Peace and Noise

Peace and Noise is the seventh studio album by Patti Smith, released September 30, 1997 on Arista Records. Uncut magazine ranked the album 21st in its list of the top 25 albums of 1997.[11] The single "1959" was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.[12]

Peace and Noise
Studio album by Patti Smith
Released	September 30, 1997
Recorded	IIwII Studio, Weehawken
Genre	Rock
Length	52:29
Label	Arista
Producer	Patti Smith
Patti Smith chronology
Gone Again (1996) Peace and Noise (1997) Gung Ho (2000)
Singles from Peace and Noise
"1959" Released: 1997
Vinyl cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
NME	7/10[6]
Pitchfork	3.5/10[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Spin	7/10[9]
USA Today	[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Waiting Underground"	Patti Smith, Oliver Ray	5:20
2.	"Whirl Away"	Smith, Lenny Kaye, Ray	5:01
3.	"1959"	Smith, Tony Shanahan	3:58
4.	"Spell"	Allen Ginsberg, Ray	3:17
5.	"Don't Say Nothing"	Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty	5:52
6.	"Dead City"	Smith, Ray	4:15
7.	"Blue Poles"	Smith, Ray	5:19
8.	"Death Singing"	Smith	3:44
9.	"Memento Mori"	Smith, Kaye, Ray, Daugherty, Shanahan	10:34
10.	"Last Call"	Smith, Ray	5:09

Personnel

Band

• Patti Smith – vocals, clarinet
• Lenny Kaye – guitar, pedal steel
• Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, organ, harmonica
• Oliver Ray – guitar, photography
• Tony Shanahan – bass, piano

Additional personnel

• Mark Burdett – art direction
• Michael Stipe – background vocal
• Roy Cicala – engineering, mixing

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Sweden[13]	47
UK Albums Chart	169
U.S. Billboard 200[14]	152

Release history

Date	Label	Format	Catalog
September 30, 1997	Arista Records	CD	18986
2007	Sony BMG	CD	37933

Notes

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Peace and Noise – Patti Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
2. Kot, Greg (October 17, 1997). "Patti Smith: Peace and Noise (Arista)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
3. Sinclair, Tom (October 3, 1997). "Peace and Noise". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
4. Sullivan, Caroline (October 3, 1997). "Patti Smith: Peace and Noise (Arista)". The Guardian.
5. Gardner, Elysa (September 27, 1997). "Smith Offers a Moving, Emotional 'Peace'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
6. Empire, Kitty (September 27, 1997). "Patti Smith – Peace and Noise". NME. Archived from the original on October 16, 2000. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
7. Kbendtsen, Rachel. "Patti Smith: Peace and Noise". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 2, 2005. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
8. Fricke, David (October 6, 1997). "Peace and Noise". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
9. Powers, Ann (December 1997). "Patti Smith: Peace and Noise". Spin. Vol. 13 no. 9. pp. 156–58. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
10. Gundersen, Edna (October 7, 1997). "Patti Smith, Peace and Noise". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
11. "End of Year Lists". Acclaimed Music. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
12. "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female". Retrieved 2008-02-29.
13. "Swedish chart". Retrieved 2008-02-29.
14. "Billboard chart". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-02-29.

External links

• Peace and Noise at AllMusic
• Peace and Noise at Sony BMG
• Smith, Patti (1997-10-17). "A conversation with singer Patti Smith". Charlie Rose (Interview: Video). New York: WNET. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-12.