Mother's Milk [Vinyl]

Mother's Milk is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on August 29, 1989 on EMI. After the death of guitarist Hillel Slovak and subsequent departure of drummer Jack Irons, vocalist Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea regrouped with the addition of guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith. Frusciante significantly altered the band's sound by placing more emphasis on melody than rhythm, which had dominated the band's previous material. Returning producer Michael Beinhorn favored heavy metal guitar riffs as well as excessive overdubbing, and as a result Beinhorn and Frusciante constantly fought over the album's guitar sound.The record was a greater commercial success than the Chili Peppers' past three studio albums combined. Mother's Milk peaked at number 52 on the Billboard 200 and received widespread recognition for singles Knock Me Down and the Stevie Wonder cover Higher Ground. Track listingAll songs written by Red Hot Chili Peppers (Kiedis, Frusciante, Flea, Smith) except where noted.Good Time Boys - 5:02 Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder) - 3:23 Subway to Venus - 4:25 Magic Johnson - 2:57 Nobody Weird Like Me - 3:50 Knock Me Down - 3:45 Taste the Pain - 4:32 Stone Cold Bush (Frusciante, Kiedis, Flea, Smith, Peligro) - 3:06 Fire (Jimi Hendrix) - 2:03 Pretty Little Ditty - 1:37 Punk Rock Classic - 1:47 Sexy Mexican Maid (Frusciante, Kiedis, Flea, Smith, Peligro) - 3:23 Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky - 5:12