Mother's Milk

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Template:Album infobox Mother's Milk is the fourth album by Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released on August 22, 1989.

Videos were made to accompany the tracks "Knock Me Down", "Higher Ground", "Taste The Pain" and "Good Time Boys".

Before the album was released, guitarist Hillel Slovak passed away on June 25, 1988 which caused drummer Jack Irons to leave the band. Drummer Chad Smith and guitarist John Frusciante replaced them. Originally the album was planned as The Rockin' Freakapotamus, but after Slovak's death the recordings were stopped. Now "The Rockin' Freakapotamus" is the name of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' fanclub.

Not everything was smooth sailing during the recording sessions in Mother's Milk. Frontman Anthony Kiedis noted in his autobiography Frusciante and producer Michael Beinhorn fought over guitar work.

Mother's Milk peaked at #52 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart and it was certified gold by mid-1990.

"Pretty Little Ditty" was sampled by Crazy Town for their song "Butterfly."

Contents

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Track listing

  1. "Good Time Boys" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 5:02
  2. "Higher Ground" (Wonder) - 3:23
  3. "Subway to Venus" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 4:25
  4. "Magic Johnson" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 2:57
  5. "Nobody Weird Like Me" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:50
  6. "Knock Me Down" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:45
  7. "Taste the Pain" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 4:32
  8. "Stone Cold Bush" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:06
  9. "Fire" (Hendrix) - 2:03
  10. "Pretty Little Ditty" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 1:37
  11. "Punk Rock Classic" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 1:47
  12. "Sexy Mexican Maid" (Peligro/Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:23
  13. "Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 5:12

2003 Remastered Version Bonus Tracks

  • 14. "Song That Made Us What We Are Today (demo)" (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 12:56
  • 15. "Knock Me Down" (original long version) (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 4:44
  • 16. "Sexy Mexican Maid" (original long version) (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:59
  • 17. "Salute to Kareem" (demo) (Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) - 3:24
  • 18. "Castles Made of Sand" (live) (Hendrix) - 3:19
  • 19. "Crosstown Traffic" (live) (Hendrix) - 2:53
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Personnel

  • Flea - Bass, Trumpet
  • John Frusciante - Guitar
  • Anthony Kiedis - Vocals, Cover Art Concept
  • Chad Smith - Drums
  • Fish - Drums (on Taste the pain)
  • Jack Irons - Drums (on Fire)
  • Hillel Slovak - Guitar (on Fire), Paintings
  • Dave Coleman - Cello
  • Patrick English - Trumpet
  • Michael Beinhorn - Producer, Engineer
  • Eddie DeLena - Engineer
  • Felix Pappalardi - Producer
  • Garth Richardson - Engineer
  • Dave Jerden - Mixing
  • Vicki Calhoun - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Bruno Deron - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Merrill Ward - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Joel Virgel Viergel - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Wag - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Jack Sherman - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Aklia Shin - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Kristen Vigard - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Julie Ritter - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Iris Parker - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Gretchen Seager - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Henry Marquez - Art Direction, Design
  • Peter Shea - Art Direction, Design
  • Nels Israelson - Photography
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Charting singles

1989 Higher Ground              Mainstream Rock Tracks          No. 26
1989 Higher Ground              Modern Rock Tracks              No. 11
1989 Knock Me Down              Modern Rock Tracks              No. 6
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Selected Quotes regarding Mother's Milk

"Way back when I joined the band and when we were recording 'Mother's Milk' the producer pushed me into this metal-funk department and I therefore played mainly hard riffs on the lower e-string. That didn't really come from the heart, however, in those days it seemed to be a good idea. Although I'm not too proud of 'Mother's Milk', it is probably our most influential album. At least back then a lot of people jumped at it. In some instances we simultaneously put five distorted guitar tracks and a piercing solo on top of the bass." - John Frusciante (2002)

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