''Peace and Noise'' is the seventh studio album by

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, released on September 30, 1997, by

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Critical reception

''Peace and Noise'' received generally favorable reviews from critics, ranking No. 29 in ''

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''s 1997

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poll. '' Uncut'' magazine ranked the album 21st in its list of the top 25 albums of 1997. The single "

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" was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing

Personnel

Band *

– vocals; clarinet on "Spell" * Lenny Kaye – electric and acoustic guitars; bass on "Waiting Underground", pedal steel guitar on "Blue Poles" * Oliver Ray – electric and acoustic guitars, photography; national duolian on "Last Call" * Tony Shanahan – bass; piano on "Waiting Underground", drums on "Last Call" *

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– drums; organ on "Don't Say Nothing", harmonica on "Blue Poles", bass on "Last Call" Additional personnel * Mark Burdett –

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, mixing

Charts

References

External links

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