Message from a Drum
title: "Message from a Drum" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1971-albums", "redbone-(band)-albums", "epic-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_from_a_Drum" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Message from a Drum |
| type | studio |
| artist | Redbone |
| cover | Message from a Drum cover.jpeg |
| released | December 1971 |
| length | 34:37 |
| label | Epic |
| producer | Pat Vegas and Lolly Vegas |
| chronology | Redbone |
| prev_title | Potlatch |
| prev_year | 1970 |
| next_title | Already Here |
| next_year | 1972 |
| misc | {{Extra album cover |
| header | Alternative covers |
| type | studio |
| cover | The Witch Queen of New Orleans cover.jpeg |
| caption | Cover of the European release, The Witch Queen of New Orleans |
| name | Message from a Drum |
| type | Studio |
| single1 | The Witch Queen of New Orleans |
| single1date | May 17, 1971 |
| single2 | Niji Trance |
| single2date | April 28, 1972 |
| single3 | When You Got Trouble |
| single3date | March 2, 1972 |
| single4 | Message from a Drum |
| single4date | May 2, 1972 |
| :: |
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Message from a Drum is the third album by Native American rock band Redbone released in 1971. It was released in Europe under the name The Witch Queen of New Orleans with the same track list and a different cover. The CD version released in the early 2000s has the European cover and title of the original LP and includes the single version of "Chant: 13th Hour" as a bonus track (the full version being from the second LP Potlatch).
Track listing
All tracks written by Lolly Vegas unless otherwise specified. Tony Bellamy is credited as "R. A. Bellamy" on original LP sticker.
| headline = Side One | title1 = Message from a Drum | writer1 = Pat Vegas | length1 = 3:08
| title2 = Niji Trance | writer2 = Tony Bellamy, P. Vegas, L. Vegas | length2 = 3:27
| title3 = The Sun Never Shines on the Lonely | writer3 = | length3 = 2:35
| title4 = Maxsplivitz | writer4 = | length4 = 0:18
| title5 = Emotions | writer5 = | length5 = 4:10
| title6 = Jerico | writer6 = P. Vegas, L. Vegas | length6 = 3:47
| headline = Side Two
| title7 = The Witch Queen of New Orleans | writer7 = P. Vegas, L. Vegas | length7 = 2:45
| title8 = When You Got Trouble | writer8 = P. Vegas, L. Vegas | length8 = 3:24
| title9 = Perico | writer9 = | length9 = 0:18
| title10 = Fate | writer10 = | length10 = 6:36
| title11 = One Monkey | writer11 = | length11 = 4:09
| total_length = 34:37
| headline = Bonus track (2004 Repertoire Records CD reissue – RES 2318)
| title12 = Chant: 13th Hour | note12 = Single version | writer12 = P. Vegas | length12 = 3:02
| total_length = 37:39
Personnel
- Lolly Vegas – lead guitar, organ, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Tony Bellamy – rhythm guitar, Wah-Wah, dobro, vocals
- Pat Vegas – bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, vocals
- Peter DePoe – drums, percussion, vocals
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1972) | Peak position | |---|---| ::
References
References
- https://www.discogs.com/release/1524105-Redbone-The-Witch-Queen-Of-New-Orleans
- {{AllMusic
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