Gung Ho (album)

Gung Ho
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 2000 (2000-03-21)
RecordedSear Sound, New York City
GenreRock
Length64:31
LabelArista
ProducerGil Norton
Patti Smith chronology
Peace and Noise
(1997)
Gung Ho
(2000)
Trampin'
(2004)
Singles from Gung Ho
  1. "Glitter in Their Eyes"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Lo and Beholden"
    Released: 2000

Gung Ho is the eighth studio album by Patti Smith, released March 21, 2000 on Arista Records.

Release

Gung Ho was released on March 21, 2000, by Arista Records. The title refers to a Chinese phrase meaning "work together" adopted by the US Marines during World War II as a morale-building slogan. It is the first Patti Smith album to not include her on the cover (it shows, instead, a picture of her father, Grant Smith).

The song "New Party" was used as the official song for the 2000 Ralph Nader's presidential campaign.

Smith wrote the song "Grateful" in tribute to Jerry Garcia on August 9, 1995, the day of his death.

As of February 2004, Gung Ho had sold 49,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyA
The Guardian
Los Angeles Times
Mojo
NME6/10
Pitchfork4.6/10
Rolling Stone
Spin4/10
USA Today

Gung Ho was included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000".

The song "Glitter in Their Eyes" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 2001.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Voice"Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty4:46
2."Lo and Beholden"Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith4:45
3."Boy Cried Wolf"Patti Smith4:54
4."Persuasion"Patti Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith4:36
5."Gone Pie"Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan4:06
6."China Bird"Oliver Ray, Patti Smith4:08
7."Glitter in Their Eyes"Ray, Patti Smith3:00
8."Strange Messengers"Kaye, Patti Smith8:06
9."Grateful"Patti Smith4:34
10."Upright Come"Ray, Patti Smith3:00
11."New Party"Patti Smith, Shanahan4:33
12."Libbie's Song"Patti Smith3:28
13."Gung Ho"Daugherty, Kaye, Ray, Patti Smith, Shanahan11:45

Personnel

Band

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Switzerland 94
U.S. Billboard 200 178

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