In My Tribe

In My Tribe is an album by the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. It was their second major-label album and their first to achieve large-scale success. John Lombardo, Natalie Merchant's songwriting partner on previous albums, left the band in 1986. Merchant began collaborating with the other members of the band, most notably with Rob Buck. In My Tribe was ranked No. 65 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. In 1989, the cover of Cat Stevens' "Peace Train" was removed from the U.S. CD version after comments made by Stevens (by now a Muslim convert and known as Yusuf Islam) that were perceived to be supportive of the fatwa on Salman Rushdie. The song remains on vinyl copies and CDs released outside the United States. The song was later included in a 2-CD compilation, Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings, released on 24 January 2004, by Elektra/Asylum/Rhino Records. 10,000 Maniacs Natalie Merchant – vocals Robert Buck – guitars, mandolin, pedal steel guitar Steve Gustafson – bass guitar Jerome Augustyniak – drums, percussion Dennis Drew – keyboards Additional musicians Michael Stipe – vocals on 10