The Wishing Chair

by 10,000 Maniacs

The Wishing Chair cover art

Serving as their major-label debut, this Joe Boyd-produced album significantly refined the upstate New York group's eclectic, independent sound into polished, literate folk-rock. 'The Wishing Chair' prominently features Natalie Merchant's distinctive vocal delivery and socially conscious lyricism, backed by Robert Buck's bright, ringing Rickenbacker guitar work. The record acted as a vital stepping stone, positioning the band at the vanguard of the burgeoning American college rock movement.

Genres

  • Folk Pop
  • Jangle Pop

Tracklist

  1. Can't Ignore the Train
  2. Scorpio Rising
  3. Just as the Tide Was a Flowing
  4. Lilydale
  5. Back O' the Moon
  6. Maddox Table
  7. The Colonial Wing
  8. Grey Victory
  9. Among the Americans
  10. Everyone a Puzzle Lover
  11. Cotton Alley
  12. Daktari
  13. My Mother the War
  14. Tension Make a Tangle
  15. Arbor Day