Satisfied Mind
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{{About|the 1993 album by The Walkabouts|the 1957 country album by Porter Wagoner|Satisfied Mind (Porter Wagoner album)|the song "A Satisfied Mind", sometimes titled "Satisfied Mind"|A Satisfied Mind}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Satisfied Mind
| type = studio
| artist = the Walkabouts
| cover = Satisfied Mind.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1993
| recorded = September 1993
| venue =
| studio = Avast Studios, Seattle
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative country|folk rock|indie folk|Americana}}
| length = 59:26
| label = {{hlist|Sub Pop|Glitterhouse}}
| producer = {{hlist|Kevin Suggs|the Walkabouts}}
| prev_title = New West Motel
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Setting the Woods on Fire
| next_year = 1994
}}
Satisfied Mind is the sixth album by American rock band the Walkabouts, released in 1993 on Sub Pop. It consists entirely of covers of roots music and compositions by modern singer-songwriters, including songs authored by the Carter Family, Gene Clark, Mary Margaret O'Hara, John Cale, Nick Cave, Patti Smith and Charlie Rich.
==Artwork==
The cover photo ("Herman in the Wheatfield") was found at Grandma's Village Antiques. The cover design was made by Modern Dog.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/satisfied-mind-mw0000042978|title=Satisfied Mind – The Walkabouts|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=July 4, 2020|last=Ankeny|first=Jason}}
}}
In a highly positive review for AllMusic, Jason Ankeny said: "Satisfied Mind represents the purest evocation to date of the Walkabouts' aesthetic and its standing at the crossroads of country, rock, folk, and punk."
Track listing
- "Satisfied Mind" (Jack Rhodes, Joe Hayes) – 4:47
- "Loom of the Land" (Nick Cave) – 5:59
- "The River People" (Robert Forster) – 5:17
- "Polly" (Gene Clark) – 4:15
- "Buffalo Ballet" (John Cale) – 3:28
- "Lover's Crime" (Pee Wee Maddux) – 2:52
- "Shelter for an Evening" (Gary Heffern) – 3:04
- "Dear Darling" (Mary Margaret O'Hara) – 2:27
- "Poor Side of Town" (Johnny Rivers) – 4:31
- "Free Money" (Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith) – 5:17
- "The Storms Are on the Ocean" (The Carter Family) – 5:01
- "Feel Like Going Home (Charlie Rich) – 8:17
- "Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?" (Traditional) – 4:10
Release history
| class="wikitable"
! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
| rowspan="3" | Germany
| rowspan="2" | 1993 | rowspan="2" | Sub Pop | LP | SP 116/294 |
| rowspan="3" | CD
| SPCD 116/294, EFA CD 08294-2, G-0294{{cite web|url=http://www.subpop.com/releases/the_walkabouts/full_lengths/satisfied_mind|title=The Walkabouts – Satisfied Mind|publisher=Sub Pop|accessdate=November 14, 2012}} |
| November 12, 1993{{cite web|url=http://label.glitterhouse.com/releases.php?show=55|title=The Walkabouts: Satisfied Mind|publisher=Glitterhouse Records|accessdate=November 14, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905192952/http://label.glitterhouse.com/releases.php?show=55|archivedate=September 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}
| SP 116/294, GRCD 294 |
| United States
| 1996 | Creative Man | CMD 029 |
Personnel
;The Walkabouts
- Carla Torgerson – vocals, guitars, cello
- Michael Wells – bass, harmonica, backup vocals
- Terri Moeller – drums, percussion, backup vocals
- Glenn Slater – piano, organ, Moog synthesizer, accordion
- Chris Eckman – vocals, guitars
;Additional musicians
- Larry Barrett – mandoline and backup vocals (7), lap steel (11), banjo (6)
- Peter Buck – electric bouzouki (2), mandoline (2,3), Black Mountain dulcimer (13)
- Andrew Hare – pedal steel (1,2,4,9)
- Clayton Park – acoustic violin and Jensen electric violin (5,6,7)
- Terry Lee Hale – acoustic slide guitar (8)
- Ivan Kral – electric guitar and synthesizer (10)
- Mark Lanegan – vocals (12)
;Technical personnel
- The Walkabouts – production
- Kevin Sugg – production, engineering
- Reinhard Holstein – executive producer, concept