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Mother's Milk is the fourth album by Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released on August 22, 1989. It sold to date up to 2 million copies and has achieved a platinum album status.
Videos were made to accompany the tracks "Knock Me Down", "Higher Ground", "Taste The Pain" and "Good Time Boys".
Before the album was released, guitarist Hillel Slovak died on June 25, 1988 which caused drummer Jack Irons to leave the band. Drummer Chad Smith and guitarist John Frusciante replaced them. Originally the album was planned as The Rockin' Freakapotamus, but after Slovak's death the recordings were stopped. Now "The Rockin' Freakapotamus" is the name of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' fanclub.
Not everything was smooth sailing during the recording sessions in Mother's Milk. Frontman Anthony Kiedis noted in his autobiography that Frusciante and producer Michael Beinhorn fought over guitar work.
Mother's Milk peaked at #52 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart and it was certified gold by mid-1990.
Track listing
- "Good Time Boys" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 5:02
- "Higher Ground" (Wonder) – 3:23
- "Subway to Venus" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 4:25
- "Magic Johnson" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 2:57
- "Nobody Weird Like Me" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 3:50
- "Knock Me Down" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 3:45
- "Taste the Pain" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 4:32
- "Stone Cold Bush" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 3:06
- "Fire" (Hendrix) – 2:03
- "Pretty Little Ditty" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 3:07
- "Punk Rock Classic" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 1:47
- "Sexy Mexican Maid" (Peligro/Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 3:23
- "Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 5:12
2003 Remastered Version Bonus Tracks
- 14. "Song That Made Us What We Are Today (demo)" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 12:56
- 15. "Knock Me Down" (original long version) (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 4:44
- 16. "Sexy Mexican Maid" (original long version) (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 3:59
- 17. "Salute to Kareem" (demo) (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 3:24
- 18. "Castles Made of Sand" (live) (Hendrix) – 3:19
- 19. "Crosstown Traffic" (live) (Hendrix) – 2:53
Selected Quotes regarding Mother's Milk
In an 2002 interview, John Frusciante stated:
Trivia
- "Pretty Little Ditty" was sampled by pop band, Crazy Town for their song "Butterfly".
Charting singles
1989 Higher Ground Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 26 1989 Higher Ground Modern Rock Tracks No. 11 1989 Knock Me Down Modern Rock Tracks No. 6
Credits
- Flea - Bass, Trumpet
- John Frusciante - Guitar
- Anthony Kiedis - Vocals, Cover Art Concept
- Chad Smith - Drums
- Fish - Drums (on Taste the pain)
- Jack Irons - Drums (on Fire)
- Hillel Slovak - Guitar (on Fire), Paintings
- Dave Coleman - Cello
- Patrick English - Trumpet
- Michael Beinhorn - Producer, Engineer
- Eddie DeLena - Engineer
- Felix Pappalardi - Producer
- Garth Richardson - Engineer
- Dave Jerden - Mixing
- Vicki Calhoun - Vocals (bckgr)
- Bruno Deron - Vocals (bckgr)
- Merrill Ward - Vocals (bckgr)
- Joel Virgel Viergel - Vocals (bckgr)
- Wag - Vocals (bckgr)
- Jack Sherman - Vocals (bckgr)
- Aklia Shin - Vocals (bckgr)
- Kristen Vigard - Vocals (bckgr)
- Julie Ritter - Vocals (bckgr) (formerly of Mary's Danish)
- Iris Parker - Vocals (bckgr)
- Gretchen Seager - Vocals (bckgr) (formerly of Mary's Danish)
- Henry Marquez - Art Direction, Design
- Peter Shea - Art Direction, Design
- Nels Israelson - Photography
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