Land (1975–2002)

This article is about the album by Patti Smith. For the album by Land, see Land (Land album). For other uses, see Land (disambiguation).

Land
Compilation album by Patti Smith
Released	March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19)
Recorded	1974-2002
Genre	Rock
Length	71:39 (disc one) 72:12 (disc two) 143:51 (total)
Label	Arista
Patti Smith compilations chronology
The Patti Smith Masters (1996)The Patti Smith Masters1996 Land (2002) iTunes Originals (2008)iTunes Originals2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
National Public Radio Apr 02
Robert Christgau	A−
Rolling Stone	11 Apr 02

Land is a two disc compilation album by Patti Smith, released on March 19, 2002, on Arista Records. Land contains a collection of recordings from her eight previous albums on the first disc, along with B-sides and unreleased songs on the second disc. The album ranked number eight in Mojo's "Best Box Sets & Compilations of 2002". It is dedicated to the memory of Richard Sohl.

Track listing

Disc One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
1.	"Dancing Barefoot"	Patti Smith, Ivan Kral	Wave	4:16
2.	"Babelogue"	Smith	Easter	1:30
3.	"Rock N Roll Nigger"	Smith, Lenny Kaye	Easter	3:23
4.	"Gloria"	Van Morrison, Smith	Horses	5:53
5.	"Pissing in a River"	Smith, Kral	Radio Ethiopia	4:51
6.	"Free Money"	Smith, Kaye	Horses	3:48
7.	"People Have the Power"	Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith	Dream of Life	5:10
8.	"Because the Night"	Smith, Bruce Springsteen	Easter	3:23
9.	"Frederick"	Smith	Wave	3:03
10.	"Summer Cannibals"	Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith	Gone Again	4:09
11.	"Ghost Dance"	Smith, Kaye	Easter	4:41
12.	"Ain't It Strange"	Smith, Kral	Radio Ethiopia	6:37
13.	"1959"	Smith, Tony Shanahan	Peace and Noise	4:01
14.	"Beneath the Southern Cross"	Smith, Kaye	Gone Again	4:37
15.	"Glitter in Their Eyes" (Backing Vocals by Michael Stipe & Wade Raley)	Smith, Oliver Ray	Gung Ho	3:05
16.	"Paths That Cross"	Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith	Dream of Life	4:20
17.	"When Doves Cry" (previously unreleased)	Prince		5:00
Total length:				71:39

Disc Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Piss Factory" (Track, 1974)	Smith, Richard Sohl	5:03
2.	"Redondo Beach" (Demo, 1975)	Smith, Sohl, Kaye	3:45
3.	"Distant Fingers" (Demo, 1975)	Smith, Allen Lanier	4:57
4.	"25th Floor" (live - Eugene, Oregon, May 1978)	Smith, Kral	5:43
5.	"Come Back Little Sheba" (Track, 1996)	Smith, Kaye	2:36
6.	"Wander I Go" (Track, 1996)	Smith, Ray	4:56
7.	"Dead City" (live - Denmark, 1 July 2001)	Smith, Ray	4:35
8.	"Spell" (live - Portland, Oregon, 5 August 2001)	Ray (music), "Footnote to Howl" by Allen Ginsberg	6:41
9.	"Wing" (live - Paris, July 2001)	Smith	5:05
10.	"Boy Cried Wolf" (live - Paris, July 2001)	Smith	5:49
11.	"Birdland" (live - Los Angeles, 9 August 2001)	Smith, Sohl, Kaye, Kral	9:43
12.	"Higher Learning" (Track)	Smith, Rev. Frank Ray, Jay Dee Daugherty, Shanahan	7:21
13.	"Notes to the Future / Tomorrow" (live - St. Mark's Poetry Project, St. Mark's Church, New York City, 1 January 2002 / live - Philadelphia, 13 May 1979)	Smith; Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin	6:05
Total length:			72:12

"Tomorrow" on Disc Two is unlisted.

Personnel

• Patti Smith – vocals, guitar, clarinet
• Lenny Kaye – guitar
• Richard Sohl – keyboards
• Ivan Kral – bass guitar
• Jay Dee Daugherty – drums
• Bruce Brody – keyboards
• Tony Shanahan – bass guitar, keyboards
• Oliver Ray – guitar

Charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Austria	53
Belgium	27
Italy	20
Netherlands	100
Norway	25
Switzerland	70
UK Albums Chart	93

Release history

Date	Label	Format	Catalog
March 19, 2002	Arista Records	CD	14708

External links

• Land at AllMusic
• Land at Sony BMG
• PattiSmithLand.com