Message from a Drum

Message from a Drum
Studio album by
Redbone
ReleasedDecember 1971
Length34:37
LabelEpic
ProducerPat Vegas and Lolly Vegas
Redbone chronology
Potlatch
(1970) 		Message from a Drum
(1971) 		Already Here
(1972)
Alternative covers
Cover of the European release, The Witch Queen of New Orleans
Singles from Message from a Drum
  1. "The Witch Queen of New Orleans"
    Released: May 22, 1971
  2. "Niji Trance"
    Released: April 28, 1972
  3. "When You Got Trouble"
    Released: March 2, 1972
  4. "Message from a Drum"
    Released: May 2, 1972
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Message from a Drum is the third album by Native American rock band Redbone released in 1971. It was released in Europe under the name The Witch Queen of New Orleans with the same track list and a different cover.[1] The CD version released in the early 2000s has the European cover and title of the original LP and includes the single version of "Chant: 13th Hour" as a bonus track (the full version being from the second LP Potlatch).

Track listing

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All tracks written Lolly Vegas unless otherwise specified. Tony Bellamy is credited as "R. A. Bellamy" on original LP sticker.

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Message from a Drum"Pat Vegas3:08
2."Niji Trance"Tony Bellamy, P. Vegas, L. Vegas3:27
3."The Sun Never Shines on the Lonely" 2:35
4."Maxsplivitz" 0:18
5."Emotions" 4:10
6."Jerico"P. Vegas, L. Vegas3:47
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."The Witch Queen of New Orleans"P. Vegas, L. Vegas2:45
8."When You Got Trouble"P. Vegas, L. Vegas3:24
9."Perico" 0:18
10."Fate" 6:36
11."One Monkey" 4:09
Total length:34:37

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1972) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[2] 25
US Billboard 200[3] 75

References

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  1. ^ The Witch Queen of New Orleans at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Redbone – The Witch Queen of New Orleans". Hung Medien.
  3. ^ "Redbone Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
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