# Strange Fire

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***Strange Fire*** is the debut studio album by American [folk rock](/source/Folk_rock) duo [Indigo Girls](/source/Indigo_Girls). It was originally released independently on Indigo Records in [Canada](/source/Canada) with eleven tracks. [Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records) signed the duo in 1988, and after their [eponymous second album](/source/Indigo_Girls_(album)) became a commercial success in early 1989, Epic re-released this album in the [United States](/source/United_States) with a different running order, two tracks removed, and a new track, a cover of [the Youngbloods](/source/The_Youngbloods)' hit "[Get Together](/source/Get_Together_(The_Youngbloods_song))".

*Strange Fire* was certified gold by the RIAA in November 1996.[1] The Epic version was remastered and reissued in 2000 with two bonus tracks.

## Track listing

**1989 Epic Records release (US)**

**2000 reissue bonus tracks**

"Blood and Fire" was left off the Epic Records re-release in 1989 as it had already been included on the group's sophomore album *[Indigo Girls](/source/Indigo_Girls_(album))*. "Land of Canaan" appears on both albums, but as two different recordings of the song. "High Horse" has never been re-released.

## Personnel

**Indigo Girls**

- Amy Ray - vocals, guitar
- Emily Saliers - vocals, guitar

with:

- Annie "Stan" Richardson - flute on "Crazy Game"
- Nita Karpf - cello on "Left Me a Fool"
- Sandy Garfinkle - harmonica on "I Don't Wanna Know" and "Land of Canaan"
- Dede Vogt - mandolin on "I Don't Wanna Know"
- Michelle Malone - vocals on "I Don't Wanna Know"

## Charts

Chart (1989–90) Peak position

## Notes

1. ["Billboard Dec 14, 1996"](https://books.google.com/books?id=tQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=indigo+girls+strange+fire+gold+riaa&pg=PA54). 14 December 1996.

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