89/93: An Anthology is a retrospective compilation album by American alternative country band Uncle Tupelo, released in 2002 by Legacy Recordings.

89/93: An Anthology
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 2002
Recorded1989–1993
GenreAlternative country
LabelLegacy
ProducerJay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Austin Chronicle [2]
The A.V. Club(favorable) [3]
Entertainment WeeklyA− [4]
NME(8/10) [5]
No Depression(favorable) [6]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10) [7]
PopMatters(positive) [8]
Q [9]
Rolling Stone [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [10]
Spin(favorable) [9]
Stylus MagazineA [11]

The compilation contains mostly original songs from Uncle Tupelo's four studio albums. "Outdone" is a demo version of the song released on No Depression. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" was previously unreleased. "Looking for a Way Out" is an acoustic version of the track released on Still Feel Gone. "Effigy", a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover, was originally released on the 1993 compilation album No Alternative.

Track listing

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  1. "No Depression" – (A.P. Carter)
  2. "Screen Door" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  3. "Graveyard Shift" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  4. "Whiskey Bottle" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  5. "Outdone" (1989 Demo)* – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  6. "I Got Drunk" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  7. "I Wanna Be Your Dog"*– (The Stooges)
  8. "Gun" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  9. "Still Be Around" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  10. "Looking for a Way Out" (Acoustic Version)* – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  11. "Watch Me Fall" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  12. "Sauget Wind" – (Farrar, Tweedy, Heidorn)
  13. "Black Eye" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  14. "Moonshiner" – (traditional, arranged by Farrar, Tweedy)
  15. "Fatal Wound" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  16. "Grindstone" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  17. "Effigy" – (Fogerty)
  18. "The Long Cut" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  19. "Chickamauga" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  20. "New Madrid" – (Farrar, Tweedy)
  21. "We've Been Had" (Live) – (Farrar, Tweedy)

*Previously Unreleased


References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The Austin Chronicle review
  3. ^ The A.V. Club review
  4. ^ Schinder, Scott (2002-03-29). "Uncle Tupelo: 89/93: An Anthology". Entertainment Weekly: 75.
  5. ^ NME review
  6. ^ "No Depression review". Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  7. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  8. ^ PopMatters review
  9. ^ a b c Album reviews at CD Universe
  10. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 836. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone uncle tupelo album guide.
  11. ^ Stylus Magazine review