Gung Ho (album) explained

Gung Ho
Type:	studio
Artist:	Patti Smith
Cover:	Gung Ho.jpg
Recorded:	Sear Sound, New York City
Genre:	Rock
Length:	64:31
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Gil Norton
Prev Title:	Peace and Noise
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Trampin'
Next Year:	2004

Gung Ho is the eighth studio album by Patti Smith, released March 21, 2000 on Arista Records.

Release

Gung Ho was released on March 21, 2000, by Arista Records. The title refers to a Chinese phrase meaning "work together" adopted by the US Marines during World War II as a morale-building slogan. It is the first Patti Smith album to not include her on the cover (it shows, instead, a picture of her father, Grant Smith).

The song "New Party" was used as the official song for the 2000 Ralph Nader's presidential campaign.

Smith wrote the song "Grateful" in tribute to Jerry Garcia on August 9, 1995, the day of his death.^[1]

As of February 2004, Gung Ho had sold 49,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.^[2]

Critical reception

Gung Ho was included in Rolling Stones "Top 50 Albums of 2000".^[3]

The song "Glitter in Their Eyes" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 2001.^[4]

Personnel

Band

• Patti Smith – vocals, guitar, photography
• Lenny Kaye – guitar
• Jay Dee Daugherty – drums
• Oliver Ray – guitar
• Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards

Additional personnel

• Danton Supple – engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC); mixing (The Church Studios, London and Eden Studios, London)
• Gil Norton – production; mixing (The Church Studios, London and Eden Studios, London)
• Grant Hart – piano, Farfisa, "Persuasion"
• Grant Smith – album cover model, Townsend, Australia, 1942
• Jackson Smith – guitar solo, "Persuasion"
• Jake Davies – computer engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
• Mark Phythers – computer engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
• Margery Greenspan – art direction
• Michael Stipe – backing vocalist, "Glitter in Their Eyes"
• Paul Angelli – mastering engineer (Sterling Sound, NYC)
• Ben E. Franklin – penny whistle, "Libbie's Song"
• Rebecca Weiner Tompkins – violin, "Libbie's Song"
• Kimberly Smith – mandolin, "Libbie's Song"
• Skaila Kanga – harp, "Lo and Beholden"
• Steven Sebring – band photography
• Ted Jensen – mastering engineer (Sterling Sound, NYC)
• Todd Parker – assistant engineer (Sear Sound recording studio, NYC)
• Tom Verlaine – guitar solo, "Glitter in Their Eyes"
• Wade Raley – backing vocalist, "Glitter in Their Eyes"

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Switzerland^[5]	94
U.S. Billboard 200^[6]	178

External links

• • Gung Ho at Sony BMG
• Lyrics, samples, and photos at GungHo2000.com
• Smith . Patti . Patti Smith . A conversation with Patti Smith . Interview: Video . . . New York . 2000-03-23 . 2011-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110121123546/http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/3788 . 2011-01-21 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Patti Smith Performs Jerry Garcia Tribute . Kahn . Andy . August 9, 2020 . JamBase . JamBase Inc. . August 15, 2020.
2. Web site: Browne, Smith Depart Labels. Billboard. Melinda. Newman. 7 February 2004 . 18 May 2018.
3. Top 50 Albums of 2000 – Patti Smith: Gung Ho . . 858–859 . December 28, 2000 – January 4, 2001 . 116.
4. Web site: GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance . . November 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106000956/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/210 . November 6, 2021 . live.
5. Web site: Swiss chart . 2008-02-29.
6. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r468340|pure_url=yes}} Billboard chart ]. 2008-02-29 . Allmusic.