Drunk with Passion

Drunk with Passion is the fifth album by the Golden Palominos.^[8][9] It was released in 1991 via Nation/Charisma.^[10]

Drunk with Passion
Studio album by The Golden Palominos
Released	September 17, 1991
Recorded	Greenpoint Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	50:24
Label	Nation/Charisma
Producer	Anton Fier[1]
The Golden Palominos chronology
Thundering Herd: The Best of The Golden Palominos (1991) Drunk with Passion (1991) A History (1982–1985) (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Critical reception

Spin praised Bob Mould's turn on "Dying From the Inside Out", but deemed the rest of the album "an overlong, overproduced mess."^[10] New York called it "art rock for aging post-punks."^[11] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "Fier now seems to be sleepwalking toward New Age territory."^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Amanda Kramer, Anton Fier and Nicky Skopelitis, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Alive and Living Now"	Michael Stipe, Fier, Skopelitis	5:38
2.	"The Haunting"	Kramer	5:30
3.	"When the Kingdom Calls"		6:26
4.	"A Sigh"		8:36
5.	"Thunder Cries"		4:22
6.	"Hands of Heaven"		5:22
7.	"Dying From the Inside Out"	Bob Mould, Fier, Skopelitis	8:18
8.	"Begin to Return"	Robert Kidney	6:12

Personnel

Musicians

• Amanda Kramer – vocals, keyboards
• Anton Fier – drums, percussion, keyboards on "Hands of Heaven" and "Begin to Return", production
• Bill Laswell – bass guitar, fretless bass on "A Sigh"
• Nicky Skopelitis – guitar, acoustic guitar, Dobro guitar on "Alive and Living Now"

Guest Musicians

• Carla Bley – Hammond organ on "Alive and Living Now" and "When the Kingdom Calls"
• Aïyb Dieng – percussion on "A Sigh" and "Hands of Heaven"
• Robert Kidney – vocals and guitar on "Begin to Return"
• Bob Mould – vocals and guitar on "Dying From the Inside Out"
• Michael Stipe – vocals on "Alive and Living Now"
• Richard Thompson – guitar on "Alive and Living Now", "The Haunting", "When the Kingdom Calls", "Hands of Heaven" and "Dying from the Inside Out"

Production and additional personnel

• Chris Bigg – illustrations, design
• David Cook – mixing on "A Sigh", recording
• Oz Fritz – recording
• Mike Krowiak – mixing, recording
• Jeff Lippay – mixing
• Tom Mark – recording
• Steve McLoughlin – recording
• Robert Musso – recording
• Wes Naprstek – recording
• Vaughan Oliver – illustrations, design
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• John Yates – mixing on "A Sigh"
• Billy Youdelman – recording