Raised by Humans

Raised by Humans is an album by folk artist "Spider" John Koerner, released in 1992. It was recorded live to two-track tape at Minnesota Public Radio Station Studio M, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Raised by Humans
Studio album by "Spider" John Koerner
Released	March 18, 1992
Recorded	Minnesota Public Radio Station Studio M, St. Paul, MN
Genre	Folk
Length	44:16
Label	Red House RHR 44
Producer	Eric Peltoniemi
"Spider" John Koerner chronology
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been (1986) Raised by Humans (1992) StarGeezer (1996)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

In his Allmusic review, critic William Ruhlmann stated, "He sings in an assured, rhythmic voice that has taken on a certain gruffness since the early days of Koerner, Ray & Glover more than 30 years ago, making it all the more appropriate to the often familiar songs and enabling him to create his own distinct interpretations. He doesn't need to make albums frequently, as long as the ones he does make are as enjoyable as this one."^[1]

Track listing

All songs traditional unless otherwise noted.

1. "Prelude" – 0:23
2. "Summer of '88" (John Koerner) – 5:32
3. "The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn" – 1:50
4. "The Water Is Wide" – 4:21
5. "Titanic" – 4:01
6. "Boll Weevil" – 3:15
7. "The Farmer's Curst Wife" – 2:38
8. "Santy Anno" – 2:42
9. "More Pretty Women Than One" (Guthrie, Koerner) – 2:34
10. "Midnight Special" (Lead Belly) – 2:37
11. "The Fox" – 2:41
12. "Old Smoky" – 4:31
13. "Everybody's Going for the Money" (Koerner) – 2:45
14. "Ezekiel" – 3:29
15. "Poem" (Koerner) – 0:57

Personnel

• "Spider" John Koerner – guitar, harmonica (4, 9, 10), vocals
• Marc Anderson – percussion, drums
• Dakota Dave Hull – percussion, vocals, National steel guitar (2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14)
• Willie Murphy – bass, percussion, piano, vocals
• Dean Magraw – guitar (2, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14)
• Peter Ostroushko – fiddle, mandolin, vocals
• Dave Moore – harmonica (11, 13), percussion, accordion
• John "Mr. Bones" Burrell – percussion

Production notes

• Eric Peltoniemi – producer
• Craig Thorson – engineer
• Paul Baron – engineer, assistant engineer, post production
• Linda Beauvais – artwork, design
• Bob Feldman – executive producer
• Tom Mudge – engineer
• Marc Norberg – photography