Red River Cargo

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Red River Cargo
Song	Red River Cargo
By	Recoil
Songwriter	Alan Wilder Thomas A. Dorsey
Produced by	Alan Wilder
Recorded at	The Thin Line (Sussex)
Mixed by	Alan Wilder
Mixing assistance	Paul Stevens Simon Shazell
Mastered by	Ian Cooper
Studio assistance	Hepzibah Sessa
Published by	Mute Song Not Normal Music Zoetrope Music Company Carlin Music Corp. Chappell, Inc. Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Recorded	September 1996 - June 1997
Originally released	27 October 1997
Live performances as Recoil	0 times *
Total live performances	0 times *

"Red River Cargo" is a song from the 1997 album Unsound Methods by Recoil.

Lyrics

Red River Cargo

Lead me on through the night

Take my hand, precious Lord

And lead me home

Take my hand, precious Lord

Lead me on through the night

Take my hand, precious Lord

And lead me home

Songwriter: Alan Wilder/Thomas A. Dorsey
Publishing Information: ℗ 1997 Reprise Records

Dates where Red River Cargo was played

Red River Cargo has never been played live.

Composition

Sample sources

"Red River Cargo" Recoil 1997
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Synth, ambient elements	Trevor Jones - Mississippi Burning (Original Soundtrack Recording) - "Murder In Mississippi (Part 1)" - 1989	Confirmed	A series of audio samples derived from "Murder In Mississippi (Part 1)" as featured on the 1989 Mississippi Burning film soundtrack are utilised throughout the intro of "Red River Cargo".	✖
	Drum, ambient elements	Peter Gabriel - Passion - "Zaar" - 1989	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from "Zaar" by Peter Gabriel for the 1989 film The Last Temptation of Christ is utilised prominently in the intro of "Red River Cargo".	✖
	Synth, drum elements	Big Daddy Kane - Looks Like a Job For... - "Rest In Peace" - 1993	Confirmed	A drum loop derived from "Rest In Peace" by Big Daddy Kane is utilised throughout "Red River Cargo".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements	Big Daddy Kane - Looks Like a Job For... - "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap" - 1993	Confirmed	A drum loop derived from "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap" by Big Daddy Kane is utilised throughout "Red River Cargo".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Orchestral elements	Richard Strauss - Jessye Norman, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur - Vier Letzte Lieder / Four Last Songs - Vier Letzte Lieder: IV. Im Abendrot - 1983	Confirmed	A series of manipulated orchestral string samples derived from a 1983 performance of "Im Abendrot" by the late Jessye Norman with accompaniment by Kurt Masur and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Written by Richard Strauss to the words of the poem "Im Abendrot" (At Sunset) by Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, the piece was published posthumously alongside "Frühling" (Spring), "September", and "Beim Schlafengehen" (When Falling Asleep) as the Four Last Songs by the composer's friend Ernst Roth in 1950.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Choir elements	Samuel Barber, Trinity College Choir, Cambridge, Richard Marlow - Agnus Dei - 1994	Confirmed	A series of manipulated choir samples derived from a 1994 performance of Agnus Dei by the Trinity College Choir, Cambridge with the late Richard Marlow.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Woodwind elements	Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel - "The Rhythm Of The Heat" - 1982	Confirmed	A woodwind rhythm derived from "The Rhythm Of The Heat" by Peter Gabriel is utilised mid-way through "Red River Cargo".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum, 808 bass drum elements	AMG - HITCD08 - Pascal Gabriel's Dance Samples - Track 16 - "808 BD - Long" - 1991	Confirmed	A manipulated 808 bass drum derived from AMG's 1991 sample CD HITCD08 - Pascal Gabriel's Dance Samples is utilised mid-way through "Red River Cargo".	✖
	Ambient elements, crickets chirping	British Broadcasting Corporation - BBC Sound FXCD 6 - Animals and Birds - JUNGLE HABITATS AROUND THE WORLD > "African bush after sunset (rec. in Salagi Forest, Gambia)" - 1987	Confirmed	A manipulated sample featuring forest ambience and crickets chirping audible in the intro of "Red River Cargo" is derived from "African bush after sunset", a sample featured on the 1987 British Broadcasting Corporation sample CD BBC Sound FXCD 6 - Animals and Birds.	✖
	Synthesizer elements	Korg Inc. - Korg 01/W > PROG BANK A > A27: AnalogPad	Confirmed	An ambient pad utilised throughout "Red River Cargo" is performed using Korg 01/W Bank A Voice #27 "AnalogPad".	✖
	Drum elements, shaker	Korg Inc. - Korg 01/W > PROG BANK A > A09: Total Kit	Confirmed	A shaker element derived from Korg 01/W Bank A Voice #09 "Total Kit" is audible throughout "Red River Cargo".	✖