| # | Title | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Planned Obsolescence (LP version) | 4:27 |
| 2 | My Mother the War | 3:32 |
| 3 | Tension | 3:30 |
| 4 | Scorpio Rising | 3:14 |
| 5 | Like the Weather | 3:56 |
| 6 | Don’t Talk | 5:04 |
| 7 | What’s the Matter Here? | 4:51 |
| 8 | Hey Jack Kerouac | 3:26 |
| 9 | Verdi Cries | 4:24 |
| 10 | Trouble Me | 3:13 |
| 11 | Poison in the Well | 3:09 |
| 12 | You Happy Puppet | 3:37 |
| 13 | Eat for Two | 3:31 |
| 14 | Stockton Gala Days- recording engineer and mixer:
- Ed Thacker
- additional engineer:
- Michael Reiter and Scott Blockland
- producer:
- Paul Fox
- accordion, Hammond organ and keyboard:
- Dennis Drew
- acoustic guitar, banjo, electric guitar, electric sitar, lap steel guitar, mandocello and pedal steel guitar:
- Robert Buck
- bass guitar:
- Steven Gustafson
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Jerome Augustyniak
- piano:
- Dennis Drew and Natalie Merchant
- violin:
- Mary Ramsey
- vocals:
- Natalie Merchant
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Entertainment (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (in 1992)
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Summa Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Stockton Gala Days
- lyricist:
- Natalie Merchant
- composer:
- Jerome Augustyniak, Robert Buck, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson and Natalie Merchant
- publisher:
- Hipgnosis Worldwide and Christian Burial Music (in 1992)
| 4:21 |
| 15 | Candy Everybody Wants- recording engineer and mixer:
- Ed Thacker
- additional engineer:
- Michael Reiter and Scott Blockland
- producer:
- Paul Fox
- accordion, Hammond organ and keyboard:
- Dennis Drew
- acoustic guitar, banjo, electric guitar, electric sitar, lap steel guitar, mandocello and pedal steel guitar:
- Robert Buck
- alto saxophone:
- Maceo Parker
- bass guitar:
- Steven Gustafson
- drums (drum set):
- Jerome Augustyniak
- percussion:
- Jerome Augustyniak and Paulinho Da Costa
- piano:
- Dennis Drew and Natalie Merchant
- tenor saxophone:
- Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis
- trombone:
- Fred Wesley
- vocals:
- Natalie Merchant
- performer:
- The JB Horns
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Entertainment (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (in 1992)
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Summa Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- Candy Everybody Wants by 10,000 Maniacs
- recording of:
- Candy Everybody Wants
- writer:
- Dennis Drew and Natalie Merchant
- publisher:
- Hipgnosis Worldwide and Christian Burial Music (in 1992)
| 3:07 |
| 16 | These Are Days- recording engineer and mixer:
- Ed Thacker
- additional engineer:
- Michael Reiter and Scott Blockland
- producer:
- Paul Fox
- accordion, Hammond organ and keyboard:
- Dennis Drew
- acoustic guitar, banjo, electric guitar, electric sitar, lap steel guitar, mandocello and pedal steel guitar:
- Robert Buck
- bass guitar:
- Steven Gustafson
- drums (drum set):
- Jerome Augustyniak
- percussion:
- Jerome Augustyniak and Paulinho Da Costa
- piano:
- Dennis Drew and Natalie Merchant
- vocals:
- Natalie Merchant
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Entertainment (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (in 1992)
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Summa Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- These Are Days by 10,000 Maniacs
- recording of:
- These Are Days
- lyricist:
- Natalie Merchant
- composer:
- Robert Buck and Natalie Merchant
- publisher:
- Christian Burial Music (in 1992)
| 3:41 |
| 17 | Because the Night (MTV Unplugged version)- recording engineer:
- Ed Thacker, Jay Vicari and Mike Scott
- producer:
- Paul Fox
- assistant mixer:
- Chris Laidlaw
- mixer:
- Ed Thacker
- acoustic bass guitar:
- Steven Gustafson (on 1993-04-21)
- acoustic guitar:
- Bill Dillon (on 1993-04-21) and Rob Buck (on 1993-04-21)
- banjo:
- Richie Stearns (on 1993-04-21)
- bassoon:
- Atsuko Sato (on 1993-04-21) and Kim Laskowski (on 1993-04-21)
- cello:
- Jane Scarpantoni (on 1993-04-21)
- drums (drum set):
- Jerome Augustyniak (on 1993-04-21)
- Hammond organ:
- Dennis Drew (on 1993-04-21)
- mandolin and slide guitar:
- Bill Dillon (on 1993-04-21)
- organ:
- Amanda Kramer (on 1993-04-21) and Dennis Drew (on 1993-04-21)
- percussion:
- Jerome Augustyniak (on 1993-04-21) and Jerry Marotta (on 1993-04-21)
- piano:
- Amanda Kramer (on 1993-04-21), Dennis Drew (on 1993-04-21) and Natalie Merchant (on 1993-04-21)
- violin and background vocals:
- Mary Ramsey (on 1993-04-21) and Morgan Fichter (on 1993-04-21)
- lead vocals:
- Natalie Merchant (on 1993-04-21)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MTV Networks (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Sony Music Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-04-21)
- mixed at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Because the Night by 10,000 Maniacs
- live cover recording of:
- Because the Night (on 1993-04-21)
- publisher:
- Bruce Springsteen and Bruce Springsteen (in 1975)
- lyricist:
- Patti Smith (in 1977) and Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
- composer:
- Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
- publisher:
- Bruce Springsteen Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| 3:44 |
