available for the games in the ''

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'' series, being also featured in the '' Metal Track Pack''.

References

{{Authority control 1993 albums I Mother Earth albums Albums produced by Mike Clink Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year albums