Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs

Campfire Songs:  The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs is a 2004 compilation album by 10,000 Maniacs. It includes their biggest hits, B-sides and unknown recordings from the Natalie Merchant era. In spite of what might be expected from the album's title, the collection does not include "A Campfire Song" from In My Tribe.

Track listing
Disc One – The Most Popular Recordings
"Planned Obsolescence" (Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant) – 4:29
"My Mother the War" (John Lombardo, Merchant, Michael Walsh) – 3:32
"Tension" (Lombardo, Merchant) – 3:31
"Scorpio Rising" (Lombardo, Robert Buck, Merchant) – 3:14
"Like the Weather" (Merchant) – 3:58
"Don't Talk" (Drew, Merchant) – 5:06
"What's the Matter Here?" (Buck, Merchant) – 4:52
"Hey Jack Kerouac" (Buck, Merchant) – 3:27
"Verdi Cries" (Merchant) – 4:24
"Trouble Me" (Drew, Merchant) – 3:15
"Poison in the Well" (Drew, Merchant) – 3:09
"You Happy Puppet" (Buck, Merchant) – 3:39
"Eat for Two" (Merchant) – 3:32
"Stockton Gala Days" (Buck, Drew, Steve Gustafson, Jerome Augustyniak, Merchant) – 4:22
"Candy Everybody Wants" (Drew, Merchant) – 3:08
"These Are Days" (Buck, Merchant) – 3:43
"Because the Night" (MTV Unplugged) (Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith) – 3:44

Disc Two – The Obscure & Unknown Recordings
"Poppy Selling Man" (Merchant) – 3:34
"Can't Ignore the Train" (Demo) (Lombardo, Merchant) – 2:53
"Peace Train" (Cat Stevens) – 3:28
"Wildwood Flower" (A. P. Carter) – 1:53
"Hello in There" (John Prine) – 4:27
"To Sir with Love" (outtake) (Live – MTV Rock n' Roll Inaugural Ball & Few and Far Between EP) (Featuring Michael Stipe) (Donald Black, Mark London) – 4:17
"Everyday Is Like Sunday" (Morrissey, Stephen Street) – 3:15
"These Days" (Jackson Browne) – 3:28
"I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" (Tom Waits) – 3:39
"Starman" – (David Bowie) – 4:14
"Let the Mystery Be" (MTV Unplugged) (Featuring David Byrne) (Iris DeMent) – 3:10
"Noah's Dove" (Demo) (Merchant) – 4:12
"Circle Dream" (Alternate Lyrics Demo) (Buck, Drew, Gustafson, Augustyniak, Merchant) – 3:25
"Eden" (Alternate Lyrics Demo) (Buck, Drew, Gustafson, Augustyniak, Merchant) – 3:33

Personnel
10,000 Maniacs
Jerome Augustyniak - drums, percussion (except CD 1: 1)
Robert Buck - guitars, mandolin, steel, banjo, devices, synthesizer
Dennis Drew - organ, piano, accordion
Steven Gustafson - guitar, bass guitar
John Lombardo - guitars, bass guitar, occasional vocals (CD 1: 1–4 & CD 2: 1–2)
Natalie Merchant - vocals, piano

References

Category:10,000 Maniacs compilation albums
Category:Albums produced by Joe Boyd
Category:Albums produced by Peter Asher
Category:B-side compilation albums
Category:2004 compilation albums
Category:Elektra Records compilation albums