Peace and Noise

Peace and Noise is the seventh studio album by Patti Smith, released on September 30, 1997 by Arista Records.

"Don't Say Nothing" redirects here. For the 2004 song by The Roots titled "Don't Say Nuthin'", see The Tipping Point (The Roots album).
Peace and Noise
Studio album by
Patti Smith
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)
RecordedIIwII Studio, Weehawken
GenreArt punk
Length52:29
LabelArista
ProducerPatti Smith
Patti Smith chronology
Gone Again
(1996)		 Peace and Noise
(1997)		 Gung Ho
(2000)
Singles from Peace and Noise
  1. "1959"
    Released: 1997
Vinyl cover

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
The Guardian[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
NME7/10[6]
Pitchfork3.5/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin7/10[9]
USA Today[10]

Peace and Noise received generally favorable reviews from critics, ranking No. 29 in The Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop poll.[11] Uncut magazine ranked the album 21st in its list of the top 25 albums of 1997.[12]

The single "1959" was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.[13]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waiting Underground"Patti Smith, Oliver Ray5:20
2."Whirl Away"Smith, Lenny Kaye, Ray5:01
3."1959"Smith, Tony Shanahan3:58
4."Spell"Allen Ginsberg, Ray3:17
5."Don't Say Nothing"Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty5:52
6."Dead City"Smith, Ray4:15
7."Blue Poles"Smith, Ray5:19
8."Death Singing"Smith3:44
9."Memento Mori"Smith, Kaye, Ray, Daugherty, Shanahan10:34
10."Last Call"Smith, Ray5:09

Personnel

Band

Additional personnel

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Sweden[14] 47
UK Albums Chart 169
U.S. Billboard 200[15] 152

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Peace and Noise – Patti Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  2. Kot, Greg (October 17, 1997). "Patti Smith: Peace and Noise (Arista)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. Sinclair, Tom (October 3, 1997). "Peace and Noise". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  4. Sullivan, Caroline (October 3, 1997). "Patti Smith: Peace and Noise (Arista)". The Guardian.
  5. Gardner, Elysa (September 27, 1997). "Smith Offers a Moving, Emotional 'Peace'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  6. Empire, Kitty (September 27, 1997). "Patti Smith – Peace and Noise". NME. Archived from the original on October 16, 2000. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  7. Kbendtsen, Rachel. "Patti Smith: Peace and Noise". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 2, 2005. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  8. Fricke, David (October 6, 1997). "Peace and Noise". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  9. Powers, Ann (December 1997). "Patti Smith: Peace and Noise". Spin. Vol. 13, no. 9. pp. 156–58. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  10. Gundersen, Edna (October 7, 1997). "Patti Smith, Peace and Noise". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  11. "The 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. February 24, 1998. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  12. "End of Year Lists". Acclaimed Music. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  13. "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female". Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  14. "Swedish chart". Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  15. "Billboard chart". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
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