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Ghana (album)

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Ghana
Compilation album by
Released2002
GenreFolk-rock, lo-fi, rock
Length68:26
Label
3 Beads of Sweat
ProducerJohn Darnielle
The Mountain Goats chronology
Bitter Melon Farm
(1999)
Ghana
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.9/10[2]

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.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by John Darnielle

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Golden Boy"Object Lessons: Songs About Products3:16
2."Pure Gold"Songs About Fire1:50
3."Papagallo"Songs About Fire1:54
4."Song for John Davis"Songs About Fire2:20
5."Stars Around Her"Songs About Fire2:14
6."Going to Port Washington"The Wedding Record2:04
7."Blood Royal"Orange Raja, Blood Royal2:04
8."The Only Thing I Know"Orange Raja, Blood Royal3:04
9."Raja Vocative"Orange Raja, Blood Royal2:06
10."Hatha Hill"Orange Raja, Blood Royal1:32
11."Going to Kirby Sigston"Previously Unreleased1:59
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 #42:11
14."Orange Ball of Peace"Taking the Dative1:25
15."Standard Bitter Love Song #8"Taking the Dative2:46
16."Chino Love Song 1979"Taking the Dative2:12
17."Wrong!"Taking the Dative2:18
18."Going to Jamaica"Taking the Dative2:34
19."Alpha Gelida"Taking the Dative1:59
20."Wild Palm City (aka Within You, Without You)"Back to the Egg, Asshole2:31
21."The Anglo-Saxons"The Basement Tapes: Live Recordings at KSPC 1989-19951:49
22."Flight 717: Going to Denmark"Corkscrewed2:17
23."The Admonishing Song"Corkscrewed2:28
24."Anti-Music Song"Tropical Depression1:31
25."Going to Hungary"Tropical Depression2:30
26."Earth Air Water Trees"Tropical Depression2:18
27."Creature Song"Goar #111:50
28."Pure Sound"Goar #111:41
29."Going to Maine"Hardcore Acoustic1:41
30."Noctifer Birmingham"Fast Forward 22:30
31."Leaving Home"Cyanide Guilt Trip2:41

Personnel

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Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ "Ghana - The Mountain Goats; Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Mountain Goats: 'Protein Source of the Future... Now!', 'Bitter Melon Farm', 'Ghana': Pitchfork Review". Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 2024-03-09.