Victory Gardens

Victory Gardens (1991) is the debut album from John & Mary, recorded in 1990 just six months after the two met in December 1989 and immediately following their signing with Rykodisc. John Lombardo, former member of 10,000 Maniacs and responsible for much of their early music, brought elements of the early Maniacs sound with him. Combined with the classically trained Mary Ramsey's blend of folk and classical influences, the album is considered by some to be heir to the 10,000 Maniacs album The Wishing Chair (1985), critically acclaimed for linking traditional influences with the contemporary new-wave sound.

For other uses, see Victory Garden (disambiguation).
Victory Gardens
Studio album by
John & Mary
ReleasedJuly 1, 1991
RecordedJune 18 – July 22, 1990
GenreFolk rock
Modern rock
Length38:40
LabelRykodisc
ProducerJohn Lombardo
John & Mary chronology
Victory Gardens
(1991)		 The Weedkiller's Daughter
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Victory Gardens was produced by Lombardo and recorded at Mitch Easter's Chapel Hill Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, NC. The album features 10,000 Maniacs members Robert Buck and Jerome Augustyniak as well as special guests Ronnie Lane (Small Faces), Joey Molland (Badfinger) and Augie Meyers (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados).

The song "Red Wooden Beads" was included on Steal This Disc Vol. 3, part of a series of compact discs released by Rykodisc in 1991. "Rags of Flowers" was included on Troubadours of Folk Vol. 5: Singer-Songwriters Of The '80s, part of a five volume series of compact discs released by Rhino Records in 1992.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Lombardo and Mary Ramsey except where indicated

  1. "Red Wooden Beads" – 2:53
  2. "The Azalea Festival" – 4:28
  3. "Piles of Dead Leaves" – 4:14
  4. "We Have Nothing" (John Lombardo) - 3:47
  5. "Rags of Flowers" – 3:20
  6. "I Became Alone" – 3:33
  7. "The Open Window" – 3:45
  8. "July 6th" (John Lombardo) – 4:39
  9. "Pram" (John Lombardo) – 3:21
  10. "Un Canadien Errant" (Public Domain, arranged by Mary Ramsey) – 4:40

Personnel
John & Mary
Additional musicians
Technical staff
  • Stuart Sullivan – engineer
  • Joe Barbaria – mixing
  • Mitch Easter – engineer
  • Toby Mountain – mastering
  • Shannon Carr – mixing
  • Dan Griffin – production

Singles

In 1991 Rykodisc released a 7-inch vinyl promotional-only single

  1. "Red Wooden Beads" – 2:53
  2. "The Azalea Festival" (live version) – 3:10

References
  1. "Victory Gardens - John & Mary". Allmusic.com. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
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