Indian Reservation (album) explained

Indian Reservation
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Paul Revere and the Raiders
Cover:	Indian Reservation (album).jpg
Released:	May 1971
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Mark Lindsay
Prev Title:	Collage
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Country Wine
Next Year:	1972

Indian Reservation is the thirteenth studio album by Paul Revere and the Raiders (listed as "The Raiders" on the sleeve), released in 1971.

Background

The album is best known for the title track, which reached No. 1 in the U.S. on July 24, becoming the first and only number-one hit of (Paul Revere &) the Raiders.^[1] In Canada, the song peaked at No. 2 for four weeks. The single spent a total of 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Production

The album contains nine cover songs and was recorded primarily with singer Mark Lindsay and session musicians. Lindsay was backed by members of The Wrecking Crew on the "Indian Reservation" single and initially considered releasing the song as a solo recording. No other members of the Raiders contributed to the track.

Columbia also released a quadrophonic version of the album (CQ 30678).

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (John D. Loudermilk)
2. "The Shape of Things to Come" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)
3. "Prince of Peace" (Leon Russell, Greg Dempsey)
4. "Heaven Help Us All" (Roger Miller)
5. "Take Me Home" (Terry Melcher)

Side 2

1. "Just Remember You're My Sunshine" (Mike Settle)
2. "Come In, You'll Get Pneumonia" (Harry Vanda, George Young, Tony Cahill)
3. "Eve of Destruction" (P. F. Sloan)
4. "Birds of a Feather" (Joe South)
5. "The Turkey" (Mark Lindsay)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012-03-25. Caught in the Carousel. 2021-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325142625/http://www.caughtinthecarousel.com/interviews/paulRevere.php. March 25, 2012.