Ghana (album)
Ghana is third in a three-part series of compilations of songs by The Mountain Goats that have appeared on various releases. It is preceded by Protein Source of the Future...Now!, and Bitter Melon Farm.
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Folk-rock, Lo-fi, Rock | |||
| Length | 68:26 | |||
| Label | Ajax, 3 Beads of Sweat | |||
| Producer | John Darnielle | |||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by John Darnielle.
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Golden Boy" | Object Lessons: Songs About Products | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Pure Gold" | Songs About Fire | 1:50 |
| 3. | "Papagallo" | Songs About Fire | 1:54 |
| 4. | "Song for John Davis" | Songs About Fire | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Stars Around Her" | Songs About Fire | 2:14 |
| 6. | "Going to Port Washington" | The Wedding Record | 2:04 |
| 7. | "Blood Royal" | Orange Raja, Blood Royal | 2:04 |
| 8. | "The Only Thing I Know" | Orange Raja, Blood Royal | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Raja Vocative" | Orange Raja, Blood Royal | 2:06 |
| 10. | "Hatha Hill" | Orange Raja, Blood Royal | 1:32 |
| 11. | "Going to Kirby Sigston" | Previously Unreleased | 1:59 |
| 12. | "Please Come Home to Hamngatan" | We'll Sail Out Far... Maybe a Little Too Far... | 2:52 |
| 13. | "The Last Day of Jimi Hendrix's Life" | Cool Beans #4 | 2:11 |
| 14. | "Orange Ball of Peace" | Taking the Dative | 1:25 |
| 15. | "Standard Bitter Love Song #8" | Taking the Dative | 2:46 |
| 16. | "Chino Love Song 1979" | Taking the Dative | 2:12 |
| 17. | "Wrong!" | Taking the Dative | 2:18 |
| 18. | "Going to Jamaica" | Taking the Dative | 2:34 |
| 19. | "Alpha Gelida" | Taking the Dative | 1:59 |
| 20. | "Wild Palm City (aka Within You, Without You)" | Back to the Egg, Asshole | 2:31 |
| 21. | "The Anglo-Saxons" | The Basement Tapes: Live Recordings at KSPC 1989-1995 | 1:49 |
| 22. | "Flight 717: Going to Denmark" | Corkscrewed | 2:17 |
| 23. | "The Admonishing Song" | Corkscrewed | 2:28 |
| 24. | "Anti-Music Song" | Tropical Depression | 1:31 |
| 25. | "Going to Hungary" | Tropical Depression | 2:30 |
| 26. | "Earth Air Water Trees" | Tropical Depression | 2:18 |
| 27. | "Creature Song" | Goar #11 | 1:50 |
| 28. | "Pure Sound" | Goar #11 | 1:41 |
| 29. | "Going to Maine" | Hardcore Acoustic | 1:41 |
| 30. | "Noctifer Birmingham" | Fast Forward 2 | 2:30 |
| 31. | "Leaving Home" | Cyanide Guilt Trip | 2:41 |
Personnel
- John Darnielle - Vocals, acoustic guitar
- Rachel Ware - Bass guitar, backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 11, 21, 30)
- Alastair Galbraith - Violin, etc. (7-10)
Cover versions
- Michael and the G2s cover "Going to Port Washington" in their album "Michael and the G2s Cover Everything."
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