Peace and Noise explained

Peace and Noise
Type:	studio
Artist:	Patti Smith
Cover:	Peace and Noise - Patti Smith.jpg
Studio:	IIwII (Weehawken)
Genre:	Art punk
Length:	52:29
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Patti Smith
Prev Title:	Gone Again
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Gung Ho
Next Year:	2000

Peace and Noise is the seventh studio album by Patti Smith, released on September 30, 1997, by Arista Records.

Critical reception

Peace and Noise received generally favorable reviews from critics, ranking No. 29 in The Village Voices 1997 Pazz & Jop poll.^[1] Uncut magazine ranked the album 21st in its list of the top 25 albums of 1997.

The single "1959" was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.^[2]

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^[3]	47
UK Albums Chart	169
U.S. Billboard 200^[4]	152

External links

• • Peace and Noise at Sony BMG
• Smith . Patti . Patti Smith . A conversation with singer Patti Smith . Interview: Video . . . New York . 1997-10-17 . 2011-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110121123432/http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/5297 . January 21, 2011 . dead .

Notes and References

1. News: The 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll . . February 24, 1998 . October 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628232142/https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres97.php . June 28, 2021 . live.
2. Web site: Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female . 2008-02-29.
3. Web site: Swedish chart . 2008-02-29.
4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r314917|pure_url=yes}} Billboard chart ]. 2008-02-29 . Allmusic.