Native Son (album)
# Native Son (album)

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Native Son is the first studio album by American alternative rock band the Judybats, released in 1991 by Sire Records. The title track peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

## Promotion

Prior to the album's release, "She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)" had appeared on Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson (1990). "Don't Drop the Baby" later appeared on the Sire Records various artists sampler album Just Say Yes Volume V: Just Say Anything (1991).

Music videos were made for the songs "Native Son," "Don't Drop the Baby", "Daylight" and "She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)".

## Track listing

All music by the Judybats, lyrics by Jeff Heiskell, except where otherwise indicated.

* "Native Son" – 3:19
* "Daylight" – 3:19
* "Convalescing in Spain" – 4:07
* "Don't Drop the Baby" – 3:42
* "She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)" (Tommy Hall, Roky Erickson) – 4:06
* "Incognito" – 3:03
* "In Like With You" – 4:06
* "Woman in the Garden" – 3:58
* "Waiting for the Rain" – 4:08
* "Counting Sheep" – 3:25
* "Perfumed Lies" (Lyrics: Johnny Sughrue) – 3:44
* "The Wanted Man" – 4:45

## Personnel

The Judybats

* Jeff Heiskell – lead vocals
* Ed Winters – electric guitars
* Terry Casper – drums
* Peggy Hambright – keyboards, violin & vocals
* Timothy Stutz – electric bass & vocals
* Johnny Sughrue – acoustic guitar & vocals

Technical

* Richard Gottehrer – co-producer
* Jeffrey Lesser – co-producer, engineer
* David Cooke – additional engineering
* Jeff Lippay – assistant engineer
* Chris Laidlaw – assistant engineer
* Greg Calbi – mastering
* Terry Casper – design
* Peg Hambright – design, illustration
* Johnny Sughrue – photography
