Acadie (album)

Acadie
Studio album by Daniel Lanois
Released	September 26, 1989
Genre	Rock
Length	41:03
Label	Opal Records
Producer	Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois chronology
Acadie (1989) For the Beauty of Wynona (1993)
Alternative cover
2005 reissue cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	(B-)

Acadie is the debut album by record producer and singer-songwriter Daniel Lanois. It was largely written and recorded in the city of New Orleans. Lanois sings on it in both French and English, sometimes even on the same track.

The album was originally released in 1989 (see 1989 in music) on Opal Records. It was reissued in 2005 (see 2005 in music) on ANTI-, with new cover art (but otherwise identical to the original.)

Acadie was named the 20th greatest Canadian album of all time in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.

Track listing

All tracks written by Daniel Lanois unless otherwise noted.

1. "Still Water"  – 4:29
2. "The Maker"  – 4:13
3. "O Marie"  – 3:13
4. "Jolie Louise"  – 2:41
5. "Fisherman's Daughter"  – 2:47
6. "White Mustang II" (Lanois, Brian Eno)  – 2:54
7. "Under a Stormy Sky"  – 2:20
8. "Where the Hawkwind Kills"  – 3:51
9. "Silium's Hill"  – 3:00
10. "Ice"  – 4:26
11. "St. Ann's Gold" (Malcolm Burn, Lanois)  – 3:31
12. "Amazing Grace" (traditional, arranged by Lanois, John Newton)  – 3:47

"Still Water" and "The Maker" were released as singles.

Personnel

• Daniel Lanois – guitar, bass, vocals, omnichord
• Malcolm Burn – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
• Brian Eno – keyboards, vocals
• Tony Hall – bass
• Willie Greene – drums

Additional personnel

• Adam Clayton – bass
• Larry Mullen Jr. – drums
• Pierre Marchand – keyboards
• Mason Ruffner – guitar
• Roger Eno – piano
• Ed Roth – accordion
• James May – trumpet
• Cyril Neville – percussion
• Art Neville – piano
• Aaron Neville – vocals
• Bill Dillon – guitar

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1990	Billboard 200	166

External links

• Liner notes
• Lyrics