Fate of Nations

Fate of Nations is the sixth studio album by English singer Robert Plant, released 25 May 1993 on Es Paranza Records in North America and Fontana Records internationally. It features former Cutting Crew guitarist Kevin MacMichael on all songs and as well as being a backing vocalist. In addition, the album also features violinist Nigel Kennedy on one song. The song "I Believe" is a tribute to Plant's late son, Karac.

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Background

Plant explained his album in the following terms:

From the very beginning of this project, around January 1991, right after the Manic Nirvana tour, I knew what I was going to do: go back into my past, listening to [Moby] Grape, the [Jefferson] Airplane, Tim Hardin, Quicksilver, Traffic, and other turning-point artists in rock. These people were trying to tell the listener something, joining various traditions, with the sense of a quest being insinuated and bandied in their acoustic and electronic themes. I'm also proud of what I've attempted to do lyrically [on the album], trying to tell vivid tales that come from a hearty tradition of prose.^[5]

Reissues

Fate of Nations was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records on 20 March 2007, with five additional bonus tracks. In April 2019, the album was reissued on vinyl for Record Store Day 2019.

Track listing

Original release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Calling to You"	Robert Plant, Chris Blackwell	5:48
2.	"Down to the Sea"	Plant, Charlie Jones	4:00
3.	"Come into My Life"	Plant, Blackwell, Doug Boyle, Kevin Scott MacMichael	6:32
4.	"I Believe"	Plant, Phil Johnstone	4:32
5.	"29 Palms"	Plant, Blackwell, Jones, Boyle, Johnstone	4:51
6.	"Memory Song (Hello Hello)"	Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Blackwell, Oliver J. Woods	5:22
7.	"If I Were a Carpenter"	Tim Hardin	3:45
8.	"Colours of a Shade" (UK edition)	Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell, Maartin Allcock	4:43
9.	"Promised Land"	Plant, Johnstone	4:59
10.	"The Greatest Gift"	Plant, Blackwell, Jones, MacMichael, Johnstone	6:51
11.	"Great Spirit"	Plant, Johnstone, MacMichael	5:27
12.	"Network News"	Plant, Blackwell	6:40

2007 bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Colours of a Shade"	Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell, Allcock	4:45
14.	"Great Spirit" (acoustic mix)	Plant, Johnstone, MacMichael	3:54
15.	"Rollercoaster" (demo)	Plant, Jones, Blackwell, Boyle, Johnstone	4:01
16.	"8:05"	Don Stevenson, Jerry Miller	1:49
17.	"Dark Moon" (acoustic)	Plant, Rainer Ptacek	4:57

Personnel

Robert Plant – vocals, guitars (9), backing vocals (11)
Phil Johnstone – harmonium (3), acoustic piano (4), organ (9), electric piano (10, 11), backing vocals (11), electric orchestra (12)
Phillip Andrews – keyboards (6)
Kevin MacMichael – guitars (1-7, 9-12), backing vocals (4)
Oliver J. Woods – guitars (2, 6)
Francis Dunnery – guitars (3, 9)
Richard Thompson – guitars (3)
Doug Boyle – guitars (4, 12)
Maartin Allcock – mandolin (7, 8), guitars (8), bass (8), Aeoleon pipes (8)
Gurdev Singh – dilruba (12), sarod (12)
Surge Singh – sarangi (12)
Rainer Ptacek – resonator guitar (14)
Charlie Jones – bass (1-7, 9-12), all instruments [except guitar and drums] (2)
Pete Thompson – drums (1, 3, 9, 10, 11)
Chris Hughes – drums (2-5, 7-10, 12)
Michael Lee – drums (6, 12)
Chris Blackwell – drums (9)
Nigel Kennedy – violin (1)
Navazish Ali Khan – violin (12)
Nigel Eaton – hurdy-gurdy (3, 4)
Lynton Naiff – string arrangements (7, 10)
Máire Brennan – backing vocals (3)
Steve French – backing vocals (4)
Julian Taylor – backing vocals (4)
John Flynn – backing vocals (10)

Production

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David Bates – A&R
Chris Hughes – producer
Robert Plant – producer
Michael Gregovich – engineer, mixing (9, 10, 12)
Tim Palmer – mixing (1-8, 11)
Henry Binns – second engineer
John Cornfield – second engineer
Ross Cullum – second engineer
Pete Lewis – second engineer
Mark O'Donoughue – second engineer
Danton Supple – second engineer
Jacquie Turner – second engineer
Martin "Cally" Callomon – sleeve design
Julian Broad – photography
Andy Earl – photography
Bill Curbishley – management

Charts

Weekly chart performance for *Fate of Nations*
Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	56
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	32\
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	6
US Billboard 200^[14]	34

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Russia (NFPF)^[15] reissue	Gold	10,000^*
United States (RIAA)^[16]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "The Great Rock Discography". p. 477.
^ AllMusic review
^ Music Box review
^ Rolling Stone review
^ Led-Zeppelin.org. "Led Zeppelin Assorted Info". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Robert Plant – Fate of Nations". Discogs. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Robert Plant – Fate of Nations". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Robert Plant – Fate of Nations" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Robert Plant – Fate of Nations" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – Robert Plant – Fate of Nations". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Robert Plant – Fate of Nations". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Robert Plant – Fate of Nations". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "fate of nations | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ "Robert Plant Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ "Russian album certifications – Robert Plant – Fate of Nations" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Robert Plant – Fate of Nations". Recording Industry Association of America.

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